l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3589

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to develop a senior housing development initiative.

Became law as Chapter 576, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 24, 2025, 156 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act requires OHCS to focus on senior housing and sweeps moneys from tax deferrals for such housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to develop a senior housing development initiative. Transfers moneys from the Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account to be used for the initiative. Requires the Department of Revenue to annually review the account, beginning in 2027, for <b>estimated</b> excess funds to transfer to the [<i>Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund</i>] <b>General Housing Account</b> for the initiative. Sunsets July 1, 2031. Provides that projects funded by the Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund remain eligible for affordable housing tax credits.

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

8 co-sponsors

David Gomberg, Rob Nosse, Tom Andersen, Mark Gamba, Bobby Levy, Annessa Hartman, Emerson Levy, Jason Kropf

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Janeen Sollman, Courtney Neron Misslin

Its course

February 18 to August 13, 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 21 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to Jun 23125 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 202 days

Housing and HomelessnessFeb 20 to Mar 2129 days

RevenueMar 21 to May 1353 days

Ways and MeansMay 13 to Jun 7 · moved on25 days

Transportation and Economic DevelopmentJun 7 to Jun 10 · moved on3 days

Ways and MeansJun 10 to Jun 199 days

In the SenateJun 23 to Jun 252 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 23 to Jun 241 day

Ways and MeansJun 24 to Jun 251 day

With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 2429 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading43–0

    Passed · Jun 23 · 17 present

  • Senate, third reading22–3

    Passed · Jun 25 · 5 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 21

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 Feb 18 – Jun 23

  1. Feb 18Introduced
  2. Feb 20Sent to Housing and Homelessness
  3. Mar 5Heard in Housing and Homelessness
  4. Mar 17Heard in Housing and Homelessness
  5. Mar 21Housing and Homelessness recommended it as amended, and that it go to Revenue
  6. Sent to Revenue
  7. Apr 1Heard in Revenue
  8. Apr 29Heard in Revenue
  9. May 6Heard in Revenue
  10. May 8Heard in Revenue
  11. May 13Revenue recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
  12. Sent to Ways and Means
  13. Jun 7Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  14. Jun 10Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  15. Returned to Ways and Means
  16. Jun 17Heard in Ways and Means
  17. Jun 19Ways and Means recommended it
  18. Jun 20Read a second time
  19. Jun 23Passed the House of Representatives, 43 to 0

In the Senate Jun 24 – Jun 25

  1. Jun 24Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 25Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Passed the Senate, 22 to 3

To the Governor Jun 27 – Aug 13

  1. Jun 27Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Jul 24Signed by the Governor
  4. Aug 13Became chapter 576 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from January 1, 2026
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Feb 18First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 20Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Revenue.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 21Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, be referred to Revenue by prior reference, and then referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 21Referred to Revenue by prior reference, then Ways and Means by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 1Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 29Informational Meeting held.House of Representatives
  9. May 6Work Session held.House of Representatives
  10. May 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
  11. May 13Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  12. May 13Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 7Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
  15. Jun 10Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 20Second reading.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 24First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  21. Jun 24Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  22. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  23. Jun 25Second reading.Senate
  24. Jun 25Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Senate
  25. Jun 27Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  26. Jun 27President signed.Senate
  27. Jul 24Governor signed.House of Representatives
  28. Aug 13Chapter 576, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House of Representatives