republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/sb-599.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to use of rental unit as family child care home."
description: "Requires landlord to allow dwelling to be used as family child care home, subject to conditions. <i>Authorizes Early Learning Council to establish rules for landlords.</i>]."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 599"
citation: "Oregon SB 599 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Courtney Neron", "Dick Anderson", "Elizabeth Steiner", "Jeffrey Helfrich", "Kayse Jama"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca6f462d-69c6-4a1e-9cdc-a6fb10852e4b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB599"
source_hash: "37582a1c285dc38301b2bea7f8d77393feca6022528631010eb124ea785d9b3e"
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 599 (2023R1) — Relating to use of rental unit as family child care home.

Requires landlord to allow dwelling to be used as family child care home, subject to conditions. <i>Authorizes Early Learning Council to establish rules for landlords.</i>].

## 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/SB599/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB599/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB599/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHDEV Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22492)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB599/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Neron. Passed. — **36–20** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Steiner, Anderson. Passed. — **27–3** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Courtney Neron — primary (person)
- Dick Anderson — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Steiner — primary (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — primary (person)
- Kayse Jama — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Hoa Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — 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`
- **2023-01-11T23:42:09+00:00** Referred to Housing and Development. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-06T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-08T20:24:00+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09T19:28:41+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T19:23:19+00:00** Carried over to 02-14 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-02-14T20:48:01+00:00** Carried over to 02-15 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-02-15T20:31:06+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Steiner, Anderson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-15T20:32:06+00:00** Girod declared potential conflict of interest.
- **2023-02-21T18:25:45+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T18:42:01+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-08T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-10T23:56:56+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-11T19:06:41+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-15T19:36:33+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 16, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-16T19:08:21+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-22T19:00:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Neron. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-24T18:17:31+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-25T17:14:23+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-01T18:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 145, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca6f462d-69c6-4a1e-9cdc-a6fb10852e4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).