OregonHB 50112025 Regular SessionHouse

Relating to the financial administration of the Housing and Community Services Department; and declaring an emergency.

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Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

7 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.

Funding for rental housing and assistance

For the two-year budget starting July 1, 2025, Oregon provides about $31.28 million for project-based rental assistance. It also provides about $3.02 million for multifamily rental housing programs, apart from the separate agricultural employee housing appropriation. Spending limits from fees and other covered receipts are about $8.64 million and $331.26 million, respectively. Separate federal limits are about $1.03 million for project-based assistance and $46.47 million for multifamily programs. The law does not set renter eligibility or individual assistance amounts.

Funding to help households stay housed

For the two-year budget starting July 1, 2025, Oregon provides about $439.9 million for housing stabilization. The law also allows spending up to about $226.8 million from fees and other covered receipts. A separate federal funding limit is about $116 million. These are program budgets, not promised household payments; the law does not set individual eligibility or benefit amounts.

Housing recovery funding for disaster-hit communities

For the two-year budget starting July 1, 2025, Oregon provides about $1.06 million for disaster recovery and resilience. The law also allows up to $8 million in spending from fees and other covered receipts. A separate federal spending limit is about $167.38 million. The law does not specify which households qualify or how much help each receives.

Oregon funds housing debt and financing

For the two-year budget starting July 1, 2025, Oregon provides about $231.21 million from its General Fund for housing bond debt payments. It sets a separate $40.50 million debt-payment limit using lottery money allocated through the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund. Bond activities also have a spending limit of about $6.72 million from fees and other covered receipts. Specified bond issuance, redemption, debt payments and bond purchases are exempt from ordinary spending limits. Exemptions also cover authorized housing loans and loan-backed securities, development advances, federal rent subsidy pass-throughs and asset-protection costs.

Funding for home purchases and repairs

For the two-year budget starting July 1, 2025, Oregon provides about $6.36 million for single-family housing programs. It adds $3.9 million for down payment assistance through the Housing Finance Fund. Another $2 million goes into the Manufactured Home Preservation Fund for manufactured home repair and replacement. The program also has spending limits of about $26.93 million from fees and other covered receipts, and $12.17 million in separate federal funds. The law does not set household eligibility or individual assistance amounts.

More housing funding for agricultural workers

Oregon adds $10 million for community housing supporting agricultural employees for the two-year budget starting July 1, 2025. The money must go into the General Housing Account and be used for that housing. This is additional funding for multifamily rental housing programs. The law does not set household eligibility or individual assistance amounts.

Oregon funds housing department operations

Oregon provides about $10.75 million for housing department central services for the two-year budget starting July 1, 2025. The law also sets spending limits of about $46.18 million from fees and other covered receipts. The separate federal limit is about $6.20 million. These funds support department operations, not a specified household payment. The emergency clause makes the law effective July 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 77 • No: 14

Senate vote • 6/24/2025

Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed.

Yes: 21 • No: 7

House vote • 6/23/2025

Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed.

Yes: 39 • No: 3

legislature vote • 6/17/2025

Ways and Means: Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Yes: 17 • No: 4

Actions Timeline

Chapter 584, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 24, 2025.
8/13/2025House
Governor signed.
7/24/2025House
President signed.
6/26/2025Senate
Speaker signed.
6/26/2025House
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed.
6/24/2025Senate
Second reading.
6/24/2025Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
6/24/2025Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
6/23/2025Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
6/23/2025Senate
Vote explanation(s) filed by Chaichi.
6/23/2025House
Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed.
6/23/2025House
Second reading.
6/20/2025House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
6/19/2025House
Work Session held.
6/17/2025House
Returned to Full Committee.
6/10/2025House
Work Session held.
6/10/2025House
Informational Meeting held.
4/21/2025House
Informational Meeting held.
4/16/2025House
Informational Meeting held.
4/8/2025House
Public Hearing held.
3/27/2025House
Informational Meeting held.
3/26/2025House
Informational Meeting held.
3/25/2025House
Informational Meeting held.
3/24/2025House
Informational Meeting held.
3/20/2025House
Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.
1/18/2025House

Bill Text

JWM Amendment -2 (Adopted)
6/17/2025
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JWMTR Amendment -2 (Proposed)
6/10/2025
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A-Engrossed
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Enrolled
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House Amendments to Introduced
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Introduced
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