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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2964

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing.

Became law as Chapter 380, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 24, 2025, 162 days after it was filed. In force from June 24, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: This Act makes OHCS provide loans for costs of low cost housing predevelopment. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).</b> [<i>Digest: This Act creates a temporary program for OHCS to award grants and loans for housing prep. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.2).</i>] Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award [<i>grants</i>]<b> loans</b> for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing [<i>and a grant to assist nonprofits receiving grants or loans under this Act. Sunsets January 2, 2028</i>].<b> Requires the department to adopt initial rules by June 1, 2026, and to combine other existing predevelopment loan programs.</b> [<i>Establishes the Affordable Housing Predevelopment Loan Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department to award loans for predevelopment costs of affordable housing.</i>] [<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for grants and loans.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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

13 co-sponsors

Annessa Hartman, Hai Pham, Court Boice, Farrah Chaichi, Tom Andersen, Kevin Mannix, April Dobson, Lisa Fragala, Willy Chotzen, Nathan Sosa, Susan McLain, Zach Hudson, Courtney Neron Misslin

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Lew Frederick, Deb Patterson, Kathleen Taylor, Cedric Hayden

    Its course

    January 13 to July 25, 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 action27 actions on 25 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Apr 1592 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

    Housing and HomelessnessJan 17 to Apr 1184 days

    In the SenateApr 15 to Jun 1258 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 15 to Apr 216 days

    Housing and DevelopmentApr 21 to May 2837 days

    With the GovernorJun 12 to Jun 2412 days

    Votes

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

    • House of Representatives, third reading37–16

      Passed · Apr 15 · 7 present

    • Senate, third reading24–4

      Passed · Jun 12 · 2 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 11

    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 – Apr 15

    1. Jan 13Introduced
    2. Jan 17Sent to Housing and Homelessness
    3. Mar 19Heard in Housing and Homelessness
    4. Apr 7Heard in Housing and Homelessness
    5. Apr 11Housing and Homelessness recommended it as amended
    6. Apr 14Read a second time
    7. Apr 15Passed the House of Representatives, 37 to 16

    In the Senate Apr 16 – Jun 12

    1. Apr 16Arrived in the Senate
    2. Apr 21Sent to Housing and Development
    3. May 14Heard in Housing and Development
    4. May 21Heard in Housing and Development
    5. May 28Housing and Development recommended it
    6. Read a second time
    7. Jun 12Passed the Senate, 24 to 4

    To the Governor Jun 13 – Jul 25

    1. Jun 13Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 16Signed in the Senate
    3. Jun 24Signed by the Governor
    4. Jul 25Became chapter 380 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from June 24, 2025
    All 27 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. Mar 19Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 7Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 11Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 14Second reading.House of Representatives
    8. Apr 15Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed.House of Representatives
    9. Apr 16First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    10. Apr 21Referred to Housing and Development.Senate
    11. May 14Public Hearing held.Senate
    12. May 21Work Session held.Senate
    13. May 28Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
    14. May 28Second reading.Senate
    15. May 29Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.Senate
    16. Jun 2Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.Senate
    17. Jun 3Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.Senate
    18. Jun 4Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.Senate
    19. Jun 5Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.Senate
    20. Jun 9Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.Senate
    21. Jun 10Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.Senate
    22. Jun 11Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent.Senate
    23. Jun 12Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Senate
    24. Jun 13Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    25. Jun 16President signed.Senate
    26. Jun 24Governor signed.House of Representatives
    27. Jul 25Chapter 380, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 24, 2025.House of Representatives