l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2138

Expands allowable middle housing and expands middle housing requirements to include urban unincorporated lands.

Became law as Chapter 476, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 185 days after it was filed. In force from July 17, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act allows for denser home building in cities and requires the LCDC to adopt rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Expands allowable middle housing and expands middle housing requirements to include urban unincorporated lands. Expands allowable single room occupancies. Establishes dates by which local governments must implement changes. Makes retroactive the prohibition on private restrictions, including restrictions in governing documents of planned communities, that would limit middle housing, accessory dwelling units or housing density. Becomes operative January 1, 2027. Reforms expedited land division provisions and makes such divisions land use decisions that are exempt from hearing requirements and appeals by opponents. Allows for plats that consolidate a land division and a middle housing land division and requires review within 120 days. Requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt rules by January 1, 2028, to promote housing development and implement various provisions of this Act. Increases appropriations for rulemaking and for technical assistance grants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Its course

January 13 to August 7, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action26 actions on 21 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 18156 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Housing and HomelessnessJan 17 to Apr 1689 days

Ways and MeansApr 16 to Jun 6 · moved on51 days

Transportation and Economic DevelopmentJun 6 to Jun 10 · moved on4 days

Ways and MeansJun 10 to Jun 166 days

In the SenateJun 18 to Jun 246 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 18 to Jun 191 day

Ways and MeansJun 19 to Jun 234 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 24 to Jun 306 days

With the GovernorJun 30 to Jul 1717 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading33–17

    Passed · Jun 18 · 10 present

  • Senate, third reading21–8

    Passed · Jun 24 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, concurrence31–12

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 26 · 17 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 16

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 16

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 23

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 18

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Housing and Homelessness
  3. Mar 3Heard in Housing and Homelessness
  4. Mar 26Heard in Housing and Homelessness
  5. Apr 2Heard in Housing and Homelessness
  6. Apr 9Heard in Housing and Homelessness
  7. Apr 16Housing and Homelessness recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  8. Sent to Ways and Means
  9. Jun 6Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  10. Jun 10Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  11. Returned to Ways and Means
  12. Jun 13Heard in Ways and Means
  13. Jun 16Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  14. Jun 17Read a second time
  15. Jun 18Passed the House of Representatives, 33 to 17

In the Senate Jun 19 – Jun 24

  1. Jun 19Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 20Heard in Ways and Means
  4. Jun 23Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  5. Jun 24Read a second time
  6. Passed the Senate, 21 to 8

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 26 – Jun 30

  1. Jun 26The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 31 to 12
  2. Jun 30Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 30 – Aug 7

  1. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
  2. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
  3. Aug 7Became chapter 476 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from July 17, 2025
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Housing and Homelessness.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 2Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 16Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  9. Jun 6Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 10Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  12. Jun 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 17Second reading.House of Representatives
  15. Jun 18Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 19First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  17. Jun 19Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  18. Jun 20Work Session held.Senate
  19. Jun 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill, to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.)Senate
  20. Jun 24Second reading.Senate
  21. Jun 24Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.Senate
  22. Jun 26House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
  23. Jun 30Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  24. Jun 30President signed.Senate
  25. Jul 17Governor signed.House of Representatives
  26. Aug 7Chapter 476, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.House of Representatives