Oregon HB4120 Restricts Apartment Smoking, Effective January 2027
Summary
Oregon enacted HB4120, allowing residential landlords of multifamily housing to restrict or prohibit smoking on premises with 180 days' written notice to existing tenants. The bill applies to both new and existing rental agreements. The legislation passed both chambers with strong support before receiving gubernatorial signature and takes effect January 1, 2027.
What changed
Oregon HB4120 creates a new statutory framework enabling multifamily residential landlords to establish nonsmoking policies for their rental properties. The legislation requires landlords to provide at least 180 days' written notice to existing tenants before converting premises to nonsmoking, with the policy applying uniformly to new and existing rental agreements.\n\nLandlords and property managers in Oregon's multifamily housing sector must develop compliant notice procedures and update lease documentation to incorporate smoking policies. Tenants should be aware of their rights regarding advance notice and understand that landlords may implement smoking restrictions with the specified notice period. This legislation represents a significant expansion of landlord authority over smoking in residential properties.
What to do next
- Landlords must provide at least 180 days' written notice to existing tenants before converting premises to nonsmoking
- Landlords should update rental agreements and lease templates to reflect smoking policies for new tenants
- Property managers should prepare implementation procedures for the January 1, 2027 effective date
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Oregon / HB4120 Effective Date HB4120 House Bill Effective Date 2026-04-06
Relating to smoking policies in residential tenancies.
This Act lets landlords restrict smoking in apartments. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Allows residential landlords of multifamily housing to convert premises to nonsmoking for existing tenants upon [90] 180 days' written notice. Applies to new and existing rental agreements.
Bill Details
State Oregon
Session 2026 Legislative Measures
Chamber House
Official Source olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Meas...
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Sponsors
Darcey Edwards (Rep - R) Ricki Ruiz (Rep - D) Court Boice (Rep - R) Vikki Breese-Iverson (Rep - R) Matt Bunch (Rep - R) Jeff Helfrich (Rep - R) Cyrus Javadi (Rep - D) Bobby Levy (Rep - R) Emerson Levy (Rep - D) Rick Lewis (Rep - R) Emily McIntire (Rep - R) Travis Nelson (Rep - D) Virgle Osborne (Rep - R) Hai Pham (Rep - D) Sue Rieke Smith (Rep - D) Anna Scharf (Rep - R) Alek Skarlatos (Rep - R) Lamar Wise (Rep - D) Dwayne Yunker (Rep - R) Janeen Sollman (Rep - D) Suzanne Weber (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-06 H Chapter 60, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027. 2026-03-31 H Governor signed. 2026-03-05 S President signed. 2026-03-04 H Speaker signed. 2026-03-03 S Girod declared potential conflict of interest. 2026-03-03 S Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 4--McLane, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher; Excused, 2--Linthicum, Nash. 2026-03-02 S Second reading. 2026-03-02 S Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. 2026-02-26 S Public Hearing and Work Session held. 2026-02-20 S Referred to Housing and Development. 2026-02-20 S First reading. Referred to President's desk. 2026-02-19 H Third reading. Carried by Edwards. Passed. Ayes, 51; Nays, 2--Evans, Osborne; Excused, 7--Hartman, Levy B, Scharf, Valderrama, Wallan, Watanabe, Wright. 2026-02-19 H Rules suspended. Without objection, carry over to February 20, 2026 rescinded. 2026-02-19 H Rules suspended. Carried over to February 20, 2026 Calendar. 2026-02-18 H Rules suspended. Carried over to February 19, 2026 Calendar. 2026-02-17 H Second reading. 2026-02-16 H Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. 2026-02-12 H Public Hearing and Work Session held. 2026-02-02 H Referred to Housing and Homelessness. 2026-02-02 H First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Votes
2026-02-12 House Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) Yea: 13 Nay: 0 2026-02-19 House Third Reading Yea: 51 Nay: 2 2026-02-26 Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill Yea: 5 Nay: 0 2026-03-03 Senate Third Reading Yea: 24 Nay: 4
Committee Referrals
2026-02-02 H Housing and Homelessness 2026-02-20 S Housing and Development
Amendments
2026-02-12 House Committee On Housing and Homelessness Amendment #-1
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