---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to applicant screening charges for residential tenancies."
description: "Limits landlord to single applicant screening charge per<b> 60-day period, per</b> applicant applying to rent multiple dwelling units owned or managed by landlord."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 484"
citation: "Oregon SB 484 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-10T16:12:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06c8949b-78e7-44c1-928f-6d289cd2e661"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB484"
source_hash: "fd7c7b2060988ab5c0c07a5fe6dab023f6dc6074958825806a211efd89aaa314"
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 484 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to applicant screening charges for residential tenancies.

Limits landlord to single applicant screening charge per<b> 60-day period, per</b> applicant applying to rent multiple dwelling units owned or managed by landlord.

## 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/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB484/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB484/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB484/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHS Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15903)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB484/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **19–10** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Gelser — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15T16:47:07+00:00** Referred to Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-11T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-14T16:04:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14T17:39:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-18T18:47:46+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-18T18:48:46+00:00** Girod declared potential conflict of interest.
- **2019-03-18T18:49:46+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
- **2019-03-19T16:56:38+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20T15:47:27+00:00** Referred to Human Services and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-22T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-29T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-02T15:38:43+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-06T20:34:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07T19:10:54+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2019 Calendar.
- **2019-05-08T19:50:15+00:00** Carried over to May 9, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-09T19:03:10+00:00** Carried over to May 13, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-13T23:01:03+00:00** Carried over to May 14, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-14T19:29:10+00:00** Carried over to May 15, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-15T19:27:33+00:00** Carried over to May 16, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-16T18:33:40+00:00** Carried over to May 17, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-17T18:09:39+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-23T18:23:03+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2019-05-28T16:32:42+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-28T20:57:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-04T22:07:40+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10T16:05:04+00:00** Chapter 251, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-10T16:12:23+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06c8949b-78e7-44c1-928f-6d289cd2e661`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).