Bill Commons

OR SB 1523

enacted

Relating to electronic access to residential tenancies; and prescribing an effective date.

Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Defines "tenant portal" for the purposes of residential tenancies. Requires landlords to provide an alternative to a tenant portal in response to a request from an applicant or tenant<b> under certain circumstances</b>. Prohibits landlords from requiring payments via a tenant portal, card or electronic means. Requires landlords to provide an alternative to a tenant portal to access common areas of the premises. Allows landlords to charge tenants for payment processing fees for payments made by credit card or tenant portal. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-17 — Effective date, June 5, 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

Not provided by source.

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Housing and Development.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-03

    Public Hearing held.

  4. 2026-02-10

    Work Session held.

  5. 2026-02-13

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-02-16

    Second reading.

    reading-2

  7. 2026-02-17

    Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2026-02-17

    Girod declared potential conflict of interest.

  9. 2026-02-17

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Housing and Homelessness.

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-02-19

    Public Hearing held.

  12. 2026-02-24

    Work Session held.

  13. 2026-02-25

    Recommendation: Do pass.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-02-25

    Second reading.

    reading-2

  15. 2026-02-26

    Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed.

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  16. 2026-02-27

    President signed.

    passage

  17. 2026-02-27

    Speaker signed.

    passage

  18. 2026-03-05

    Governor signed.

    executive-signature

  19. 2026-03-17

    Chapter 23, 2026 Laws.

  20. 2026-03-17

    Effective date, June 5, 2026.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

    2026-02-10 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Dick Anderson: yes
    • Kayse Jama: yes
    • Todd Nash: yes
    • Deb Patterson: yes
    • Khanh Pham: yes

  • Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.

    2026-02-17 · pass · 22-7

    Member-level votes (30)
    • Rob Wagner: yes
    • Dick Anderson: yes
    • Wlnsvey Campos: yes
    • Fred Girod: no
    • James Manning Jr.: yes
    • Janeen Sollman: yes
    • Bruce Starr: no
    • Diane Linthicum: no
    • Suzanne Weber: yes
    • Mark Meek: yes
    • Kathleen Taylor: yes
    • Noah Robinson: no
    • Christine Drazan: absent
    • David Brock Smith: no
    • Sara Gelser Blouin: yes
    • Deb Patterson: yes
    • Mike McLane: yes
    • Todd Nash: yes
    • Courtney Neron Misslin: yes
    • Lew Frederick: yes
    • Chris Gorsek: yes
    • Floyd Prozanski: yes
    • Kim Thatcher: no
    • Kate Lieber: yes
    • Kayse Jama: yes
    • Anthony Broadman: yes
    • Jeff Golden: yes
    • Cedric Hayden: no
    • Khanh Pham: yes
    • Lisa Reynolds: yes

  • Heard and Reported Out

    2026-02-24 · pass · 12-1

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Tom Andersen: yes
    • Court Boice: no
    • Vikki Breese-Iverson: yes
    • Darcey Edwards: yes
    • Lisa Fragala: yes
    • Mark Gamba: yes
    • Jeffrey Helfrich: yes
    • Emerson Levy: yes
    • Kevin Mannix: yes
    • Pam Marsh: yes
    • Ricki Ruiz: yes
    • Lamar Wise: yes
    • Boomer Wright: yes

  • Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed.

    2026-02-26 · pass · 51-6

    Member-level votes (60)
    • Shannon Isadore: yes
    • Kim Wallan: yes
    • Nancy Nathanson: yes
    • Zach Hudson: yes
    • Travis Nelson: yes
    • Lesly Muñoz: yes
    • Matt Bunch: yes
    • Thuy Tran: yes
    • Farrah Chaichi: yes
    • Kevin Mannix: yes
    • Ed Diehl: yes
    • Ben Bowman: yes
    • Tawna Sanchez: yes
    • Dacia Grayber: yes
    • Nathan Sosa: yes
    • Dwayne Yunker: no
    • Emerson Levy: yes
    • Jeffrey Helfrich: yes
    • Mark Gamba: yes
    • Court Boice: no
    • Annessa Hartman: absent
    • Cyrus Javadi: yes
    • E. Werner Reschke: no
    • Alek Skarlatos: no
    • Mari Watanabe: yes
    • Gregory Smith: yes
    • Julie Fahey: yes
    • Mark Owens: yes
    • Jason Kropf: yes
    • Willy Chotzen: yes
    • Darin Harbick: no
    • Sarah McDonald: yes
    • Susan McLain: yes
    • Boomer Wright: yes
    • Ricki Ruiz: yes
    • Darcey Edwards: yes
    • April Dobson: yes
    • Emily McIntire: yes
    • Jules Walters: yes
    • Virgle Osborne: yes
    • John Lively: yes
    • Pam Marsh: yes
    • Bobby Levy: yes
    • Anna Scharf: yes
    • Lisa Fragala: yes
    • Lamar Wise: yes
    • Andrea Valderrama: absent
    • Jami Cate: no
    • Tom Andersen: yes
    • Paul Evans: yes
    • Sue Rieke Smith: yes
    • David Gomberg: yes
    • Vikki Breese-Iverson: yes
    • Rob Nosse: yes
    • Ken Helm: yes
    • Rick Lewis: yes
    • Shelly Boshart Davis: absent
    • Daniel Nguyen: yes
    • Hai Pham: yes
    • Lucetta Elmer: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1523

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