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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 684

Amends the definition of "residential housing" to include certain mixed income housing.

Became law as Chapter 537, 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.

<b>Digest: This Act makes OHCS report on mixed income housing programs and lets housing authorities run or own more mixed income housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).</b> [<i>Digest: This Act makes OHCS create mixed income housing programs and lets housing authorities run or own more mixed income housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).</i>] [<i>Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a program to issue low-interest short-term loans for the construction of mixed income housing.</i>] Amends the definition of "residential housing" to include certain mixed income housing. Requires the<b> Housing and Community Services</b> Department to adopt rules for long-term financing of residential housing on or before January 1, 2027. Requires the department to report on <b>recommendations for mixed income housing by November 15, 2025, and report on </b>updates to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. [<i>Establishes the Mixed Income Public Development Loan Fund to be continually appropriated to the department for those purposes.</i>] Reduces limitations on the mixed income housing that housing authorities may finance, develop, own, operate or manage. <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 Senate

6 co-sponsors

Anthony Broadman, James Manning Jr., Lisa Reynolds, Deb Patterson, Lew Frederick, Kathleen Taylor

In the House of Representatives

    9 co-sponsors

    Mark Gamba, David Gomberg, Travis Nelson, Courtney Neron Misslin, Rob Nosse, Andrea Valderrama, Jules Walters, Tom Andersen, Pam Marsh

    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 17 days

    In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 24162 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

    Housing and DevelopmentJan 17 to Apr 1588 days

    Finance and RevenueApr 15 to May 1530 days

    Ways and MeansMay 15 to Jun 19 · moved on35 days

    Capital ConstructionJun 19 to Jun 20 · moved on1 day

    Ways and MeansJun 20 to Jun 233 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJun 24 to Jun 262 days

    Waiting for a committeeJun 24 to Jun 240 days

    Ways and MeansJun 24 to Jun 251 day

    With the GovernorJun 26 to Jul 1721 days

    Votes

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

    • Senate, third reading27–2

      Passed · Jun 24 · 1 present

    • House of Representatives, third reading43–4

      Passed · Jun 26 · 13 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 15

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 15

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 23

    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 24

    1. Jan 13Introduced
    2. Jan 17Sent to Housing and Development
    3. Mar 12Heard in Housing and Development
    4. Apr 7Heard in Housing and Development
    5. Apr 15Housing and Development recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    6. Sent to Finance and Revenue
    7. May 7Heard in Finance and Revenue
    8. May 12Heard in Finance and Revenue
    9. May 15Finance and Revenue recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    10. Sent to Ways and Means
    11. Jun 19Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
    12. Jun 20Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
    13. Returned to Ways and Means
    14. Heard in Ways and Means
    15. Jun 23Ways and Means recommended it as amended
    16. Jun 24Read a second time
    17. Passed the Senate, 27 to 2

    In the House of Representatives Jun 24 – Jun 26

    1. Jun 24Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Sent to Ways and Means
    3. Jun 25Ways and Means recommended it
    4. Read a second time
    5. Jun 26Passed the House of Representatives, 43 to 4

    To the Governor Jun 27 – Jul 25

    1. Jun 27Signed in the Senate
    2. Signed in the House of Representatives
    3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
    4. Jul 25Became chapter 537 of Oregon Laws 2025
    5. In force from September 26, 2025
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Jan 17Referred to Housing and Development, then Ways and Means.Senate
    3. Mar 12Public Hearing held.Senate
    4. Apr 7Work Session held.Senate
    5. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and requesting referral to Finance and Revenue and then Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
    6. Apr 15Referred to Finance and Revenue by order of the President, then Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
    7. May 7Public Hearing held.Senate
    8. May 12Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
    9. May 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
    10. May 15Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
    11. Jun 19Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.Senate
    12. Jun 20Work Session held.Senate
    13. Jun 20Returned to Full Committee.Senate
    14. Jun 20Work Session held.Senate
    15. Jun 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill. (Printed C-Eng.)Senate
    16. Jun 24Second reading.Senate
    17. Jun 24Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Pham, Anderson. Passed.Senate
    18. Jun 24First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    19. Jun 24Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    20. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
    21. Jun 25Second reading.House of Representatives
    22. Jun 26Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.House of Representatives
    23. Jun 27President signed.Senate
    24. Jun 27Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    25. Jul 17Governor signed.Senate
    26. Jul 25Chapter 537, 2025 Laws.Senate
    27. Jul 25Effective date, September 26, 2025.Senate