Oregon · Senate Bill 50 · 2025 Regular Session

Allows the Housing and Community Services Department to use certain moneys in the Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program Fund set aside to…

SB 50 Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act lets OHCS use LIFT moneys for Metro counties to buy apartments for low-cost housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). [ Digest: The Act tells OHCS to study housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). ] [ Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. ] Allows the Housing and…

Read the full title (112 words)

This Act lets OHCS use LIFT moneys for Metro counties to buy apartments for low-cost housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). [ Digest: The Act tells OHCS to study housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). ] [ Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. ] Allows the Housing and Community Services Department to use certain moneys in the Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program Fund set aside to purchase multifamily housing to convert to affordable housing. Sunsets June 30, 2027. Updates sources of the fund. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Read the full official title (32 words)

Allows the Housing and Community Services Department to use certain moneys in the Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program Fund set aside to purchase multifamily housing to convert to affordable housing.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Housing and Development. · Senate Housing and Development
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Housing and Development
  4. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Housing and Development
  5. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) · Senate Housing and Development
  6. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means by order of the President. · Joint Ways and Means
  7. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 31, 2025 Senate Housing and Development Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
Members

Yes · 5

 5–0

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.