---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to terminations of commercial tenancies; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Prohibits termination of commercial tenancy for nonpayment if outstanding rent balance does not exceed rent deposit.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2966"
citation: "Oregon HB 2966 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kate Lieber", "Rob Nosse"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-21T17:03:02+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/959b635d-abdb-49fb-b3aa-6c7579101e67"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2966"
source_hash: "beed3a74cd24cf7d5c8834f1765912df7c79a6383603c01544640e2d571d8b7d"
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 2966 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to terminations of commercial tenancies; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Prohibits termination of commercial tenancy for nonpayment if outstanding rent balance does not exceed rent deposit.</i>]

## 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/HB2966/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2966/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2966/A-Engrossed)
4. **HERP Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19827)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2966/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Riley. Passed. — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — **44–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kate Lieber — primary (person)
- Rob Nosse — primary (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Chuck Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21T17:03:02+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26T16:12:34+00:00** Referred to Economic Recovery and Prosperity. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-30T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-01T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-06T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-08T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-10T18:25:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14T18:26:53+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16T03:52:31+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 16, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-16T17:11:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19T16:02:34+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-23T16:24:27+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-18T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-25T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-01T14:57:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-01T16:32:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-02T18:30:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Riley. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-04T17:31:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-07T19:53:26+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T23:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 244, (2021 Laws): Effective date June 11, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/959b635d-abdb-49fb-b3aa-6c7579101e67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).