SB 722
Prohibits residential landlords from using certain software to set rents or occupancy rates.
| Status | In Senate Committee (SHDEV) |
| Sponsors | Chris Gorsek (Democrat) (Chief), Ricki Ruiz (Democrat) (Chief), Annessa Hartman (Democrat) (Chief), Wlnsvey Campos (Democrat) (Chief), Sara Gelser Blouin (Democrat), Farrah Chaichi (Democrat), Willy Chotzen (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), Zach Hudson (Democrat), Nancy Nathanson (Democrat), Travis Nelson (Democrat), Andrea Valderrama (Democrat), James Manning Jr. (Democrat) |
| Fiscal impact | May have fiscal impact, but no statement yet issued |
Bill Text
The bill prohibits residential landlords from using software to set rents and reduces the exemption period for rent caps on new dwelling units.
Overview#
Digest: This Act bans software rent and occupancy control and applies rent caps to younger rentals. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Prohibits residential landlords from using certain software to set rents or occupancy rates. Establishes statutory damages available to affected tenants or applicants. Reduces, from 15 to seven years, duration that new dwelling units are exempt from caps on residential rent increases.
Public Testimony
| Name | Organization | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca McCroskey | EUGENE | Support | 2025-03-04 |
| Pete Simpson | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-05 |
| Emily Ausman | Portland | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Rebecca Williams | Portland | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Marian Drake | PORTLAND | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Ralph Pierce | Portland | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Mark Murrow | Hillsboro | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Notacus Tomer | Lincoln Co. | Oppose | 2025-03-07 |
| Bobbee Murr | Portland | Support | 2025-03-07 |
| Tobi Walker | Gresham | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Jay Castino | bend | Oppose | 2025-03-08 |
| Montana Hauser | Ashland | Support | 2025-03-08 |
| Leeor Schweitzer | Portland | Support | 2025-03-10 |
| Alexandra Perez Urbina | Portland | Support | 2025-03-10 |
| Rob Cochran | Portland | Support | 2025-03-11 |
| KATHRYN CHAMBERS | SALEM | Support | 2025-03-11 |
| Libra Forde | DAMASCUS | Support | 2025-03-11 |
| Alexis Ames | Community Alliance of Tenants | Support | 2025-03-12 |
| Ali King | Our Children Oregon | Support | 2025-03-12 |
| Jean Kang | Portland | Support | 2025-03-12 |
| Denise Wilford | Newberg | Oppose | 2025-03-13 |
| Aaron Douglas | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-13 |
| Jane Huey | Portland | Support | 2025-03-14 |
| Lauren Everett | Portland | Support | 2025-03-14 |
| annie capestany | portland | Support | 2025-03-14 |
| Zach Lindahl | Multifamily NW | Oppose | 2025-03-14 |
| Kamelah Adams | Portland | Support | 2025-03-14 |
| Matthew Davis | Hillsboro | Support | 2025-03-14 |
| Phoenix Oaks | Portland | Support | 2025-03-15 |
| Anthony Estrada | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-16 |
| Sybil Hebb | Portland | Support | 2025-03-16 |
| Candice Carr | Portland | Support | 2025-03-16 |
| Michael Edera | Portland | Support | 2025-03-16 |
| Cheyenne Wray | Salem Oregon | Support | 2025-03-16 |
| Jim Labbe | Portland | Support | 2025-03-16 |
| Lela Schwartz | Portland | Support | 2025-03-16 |
| Jordan Lewis | Portland | Support | 2025-03-16 |
| Thena Larteri Lyons | Brookings | Oppose | 2025-03-16 |
| Lea Belton | Portland | Support | 2025-03-16 |
| Sophie Wahl | Portland 97202 | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Dan Jaffee | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Andres Giesemann | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Robert Damian Hinman | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Brian Campbell | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| John Canalin | Brookings Harbor | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Mike Farrell | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Chris Odom | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| C B | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Gordon Stuart | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Leeor Schweitzer | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Cynthia Yee | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Laura Erceg | Coos Bay | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Jayden Ruff | South Coast Health Equity Coalition | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Christina Dirks | Home Forward | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Eric Gold | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Reed Johnson | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Marian Drake | PORTLAND | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Kristin Johnson | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Nathaniel Koch | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Nicholas Royal | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Mathias Quackenbush | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Beth Weldy | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Samantha Ishihara | Portland | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Deborah Olson | Gresham | Support | 2025-03-17 |
| Kim McCarty | Community Alliance of Tenants | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Alex Rhodes | Community Alliance of Tenants Board | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Mike Koivula | Springfield | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Christopher Bott | Eugene | Oppose | 2025-03-18 |
| Wilma Ingram | Warrenton | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Shantel Schroeder | LEBANON | Oppose | 2025-03-18 |
| Pat Garofalo | American Economic Liberties Project | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Linda Spencer-Blackledge | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Alexis Bennett | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Samantha Shipp | Sweet Home | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Monique Bochsler | Scio | Oppose | 2025-03-18 |
| Sarah Sanford | Lake Oswego | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Tanya Crenshaw | PORTLAND | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Angel Rosado | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Matthew Johnson | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Joe Loos | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Christopher Quale | Salem | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Michele Mei | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| B F | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Ruth Woolley | Medford | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Rebecca Smith | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Daniel Vandevort | Junction City | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Wade D | Prineville | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Deborah Olson | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Erik Ace | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Melissa Erlbaum | Clackamas Women's Services | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Zach Lindahl | Multifamily NW | Oppose | 2025-03-18 |
| Joshua Gattis | Oakridge | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| DONNA COHEN | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| April Daniels | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Joshua Caraco | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Michelle Glass | Jackson and Josephine Counties | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Katie Warden | Multnomah County | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Kyle Chase | Springfield | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Rachael Cleveland | Tigard | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Grace Fortson | Our Children Oregon | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Alisa Blum | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Kate Suisman | NW Workers' Justice Project | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Shannon Rose | Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Molly Hogan | Portland Metro Area | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Tania Kuehl | Redmond | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Marian Drake | PORTLAND | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Sean Morgan | Corvallis | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Rachel Freed | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-18 |
| Cristal DeJarnac | Bend | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Brett Schneider | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Michelle Auster | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Kevin Cronin | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Tony Oliver | Redmond | Oppose | 2025-03-18 |
| Celeste Wolf | Hillsboro | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Lori Lamon | Klamath Falls | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Mike O'Brien | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Keosha Dockery | Salem | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Holly Wheeler | Troutdale | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Melissa Burgess | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Rae Jesequel | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Gaynell Spigner | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Todd Day | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Troy Prouty | Mcminnville | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Marie Richie | Bandon | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| emeli lopez-rosales | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Rachel Slocum | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Stephanie Tidwell | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Henry Day | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Edgar Brandt | Dallas | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Erik Horeis | Redmond | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Alexander Rhodes | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Kenneth March | Portland | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Anika Tullos | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Sheryl Ellis | Salem | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Betty Holladay | Lake Oswego | Support | 2025-03-18 |
| Adriana Grant | Springfield | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Karen Downer | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Julius Jackson | Springfield | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Nick Keough | AFT-Oregon | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Fawn Barrie | OR Liability Reform Coalition | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Susan Moor | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Leslie Wu | Oregon Department of Justice | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Emily Pfeiffer | City of Portland Housing Bureau | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Jimmy Jones | Salem | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Erin Meechan | GRESHAM | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Shelley Beaulieu | Happy Valley | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Tan Perkins | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Benni Howard | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| David Rief | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Bobbee Murr | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Lyle Funderburk | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Elise Dixon | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Michelle Graas | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Jacqueline Wells | Stayton | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Eloise Bates | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Heidi Turner | Redmond | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Phillip Hope | New York New York | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Joseph Kosuda | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| diana boss | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Emmy Ritter | Raphael House of Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Audrey Moss | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| GEORGE WINGENFELD | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Elizabeth Dix | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Nate Hildebrand | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Laura Hanks | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Grace Alston | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Marsh Santoro | Fairview | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Dagny Daniel | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Todd Day | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Davin Yannick | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Shiloe Chentnik | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Karl Coppock | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Karina Morrison | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Rebekah Markillie | Oregon Housing Alliance | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Lauren Armony | Welcome Home Coalition | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Joyce Winslow | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Zachariah Lewis | Stayton | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Todd Simmler | The Dalles | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Molly Scaison | Springfield | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Lynn Best | Tualatin | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Cory Pinckard | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Beth Walker | The Fair Shot for All Coalition | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Ben Winters | Washington DC | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Daniel Hauser | Oregon Center for Public Policy | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Pete Simpson | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Frank Sanford | Salem | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Denise Torres | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Chris Gorsek | Salem | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Jennifer McCloskey | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| K Lewes | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Jeremy Solum | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Aaron Farrell | Outside In -Portland Oregon | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Zoe Beckley | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Joey Wander | Outside In Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Eva Kokopeli | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Tim Morris | Springfield Eugene Tenant Association | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Kevin Sullivan | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Sam Guthman | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Christopher Olson | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Madison Canfield | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Angela Zehava | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Jules Allison | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Patrina Alexander | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Tim Dreier | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Travis Mauzy | Portland | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Joseph Gardner | Gardner and Gardner | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Samantha Aguilar | Albany | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Michael Nelson | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Chris Noble | Private Equity Stakeholder Project | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Todd Downer | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| KATHALEEN PARKER | SALEM | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Lea Belton | Housing Working Group | Support | 2025-03-19 |
| Shelby Staffenson | Troutdale | Oppose | 2025-03-19 |
| Maddox Flagg | Community Alliance of Tenants | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Alberto Gallegos | SEIU Oregon | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| kim d | Salem | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Carver Goldstein | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Bonnie Edghill | Gladstone | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Brenton riddle | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Diane Racine | Gresham | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Erin Mahone | Portland | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| hannah white | Gresham | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Kimi Racine | Gresham | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Rosemary Roberts | McMinnville | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Wendy Harris | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Susan Tokarz-Krauss | Grants Pass | Oppose | 2025-03-20 |
| mark day | Portland | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Pat Palazzi | Coldwell Banker Bain | Oppose | 2025-03-20 |
| Robyn Gottlieb | Portland | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Marissa Foster | Vancouver Washington | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Jane Huey | Portland | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Evan Selby | Troutdale | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Ted Dreier | Portland | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Jasmine Golden-Sea | Portland | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Kip Silverman | Portland | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Marih Alyn Claire | Portland | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Nancy Donovan | League of Women Voters of Oregon | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Isa Pena | Innovation Law Lab | Support | 2025-03-20 |
| Kim Arscott | Eugene | Oppose | 2025-03-20 |
| Laura Gamari | Portland | Support | 2025-03-21 |
| Kristin Nelson | Portland OR | Support | 2025-03-21 |
| Marty Lien | Baker City | Oppose | 2025-03-21 |
| Amy Ruiz | Oregon Smart Growth | Oppose | 2025-03-21 |
| Hannah Holloway | TechEquity | Support | 2025-03-21 |
| Donna Meeuwsen | Beaverton | Support | 2025-03-21 |
| Doug Martin | Portland | Support | 2025-03-21 |
| Seth Johnstone | Basic Rights Oregon | Support | 2025-03-21 |
| Jacob Hunt | Portland | Support | 2025-03-21 |
| Cynthia Ramirez | PCUN | Support | 2025-03-21 |
| Jayne Simmons | Bend | Oppose | 2025-03-21 |
| Jacqueline Parker | Portland | Support | 2025-03-22 |
| KATHRYN CHAMBERS | SALEM | Support | 2025-03-23 |
| Richard Wisner | Siletz | Oppose | 2025-03-23 |
| Thena Larteri Lyons | Brookings | Oppose | 2025-03-23 |
| Jeanie Taylor | Sheridan | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Richard Wisner | Siletz | Oppose | 2025-03-24 |
| Shelley Beaulieu | Community Alliance of Tenants | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Michael Carter | Portland | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Ken Thomas | Portland | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Heather Stuart | Fair Shot For All Coalition | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Ali King | Our Children Oregon's 2025 Children's Agenda | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Isabela Villarreal | Next Up Action Fund | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Grace Fortson | Our Children Oregon | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Kat Mahoney | Portland | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| ALDENE MCCAW | ROSEBURG | Oppose | 2025-03-24 |
| Kim McCarty | Community Alliance of Tenants | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Ally Harris | Portland | Support | 2025-03-25 |
| Mike Koivula | Springfield | Support | 2025-03-25 |
| Adam Wink | Albany | Oppose | 2025-03-25 |
| Alex Rhodes | Community Alliance of Tenants Board | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Alli Sayre | Portland Tenants United | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Ashley Zeitler | Portland | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Reyna Gillet | Portland | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Tan Perkins | Portland | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Victory Hall | Portland | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Andrea Meyer | Portland | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Kate Suisman | NW Workers' Justice Project | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Alexis Ames | The Community Alliance of Tenants | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| David Carlson | Community Alliance of Tenants | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Rebekah Markillie | Oregon Housing Alliance | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Elaine Lavington | ROSEBURG | Oppose | 2025-03-26 |
| Jeremy Rogers | Oregon REALTORS | Oppose | 2025-03-26 |
| Zach Hudson | Troutdale | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Loren Naldoza | Oregon Food Bank | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Arielle Hacker | Prevent Child Abuse Oregon | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Keeley Reiners | Rogue Action Center | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Molly Hogan | Welcome Home Coalition | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Michael Abrams | ACLU of Oregon | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Daysi Bedolla Sotelo | Oregon Health Equity Alliance | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Sybil Hebb | Oregon Law Center | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Tim Morris | Springfield Eugene Tenant Association | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Edgar Brandt | Dallas | Support | 2025-03-27 |
| Timothy Hardin | Portland | Support | 2025-03-27 |
| laurie feola | Portland | Support | 2025-03-27 |
| Olivia Grob | Opposition to Dash 1 | Support | 2025-03-27 |
| Olivia Grob | Multnomah County-Northwest Pilot Project | Support | 2025-03-27 |
| Bill Bold | Portland | Oppose | 2025-03-27 |
| Cheryl Hoskins | Redmond | Oppose | 2025-03-27 |
| Hannah Alzgal | Unite Oregon | Support | 2025-03-27 |
| Dale Simons | Portland | Support | 2025-03-27 |
| Delina Biniam | Portland | Support | 2025-03-28 |
| Jessi Presley-Grusin | Portland | Support | 2025-03-28 |
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. |
| 2025-03-19 | S | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-03-26 | S | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-06-27 | S | In committee upon adjournment. |