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OregonHB 40822026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Relating to housing for older persons; and prescribing an effective date.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 4 mixed.

More affordable, accessible homes for seniors

New senior housing added under this law must meet strong standards. At least 80% of the non‑manufactured units stay affordable for 30 years for households earning up to 120% of area median income. At least 80% of those units also meet Type B accessibility under the state building code. The land is formally designated as housing for older people, and owners must follow a compliance plan under federal senior‑housing rules. In cities with 30,000 or more people, plans can allow up to eight homes per net residential acre.

Rezoning limits protect manufactured-home parks

Once land is added under this law, a manufactured‑home park cannot be rezoned for 30 years. Land used for individual manufactured or prefabricated homes cannot be rezoned for 20 years. This helps keep parks and sites from being converted and protects residents from being displaced. It also limits future rezoning choices for owners and local governments during those periods.

Cities can add senior housing land

Cities and Metro can add sites for housing for older people, and for manufactured homes or parks, into urban growth boundaries. Cities do not have to prove a housing‑need test and can also use other named laws to add sites. Each site is capped at 100 net residential acres in cities with 25,000+ people, or 50 acres in smaller cities, and Metro cannot exceed 300 total acres under this authority. Added lands must be counted in future buildable‑land and housing‑capacity inventories. If House Bill 4035 becomes law, these same caps apply using “net buildable acres” instead of “net residential acres.”

When these senior housing rules end

This law takes effect on the 91st day after the 2026 legislative session ends. Section 2 and related parts end on January 2, 2033.

Faster approvals but fewer hearings

Metro has 120 days to decide on a petition and must explain problems and allow resubmission. Metro cannot hold hearings to review or adopt these urban growth boundary changes. A city must adopt a conceptual plan first, with lighter plan steps for manufactured‑home lands. Cities or Metro must send adopted plans to the state within 21 days, and the state must decide within 60 days. Only the city or the site owner can ask a court to review the state’s order.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 133 • No: 13

House vote • 3/6/2026

House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.

Yes: 43 • No: 8

Senate vote • 3/4/2026

Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.

Yes: 28 • No: 1

Senate vote • 2/26/2026

Housing and Development: Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Yes: 4 • No: 0

House vote • 2/17/2026

Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed.

Yes: 45 • No: 4

House vote • 2/10/2026

Housing and Homelessness: Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 49, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.

    4/6/2026House

  2. Governor signed.

    3/31/2026House

  3. President signed.

    3/10/2026Senate

  4. Speaker signed.

    3/10/2026House

  5. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.

    3/6/2026House

  6. Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.

    3/4/2026Senate

  7. Second reading.

    3/3/2026Senate

  8. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.)

    3/2/2026Senate

  9. Work Session held.

    2/26/2026Senate

  10. Public Hearing held.

    2/24/2026Senate

  11. Referred to Housing and Development.

    2/19/2026Senate

  12. First reading. Referred to President's desk.

    2/19/2026Senate

  13. Vote explanation(s) filed by Walters.

    2/17/2026House

  14. Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed.

    2/17/2026House

  15. Second reading.

    2/16/2026House

  16. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

    2/12/2026House

  17. Work Session held.

    2/10/2026House

  18. Public Hearing held.

    2/3/2026House

  19. Referred to Housing and Homelessness.

    2/2/2026House

  20. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

    2/2/2026House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    3/6/2026

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  • B-Engrossed

    3/2/2026

    PDF

  • Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed

    3/2/2026

    PDF

  • SHDEV Amendment -A4 (Adopted)

    2/26/2026

    PDF

  • A-Engrossed

    2/12/2026

    PDF

  • House Amendments to Introduced

    2/12/2026

    PDF

  • HHOUSH Amendment -1 (Proposed)

    2/10/2026

    PDF

  • HHOUSH Amendment -2 (Adopted)

    2/10/2026

    PDF

  • HHOUSH Amendment -1 (Proposed)

    2/5/2026

    PDF

  • HHOUSH Amendment -1 (Proposed)

    2/3/2026

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/28/2026

    PDF

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