SB 1521

Oregon Senate bill in Session 2026R1.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 24, 2026.

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.

Bill ID OR-2026R1-SB-1521
Session 2026R1
Status in_committee
Senate in_committee 2026-02-24
Housing
Summary

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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Actions Timeline
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.
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