l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 50

Allows the Housing and Community Services Department to use certain moneys in the Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program Fund set aside to purchase multifamily housing to convert to affordable housing.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: This Act lets OHCS use LIFT moneys for Metro counties to buy apartments for low-cost housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells OHCS to study housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9).</i>] [<i>Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing and to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026.</i>] <b>Allows the Housing and Community Services Department to use certain moneys in the Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program Fund set aside to purchase multifamily housing to convert to affordable housing. Sunsets June 30, 2027. <b>Updates sources of the fund. <b>Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.</b>

Its course

January 13 to June 27, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Housing and DevelopmentJan 17 to Apr 780 days

Ways and MeansApr 7 to Jun 27 · stopped81 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 7

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

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

In the Senate Jan 13 – Jun 27

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Housing and Development
  3. Mar 12Heard in Housing and Development
  4. Mar 31Heard in Housing and Development
  5. Apr 7Housing and Development recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Housing and Development.Senate
  3. Mar 12Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Mar 31Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 7Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  6. Apr 7Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate