republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2021-regular-session/hb-2534.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to removal of discriminatory restrictions in governing documents; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Requires homeowners associations and condominium associations to review governing documents and remove discriminatory language<b> or certify the nonexistence of such language</b> on or before December 31, <i>2023</i>] <b>2022</b>. <i>Provides a cause of action for enforcement. Sunsets January 2, 2026.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2534"
citation: "Oregon HB 2534 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dacia Grayber", "Ken Helm", "Lew Frederick"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
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/3f3eec36-ec34-4119-98b9-93fa704ac6f0"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2534"
source_hash: "fcec7dd146171fb5e4a94564f6ed3bb249008d5f77886067ce696c7a715ea358"
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 2534 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to removal of discriminatory restrictions in governing documents; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires homeowners associations and condominium associations to review governing documents and remove discriminatory language<b> or certify the nonexistence of such language</b> on or before December 31, <i>2023</i>] <b>2022</b>. <i>Provides a cause of action for enforcement. Sunsets January 2, 2026.</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/HB2534/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2534/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2534/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHOUS Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18896)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2534/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **26–2** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dacia Grayber — primary (person)
- Ken Helm — primary (person)
- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — 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`
- **2021-02-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-23T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-25T23:22:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30T18:18:20+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01T03:58:35+00:00** Carried over to April 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **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.
- **2021-04-10T18:40:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Grayber. 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`
- **2021-04-27T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-29T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-07T15:12:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-07T17:37:53+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-10T19:16:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-10T19:17:27+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-05-13T18:07:57+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-14T18:54:17+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-21T23:53:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 67, (2021 Laws): Effective date September 25, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f3eec36-ec34-4119-98b9-93fa704ac6f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).