l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2316

Allows designation by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services of certain state-owned and locally nominated lands within an urban growth boundary as home start lands to be used for affordable housing.

Became law as Chapter 481, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 185 days after it was filed. In force from September 26, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act allows DAS to designate certain state and local lands within UGBs as home start lands for low cost housing. Home start lands are exempt from certain land use laws and exempt from property taxes for up to five years. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.7). Allows designation by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services of certain state-owned and locally nominated lands within an urban growth boundary as home start lands to be used for affordable housing. Exempts home start lands from local land use laws. Allows the department to transfer state-owned home start lands to a developer exempted from ordinary transfer processes once the lands are subject to an affordable housing covenant. Establishes the Home Start Lands Fund to implement the program and to provide loans and grants to develop affordable housing on home start lands or to provide public services for residents. Allows the department to collaborate with the Housing Accountability and Production Office and requires collaboration with the Department of State Lands to implement the program. Exempts home start lands from property tax assessments for a period of up to five years under certain conditions. <b>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

11 co-sponsors

Court Boice, Bobby Levy, Jeffrey Helfrich, Cyrus Javadi, Mark Owens, Sue Rieke Smith, Tom Andersen, Emerson Levy, Boomer Wright, Mark Gamba, Willy Chotzen

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 action28 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 26164 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Housing and HomelessnessJan 17 to Apr 1689 days

RevenueApr 16 to Jun 348 days

Ways and MeansJun 3 to Jun 23 · moved on20 days

Capital ConstructionJun 23 to Jun 24 · moved on1 day

Ways and MeansJun 24 to Jun 251 day

In the SenateJun 26 to Jun 271 day

Waiting for a committeeJun 26 to Jun 260 days

Ways and MeansJun 26 to Jun 271 day

With the GovernorJun 27 to Jul 1720 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 26 · 10 present

  • Senate, third reading28–1

    Passed · Jun 27 · 1 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 3

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 25

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 26

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Housing and Homelessness
  3. Feb 10Heard 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 Revenue
  8. Sent to Revenue
  9. May 15Heard in Revenue
  10. May 29Heard in Revenue
  11. Jun 3Revenue recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  12. Sent to Ways and Means
  13. Jun 23Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
  14. Jun 24Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
  15. Returned to Ways and Means
  16. Heard in Ways and Means
  17. Jun 25Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  18. Read a second time
  19. Jun 26Passed the House of Representatives, 50 to 0

In the Senate Jun 26 – Jun 27

  1. Jun 26Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 27Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Passed the Senate, 28 to 1

To the Governor Jun 30 – Aug 7

  1. Jun 30Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Aug 7Became chapter 481 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from September 26, 2025
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Public 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 and be printed A-Engrossed, be referred to Revenue, and then referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 16Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  9. May 15Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  10. May 29Work Session held.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 3Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  12. Jun 3Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 23Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 24Work Session held.House of Representatives
  15. Jun 24Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 24Work Session held.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 25Second reading.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 26Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 26First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  21. Jun 26Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  22. Jun 27Recommendation: Do pass the C-Eng. bill.Senate
  23. Jun 27Second reading.Senate
  24. Jun 27Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.Senate
  25. Jun 30Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  26. Jun 30President signed.Senate
  27. Jul 17Governor signed.House of Representatives
  28. Aug 7Chapter 481, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.House of Representatives