---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to maximum occupancy of residential dwelling units."
description: "Prohibits establishment or enforcement of occupancy limits <b>based on familial relationships</b> on residential dwelling units by public bodies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2583"
citation: "Oregon HB 2583 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Fahey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dc4728e-509b-422f-8fac-acd27718eaa2"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2583"
source_hash: "28292e26375be02fa6b8456b4a8f5d6a5ab0b88f49f7bf8fa271c119de178cf5"
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 HB 2583 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to maximum occupancy of residential dwelling units.

Prohibits establishment or enforcement of occupancy limits <b>based on familial relationships</b> on residential dwelling units by public bodies.

## 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.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2583/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2583/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2583/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHOUS Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19084)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2583/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Fahey. Passed. — **45–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie Fahey — primary (person)
- Lily Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-25T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-29T22:28:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T18:47:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-06T04:04:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00** Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-09T03:59:54+00:00** Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-10T02:51:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-11T01:34:11+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Fahey. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12T18:26:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T20:29:47+00:00** Referred to Housing and Development. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-22T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-29T15:12:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-29T18:55:48+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-03T19:31:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-05T18:51:40+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-05T20:25:17+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-12T19:07:34+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 24, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dc4728e-509b-422f-8fac-acd27718eaa2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).