Oregon - Session 2026R1
Title: Prohibits cities and counties within the Portland MSA from enforcing requirements that developers provide affordable units in multiunit dwellings unless the city or county first calculates the developers' average expected losses due to providing affordable housing and the city or county offsets those losses.
This Act makes Portland-area cities and counties make up the usual costs to a builder when making the builder add low-cost homes. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Prohibits cities and counties within the Portland MSA from enforcing requirements that developers provide affordable units in multiunit dwellings unless the city or county first calculates the developers' average expected losses due to providing affordable housing and the city or county offsets those losses. Becomes operative for rental housing on January 1, 2028. Becomes operative for all housing on January 1, 2029.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-24 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-24 | Latest Action | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
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| HB 4120 | Allows residential landlords of multifamily housing to convert premises to nonsmoking for existing tenants upon 180 days' written notice. | in_committee |
| SB 1576 | Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to conform the state building code to accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Act. | in_committee |
| HB 4037 | Adjusts certain terms of the revolving loan program for cities and counties to fund affordable housing projects. | in_committee |
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| HB 4123 | Limits the circumstances under which a landlord may disclose confidential information. | in_committee |
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