2025 Regular SessionOregon Legislature

HB2964: Relating to affordable housing; declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

This Act makes OHCS provide loans for costs of low cost housing predevelopment. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). [Digest: This Act creates a temporary program for OHCS to award grants and loans for housing prep. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.2).] Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award [grants] loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing [and a grant to assist nonprofits receiving grants or loans under this Act. Sunsets January 2, 2028]. Requires the department to adopt initial rules by June 1, 2026, and to combine other existing predevelopment loan programs. [Establishes the Affordable Housing Predevelopment Loan Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department to award loans for predevelopment costs of affordable housing.] [Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for grants and loans.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
House of Representatives
1/17/2025
Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Public Hearing held.
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Work Session held.
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Second reading.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. Ayes, 37; Nays, 16--Boshart Davis, Diehl, Drazan, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wallan, Yunker; Excused, 4--Cate, McDonald, Nguyen H, Walters; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Evans, Owens, Sanchez.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Senate
4/21/2025
Referred to Housing and Development.
Senate

Amendments

House Committee On Housing and Homelessness Amendment #-5

House Committee On Housing and Homelessness (2025-04-07)

4/7/2025Not Adopted

House Committee On Housing and Homelessness Amendment #-3

House Committee On Housing and Homelessness (2025-03-19)

3/19/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Third Reading
4/15/2025
37
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Committee Do pass with amendments and rescind subsequent referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
4/7/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/16/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Housing and Development(Senate)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197031.4 KB
Introduced
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Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197032.0 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970317.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/1/1970599.6 KB
Analysis
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Analysis
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Analysis
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