OregonRelating to lands designated for housing; and prescribing an effective date.
What it does
Allows designation by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services of certain state-owned and locally nominated lands within an urban growth boundary as home start lands to be used for affordable housing. Exempts home start lands from local land use laws. Allows the department to transfer state-owned home start lands to a developer exempted from ordinary transfer processes once the lands are subject to an affordable housing covenant.
More detail
Establishes the Home Start Lands Fund to implement the program and to provide loans and grants to develop affordable housing on home start lands or to provide public services for residents. Allows the department to collaborate with the Housing Accountability and Production Office and requires collaboration with the Department of State Lands to implement the program. Exempts home start lands from property tax assessments for a period of up to five years under certain conditions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Aug 7Chapter 481, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.Latest
- Jul 18Governor Tina Kotek signed.Became Law
- Jun 30President signed.Major
- Jun 30Speaker signed.Major
- Jun 27Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 27Second reading.Minor
- Jun 27Recommendation: Do pass the C-Eng. bill.Minor
- Jun 26Referred to Ways and Means.Minor
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 26First reading. Referred to President's desk.Minor
- Jun 26Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed.Passed House
- Jun 25Second reading.Minor
- Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed.Minor
- Jun 24Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jun 24Returned to Full Committee.
- Jun 24Work Session held.
- Jun 23Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.Minor
- Jun 3Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Minor
- Jun 3Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Minor
- May 29Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- May 15Public Hearing held.
- Apr 16Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.Minor
- Apr 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed, be referred to Revenue, and then referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Minor
- Apr 9Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Work Session held.
- Mar 26Public Hearing held.
- Feb 10Public Hearing held.
- Jan 17Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.Minor
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.Introduced