---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to single-family dwellings in residential areas."
description: "Requires local governments to allow single-family dwellings within urban growth boundary of city with population greater than <i>10,000</i>]<b> 25,000</b> in residential lots platted and zoned for such uses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 534"
citation: "Oregon SB 534 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dallas Heard", "Herman Baertschiger Jr.", "Shemia Fagan"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-08T20:20:47+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83dd128c-1763-472e-9251-72003cc0a909"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB534"
source_hash: "f73f374ad4cde72754e61b63e036d38b3baf5546ae4733277fa94f47e932c7c9"
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 534 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to single-family dwellings in residential areas.

Requires local governments to allow single-family dwellings within urban growth boundary of city with population greater than <i>10,000</i>]<b> 25,000</b> in residential lots platted and zoned for such uses.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB534/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB534/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB534/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB534/B-Engrossed)
5. **C-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB534/C-Engrossed)
6. **HHS Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16337)
7. **HRULES Amendment -B6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16975)
8. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB534/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
9. **House Amendments to B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB534/House Amendments to B-Engrossed)
10. **SHOUS Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15403)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB534/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Wilson. Passed. — **41–18** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **25–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Heard, Baertschiger Jr. Passed. — **25–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dallas Heard — primary (person)
- Herman Baertschiger Jr. — primary (person)
- Shemia Fagan — primary (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Kotek — 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`
- **2019-03-11T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-08T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-22T21:59:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-23T17:08:14+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-24T18:54:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Heard, Baertschiger Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-25T16:55:58+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29T23:19:51+00:00** Referred to Human Services and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-06T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-22T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-30T15:18:38+00:00** Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Rules.
- **2019-05-30T15:18:39+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-06-18T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-19T18:36:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-20T22:37:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-24T23:38:24+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Wilson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-29T17:16:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2019-07-03T15:38:33+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-03T20:21:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-29T17:17:13+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Taylor.
- **2019-07-23T18:22:49+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-08T20:19:12+00:00** Chapter 623, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-08-08T20:20:47+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/83dd128c-1763-472e-9251-72003cc0a909`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).