republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2022r1/sb-1548.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to community-based services; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Requires Department of Human Services to allow specified individuals receiving in-home services and supports to receive agency with choice services to perform employment-related functions with respect to direct support professionals employed by individuals to provide in-home services and supports. Specifies criteria for agencies to be certified by department to provide agency with choice services. Includes persons providing agency with choice services as mandatory reporters of abuse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "SB 1548"
citation: "Oregon SB 1548 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-01T15:05:58+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-01T17:10:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03a6b313-1714-41d2-950e-cccd24a5dcef"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/SB1548"
source_hash: "e24e7ed628dc39e1d8a51b4169b650ecc0e4cb41e55f5ce3a79557660e98956c"
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 1548 (2022R1) — Relating to community-based services; and declaring an emergency.

Requires Department of Human Services to allow specified individuals receiving in-home services and supports to receive agency with choice services to perform employment-related functions with respect to direct support professionals employed by individuals to provide in-home services and supports. Specifies criteria for agencies to be certified by department to provide agency with choice services. Includes persons providing agency with choice services as mandatory reporters of abuse.

## 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/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1548/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1548/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1548/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1548/B-Engrossed)
5. **JWM Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22356)
6. **SHSMHR Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21820)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1548/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1548/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **24–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **44–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Williams. Passed. — **56–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-01T15:05:58+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T16:27:56+00:00** Referred to Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T23:16:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2022-02-03T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-08T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-14T17:42:19+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-14T17:42:20+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18T23:43:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T21:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2022-02-23T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-25T03:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-26T01:00:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T17:21:40+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T23:59:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T01:29:33+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T02:19:26+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T14:29:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03T18:11:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T01:04:09+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 4, 2022 Calendar.
- **2022-03-04T18:38:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Williams. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T20:06:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T23:24:20+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-24T18:16:55+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-01T17:03:00+00:00** Chapter 91, 2022 Laws.
- **2022-04-01T17:10:00+00:00** Effective date, March 23, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03a6b313-1714-41d2-950e-cccd24a5dcef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).