SB 54
Requires that residential tenants be provided with indoor cooling or cooling spaces for multiunit buildings with 10 units or more.
| Status | In Senate Committee (SHDEV) |
| Requested by | (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Housing and Development) |
| Fiscal impact | May have fiscal impact, but no statement yet issued |
| Revenue impact | May have revenue impact, but no statement yet issued |
Bill Text
Requires landlords to provide indoor cooling or cooling spaces for multiunit residential buildings with 10 or more units, with full implementation required by January 1, 2036.
Overview#
Digest: This Act makes landlords provide cooling for homes. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Requires that residential tenants be provided with indoor cooling or cooling spaces for multiunit buildings with 10 units or more. Requires, by January 1, 2036, that all landlords provide indoor cooling. Makes cooling an “essential service” for residential tenants. Sunsets, on January 1, 2036, the requirement that the Housing and Community Services Department provide cooling information for landlords. Sunsets, on January 1, 2036, the requirement that the State Department of Energy provide grants for landlords to provide community cooling spaces.
Public Testimony
| Name | Organization | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shayla Nice | Forest Grove | Support | 2025-03-03 |
| Katie Gavares | City of Milwaukie | Support | 2025-03-06 |
| Denise Wilford | Chehalem Property Management | Oppose | 2025-03-13 |
| Aaron Douglas | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-13 |
| Zach Lindahl | Multifamily NW | Oppose | 2025-03-14 |
| Julie Mondz-Kleinman | Ashland | Support | 2025-03-15 |
| Mary K Barton | White City | Oppose | 2025-03-15 |
| D Torres | Southern Oregon | Oppose | 2025-03-16 |
| Thena Larteri Lyons | Brookings | Oppose | 2025-03-16 |
| Laura Allen | Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network - COIN | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Dana Hellman | CAPA Strategies | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Olivia Grob | Multnomah County | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Olivia Grob | Northwest Pilot Project- Yoni Kahn | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Elaine Lavington | ROSEBURG | Oppose | 2025-03-17 |
| Shantel Schroeder | LEBANON | Oppose | 2025-03-18 |
| Carolina Gomez | Home Forward | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Ralph Cohen PE | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Kevin Cronin | Eugene | Oppose | 2025-03-18 |
| Helena Birecki | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Rachel Freed | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-18 |
| Sybil Hebb | Oregon Law Center | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Kim McCarty | Community Alliance of Tenants | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Jason Miller | Oregon Rental Housing Association | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Emily Pfeiffer | City of Portland Housing Bureau | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Jimmy Jones | Salem | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Susanna Abrahamson | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Ann Turner | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Alexis Ames | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Ryan Fisher | Housing Authorities of Oregon | Neutral | 2025-03-19 |
| Peter Fargo | Baker City | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Tim Morris | Springfield Eugene Tenant Association | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Todd Downer | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Kelly Wine | Southern Oregon | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Scott Wine | Southern Oregon | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Kelly Wine | Southern Oregon | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Scott Wine | Southern Oregon | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| KATHALEEN PARKER | SALEM | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Shelby Staffenson | Troutdale | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Rachel Maas | Portland | Neutral | 2025-03-20 |
| Zoe Serrano | Rogue Climate | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Rachel Maas | Portland | Neutral | 2025-03-20 |
| Diana Velasquez | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-20 |
| Kathryn Young | Ashland | Support | 2025-03-21 |
| Thena Larteri Lyons | Brookings | Oppose | 2025-03-23 |
| Kirk Barnes | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-24 |
| Barbara Chatfield | Riddle | Oppose | 2025-03-24 |
| Billy Chatfield | Riddle | Oppose | 2025-03-24 |
| Ana Molina | Portland | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| ALDENE MCCAW | ROSEBURG | Oppose | 2025-03-24 |
| Linda Hellenthal | ROSEBURG | Oppose | 2025-03-24 |
| Jeremy Rogers | Oregon REALTORS | Oppose | 2025-03-24 |
| Marlene Pickens | Roseburg | Oppose | 2025-03-24 |
| Kathey Linn | Canyonville | Oppose | 2025-03-24 |
| Andrea Meyer | Portland | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Marisol De La Torre | Oregon Just Transition Alliance | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Jean Hendron | Portland | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Samantha Hernandez | Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| eZme Fern | Silverton | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| R P | GP | Oppose | 2025-03-25 |
| Diane Blain | Keizer | Oppose | 2025-03-25 |
| Theodora Tsongas | Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibiity | Support | 2025-03-25 |
| David Wall | Newberg | Oppose | 2025-03-25 |
| Kelly Wine | Southern Oregon | Oppose | 2025-03-25 |
| Scott Wine | Southern Oregon | Oppose | 2025-03-25 |
| Adam Wink | Albany | Oppose | 2025-03-25 |
| Stacey Holeman | The Dalles | Support | 2025-03-25 |
| Sheri Winters | Troutdale | Oppose | 2025-03-25 |
| Jayne Simmons | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-26 |
| Alli Sayre | Portland Tenants United | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Jordan Fezler | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-26 |
| Mike Powers | SEIU Local 503 | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Shelly Carlton | Portland | Neutral | 2025-03-26 |
| Eliyahu Weisman | PORTLAND | Oppose | 2025-03-26 |
Legislative History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | S | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2025-01-17 | S | Referred to Housing and Development, then Ways and Means. |
| 2025-03-19 | S | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-03-24 | S | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-06-27 | S | In committee upon adjournment. |