l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3378

Requires residential landlords to offer a method of accessing the dwelling unit other than software on tenant-owned phones or other electronic devices for the dwelling to be considered habitable.

Became law as Chapter 127, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 22, 2025, 114 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act requires landlords to offer nonapp keys to tenants. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Requires residential landlords to offer a method of accessing the dwelling unit other than software on tenant-owned phones or other electronic devices for the dwelling to be considered habitable.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Cyrus Javadi, Mark Gamba, Tom Andersen

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Dick Anderson, Lisa Reynolds, Suzanne Weber

    Its course

    January 28 to June 11, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action21 actions on 18 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 28 to Mar 1142 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 28 to Jan 302 days

    Housing and HomelessnessJan 30 to Mar 635 days

    In the SenateMar 11 to May 1363 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 11 to Mar 132 days

    Housing and DevelopmentMar 13 to May 755 days

    With the GovernorMay 13 to May 229 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • House of Representatives, third reading46–12

      Passed · Mar 11 · 2 present

    • Senate, third reading23–6

      Passed · May 13 · 1 present

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 28 – Mar 11

    1. Jan 28Introduced
    2. Jan 30Sent to Housing and Homelessness
    3. Feb 19Heard in Housing and Homelessness
    4. Mar 5Heard in Housing and Homelessness
    5. Mar 6Housing and Homelessness recommended it
    6. Mar 10Read a second time
    7. Mar 11Passed the House of Representatives, 46 to 12

    In the Senate Mar 13 – May 13

    1. Mar 13Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Housing and Development
    3. Apr 21Heard in Housing and Development
    4. Apr 30Heard in Housing and Development
    5. May 7Housing and Development recommended it
    6. Read a second time
    7. May 13Passed the Senate, 23 to 6

    To the Governor May 14 – Jun 11

    1. May 14Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. May 15Signed in the Senate
    3. May 22Signed by the Governor
    4. Jun 11Became chapter 127 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Jan 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Jan 30Referred to Housing and Homelessness.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 19Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Mar 5Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Mar 6Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
    6. Mar 10Second reading.House of Representatives
    7. Mar 11Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed.House of Representatives
    8. Mar 13First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    9. Mar 13Referred to Housing and Development.Senate
    10. Apr 21Public Hearing held.Senate
    11. Apr 30Work Session held.Senate
    12. May 7Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
    13. May 7Second reading.Senate
    14. May 8Carried over to 05-12 by unanimous consent.Senate
    15. May 12Carried over to 05-13 by unanimous consent.Senate
    16. May 13Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.Senate
    17. May 13Girod declared potential conflict of interest.Senate
    18. May 14Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    19. May 15President signed.Senate
    20. May 22Governor signed.House of Representatives
    21. Jun 11Chapter 127, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives