Oregon · Senate Bill 521 · 2025 Regular Session

Requires additional cities to develop urban reserves.

SB 521 Sponsored by David Brock Smith and Virgle Osborne 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 makes more cities create urban reserves and allows building on them. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Requires additional cities to develop urban reserves. Allows approval of certain types of development within urban reserves not designated by Metro and expansion of urban growth boundaries to include the development.

Every action

3 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. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it.

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.