---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Rent Guarantee Program."
description: "Extends eligibility for Rent Guarantee Program to individuals between <i>17 and 20</i>]<b> 16 and 26</b> years of age who were wards within past <i>six</i>]<b> 10</b> years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 278"
citation: "Oregon SB 278 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carla Piluso", "Kathleen Taylor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-10T16:12:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1fb8b6d5-9b7c-4c03-b419-4037fd33c025"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB278"
source_hash: "2a2ac532500be7e44dedb95d179dda89c99ae7cec07b079be22322e159877235"
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 278 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to the Rent Guarantee Program.

Extends eligibility for Rent Guarantee Program to individuals between <i>17 and 20</i>]<b> 16 and 26</b> years of age who were wards within past <i>six</i>]<b> 10</b> years.

## 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/SB278/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB278/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB278/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHS Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/13891)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB278/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Piluso. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carla Piluso — primary (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Cheri Helt — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — 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`
- **2019-01-15T23:44:19+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-02-26T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-06T17:46:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-07T20:11:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-11T18:41:55+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-12T16:17:46+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19T23:31:31+00:00** Referred to Human Services and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-07T00:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-10T19:57:22+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.
- **2019-05-24T01:54:55+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Piluso. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-28T20:46:10+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-29T00:53:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-04T22:07:40+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10T16:05:04+00:00** Chapter 243, 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/1fb8b6d5-9b7c-4c03-b419-4037fd33c025`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).