Bill > HB2754

This bill adds a new provision to Oregon's existing landlord-tenant laws that prohibits nonresidential landlords from discriminating against tenants based on their viewpoints or expressions of those viewpoints. Specifically, the bill prevents landlords from using a tenant's religious, political, or ideological beliefs as a condition for entering into a lease or as a reason to terminate or limit a tenancy. The bill importantly defines "viewpoint" broadly to include most personal beliefs, but explicitly excludes expressions that support violent, criminal, or antisocial behavior, or expressions of animus toward people based on protected characteristics like race, gender identity, or sexual orientation. This means a landlord cannot refuse to rent to or evict a tenant simply because of their personal beliefs, as long as those beliefs do not involve explicit support for harmful actions or prejudiced views against protected groups. The bill is designed to protect tenants from viewpoint discrimination in their nonresidential leasing environments, ensuring that personal beliefs do not become a barrier to securing or maintaining a commercial or other non-residential tenancy.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2754