---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to housing."
description: "Limits applicable screening criteria for residential landlords."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 970"
citation: "Oregon SB 970 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-04T17:37:28+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-17T15:46:43+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5647d7c-38b1-426d-a8be-66907d440fde"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB970"
source_hash: "361ac5bd03d6602920b1027cb59069a9362bf06d4b009be380846863728d6ebf"
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 970 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to housing.

Limits applicable screening criteria for residential landlords.

## 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/SB970/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB970/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB970/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHOUS Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/14857)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB970/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **17–9** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **36–21** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-04T17:37:28+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06T16:32:23+00:00** Referred to Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-25T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-01T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-03T21:08:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-04T17:27:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-08T18:20:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-08T18:21:59+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
- **2019-04-09T16:29:08+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16T22:30:43+00:00** Referred to Human Services and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-22T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-29T20:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-01T20:01:00+00:00** Possible Work Session cancelled.
- **2019-05-07T00:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-10T19:57:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-13T19:10:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **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.
- **2019-05-17T18:57:34+00:00** Carried over to May 20, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-20T19:29:22+00:00** Carried over to May 21, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-21T19:06:09+00:00** Carried over to May 22, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-23T03:28:37+00:00** Carried over to May 23, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-24T04:43:42+00:00** Carried over to May 27, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-27T18:12:22+00:00** Carried over to May 28, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2019-05-28T21:20:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-30T22:42:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-31T02:15:48+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-06T22:58:20+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-17T15:45:02+00:00** Chapter 268, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-17T15:46:43+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/d5647d7c-38b1-426d-a8be-66907d440fde`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).