---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to expungement of eviction records."
description: "Allows defendant in eviction action to apply for order setting aside judgment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 873"
citation: "Oregon SB 873 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lew Frederick", "Shemia Fagan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-28T16:56:49+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-17T16:10:10+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d31a220-0e4a-439f-b489-d9175c664245"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB873"
source_hash: "7eb72a20733917a440e279b089ca875ea8fef653331ba25a6ddaef427efe373f"
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 873 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to expungement of eviction records.

Allows defendant in eviction action to apply for order setting aside judgment.

## 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/SB873/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB873/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB873/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15581)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB873/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Fagan. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. — **56–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- Shemia Fagan — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Williamson — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-28T16:56:49+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-01T18:54:09+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09T15:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-24T21:51:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-25T16:58:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-29T18:47:48+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Fagan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-30T16:38:20+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02T15:30:36+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-20T20:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-22T23:10:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-23T17:20:48+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-27T18:12:22+00:00** Carried over to May 28, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-29T01:47:35+00:00** Carried over to May 29, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-30T03:22:24+00:00** Carried over to May 30, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-31T02:30:43+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-03T22:11:33+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-04T15:18:06+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-11T16:24:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-17T16:02:57+00:00** Chapter 351, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-17T16:10:10+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2020.
- **2019-04-04T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d31a220-0e4a-439f-b489-d9175c664245`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).