75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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LC 963
 
                         House Bill 2135
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Department of Human Services)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Requires that rental agreement for dwelling unit contain
disclosure of smoking policy for premises on which dwelling unit
is located.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to residential rental property smoking policies.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'dwelling unit'
and ' tenant' have the meanings given those terms in ORS 479.250.
  (2) The rental agreement for a dwelling unit regulated under
ORS chapter 90 must include a disclosure of the smoking policy
for the premises on which the dwelling unit is located. The
disclosure must state whether smoking is prohibited on the
premises, allowed on the entire premises or allowed in limited
areas on the premises. If the smoking policy allows smoking in
limited areas on the premises, the disclosure must identify the
areas on the premises where smoking is allowed. If smoking is
allowed on the entire premises or in limited areas on the
premises, the disclosure shall include a warning to the tenant
that the tenant may be exposed to secondhand smoke while on the
premises. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2009 Act applies to rental
agreements that a tenant enters into on or after the effective
date of this 2009 Act. + }
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