SB 1561

Oregon Senate bill in Session 2026R1.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 20, 2026.

Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision.

Bill ID OR-2026R1-SB-1561

Session 2026R1

Status in_committee

Senate in_committee 2026-02-20

Summary

This Act allows an owner a separate path to restore a destroyed home. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision.

Sponsor

Suzanne Weber

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-02-02	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-02-20	Status	in_committee
2026-02-20	Latest Action	Referred to Housing and Homelessness.

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