---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to residential tenancies; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Limits</i>]<b> Caps</b> annual rent increases for residential tenancies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 611"
citation: "Oregon SB 611 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrea Valderrama", "Courtney Neron", "Kayse Jama", "Mark Gamba", "Sara Gelser Blouin", "Wlnsvey Campos"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5acd5a49-d0e0-406a-87ce-15aa71934bea"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB611"
source_hash: "66746030f61ec19183282619a59d783d54bdb3cf173118a1c101cb960d0a84bd"
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 611 (2023R1) — Relating to residential tenancies; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Limits</i>]<b> Caps</b> annual rent increases for residential tenancies.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB611/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB611/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **Senate Minority Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB611/Senate%20Minority%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
4. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB611/A-Engrossed)
5. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB611/B-Engrossed)
6. **Minority Report A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB611/Minority%20Report%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SHDEV Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24159)
8. **SRULES Amendment -A7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24657)
9. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB611/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB611/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **4–3** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Valderrama. Passed. — **32–18** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. — **17–8** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrea Valderrama — primary (person)
- Courtney Neron — primary (person)
- Kayse Jama — primary (person)
- Mark Gamba — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — primary (person)
- Aaron Woods — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-15T16:54:08+00:00** Referred to Housing and Development. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-03T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-25T16:21:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-25T16:22:41+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25T16:21:21+00:00** Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments. (Printed A-Eng. Minority) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-04T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-08T18:06:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-20T23:52:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-20T23:53:27+00:00** Girod declared potential conflict of interest.
- **2023-06-21T00:09:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T01:17:39+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T22:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-06-22T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-23T01:20:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-23T22:44:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-24T22:57:25+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Valderrama. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-20T23:54:27+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Anderson.
- **2023-06-27T18:21:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-06T18:22:59+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-06T21:10:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-21T18:15:41+00:00** Chapter 226, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00** Effective date, July 6, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5acd5a49-d0e0-406a-87ce-15aa71934bea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).