HB 4401 Oregon House · 2020 Special Session 3

Relating to residential tenancies; declaring an emergency.

Summary
Requires Housing and Community Services Department to provide distributions to certain residential landlords for unpaid rent after April 1, 2020. Requires department to report to Legislative Assembly on grants by September 15, 2021. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Extends until December 31, 2020, emergency period during which residential evictions for nonpayment are prohibited. Extends until June 30, 2021, prohibitions of terminations without cause, emergency period and repayment date for nonpayment by tenants declaring financial hardships. Extends 72- and 144-hour notices for nonpayment of rent to 10- and 13-day notices and increases penalty for landlord's retaliatory conduct until June 30, 2021. Tolls statute of limitations for residential landlords' claims for nonpayment through June 30, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2020
Committee Review
Dec 2020
House Passage
Dec 2020
Senate Passage
Dec 2020
Signed into Law
Dec 2020
Introduced Dec 21, 2020 Signed Dec 24, 2020
Floor votes · House Dec 21, 2020

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Dec 24, 2020
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Dec 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Dec 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Dec 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed.
upper
Dec 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Dec 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to The Third Special Session of 2020.
upper
Dec 22, 2020
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Dec 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Fahey. Passed.
lower
Dec 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Dec 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to The Third Special Session of 2020.
lower
Dec 21, 2020
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors