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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to insurance coverage of prescription drugs."
description: "Prohibits insurance policy or contract that provides coverage for prescription drug to require prescription for drug<b> prescribed for medical assistance recipient</b> to be filled or refilled at mail order pharmacy or to <i>prohibit</i>]<b> require</b> prescription <i>from being</i>]<b> to be</b> filled or refilled at <i>local</i>] pharmacy<b> that is not local and enrolled in medical assistance program</b>.<b> Creates exception regarding specialty drugs.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 558"
citation: "Oregon SB 558 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T17:39:51+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a7dddfb-0f89-4fce-8de7-1b14732393f5"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB558"
source_hash: "85b6d12a24acc6b8d06b54b59b3f24a06bba5dae5c99ffb752206c95963ef0f7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---
# Oregon SB 558 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to insurance coverage of prescription drugs.
Prohibits insurance policy or contract that provides coverage for prescription drug to require prescription for drug<b> prescribed for medical assistance recipient</b> to be filled or refilled at mail order pharmacy or to <i>prohibit</i>]<b> require</b> prescription <i>from being</i>]<b> to be</b> filled or refilled at <i>local</i>] pharmacy<b> that is not local and enrolled in medical assistance program</b>.<b> Creates exception regarding specialty drugs.</b>
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB558/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB558/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB558/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHC Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19428)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB558/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **273** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. — **550** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **41** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **80** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-31T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-08T21:34:17+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12T18:22:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14T19:00:55+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T19:01:55+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-04-15T16:55:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20T22:23:00+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-20T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-25T14:06:17+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-25T19:34:19+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26T20:01:20+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 27, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-27T19:48:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 28, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-28T18:08:11+00:00** Carried over to June 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-06-01T23:46:45+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 2, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-02T22:37:14+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-07T19:12:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-08T16:03:05+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-15T17:23:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T17:36:37+00:00** Chapter 339, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-30T17:39:51+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2022.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a7dddfb-0f89-4fce-8de7-1b14732393f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).