---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to enforcement of the contractual requirement for delivery of a deed of conveyance."
description: "Creates procedure for purchaser of real property to enforce contractual requirement for delivery of deed of conveyance without instituting suit or action."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2855"
citation: "Oregon HB 2855 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-08T17:16:51+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-21T20:40:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0de48c87-e198-4bd9-9095-edaf18debefa"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2855"
source_hash: "dc9e7f42090f942a83de3366ee9fead61ca76c2e3a40240af1531f2dde78fd64"
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 HB 2855 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to enforcement of the contractual requirement for delivery of a deed of conveyance.

Creates procedure for purchaser of real property to enforce contractual requirement for delivery of deed of conveyance without instituting suit or action.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2855/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2855/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2855/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2855/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Kennemer. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Monroe. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08T17:16:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10T19:44:09+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-03-27T20:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-03-28T23:08:17+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29T16:07:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-03-30T18:37:06+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 3, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-04-03T18:39:41+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kennemer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-04T16:02:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05T15:57:17+00:00** Referred to Business and Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-08T22:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-05-15T15:26:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-15T17:52:36+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-16T19:09:12+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Monroe. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-19T00:17:40+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-22T16:07:02+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-25T16:37:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-21T20:40:39+00:00** Chapter 164, (2017 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0de48c87-e198-4bd9-9095-edaf18debefa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).