l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 829

Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a program to assist eligible entities in paying the costs of property insurance or liability insurance premiums for affordable housing, shelters and other facilities.

Became law as Chapter 600, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 24, 2025, 192 days after it was filed. In force from July 24, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Tells a state agency to do a program to help make it easier for people who own or run affordable housing to pay insurance premiums. Sets up a fund for the program. Tells the agency to find ways to support stable prices for insurance for affordable housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.1). Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish a program to assist eligible entities in paying the costs of property insurance or liability insurance premiums for affordable housing, shelters and other facilities. Specifies requirements for eligibility for the program. Requires the department to report to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to housing not later than December 15 of each year. Establishes the Affordable Housing Premium Assistance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department to implement the department's program. Requires the department to study the feasibility of creating and operating a state reinsurance program or devising another solution to support price stability in the market for insurance to cover affordable housing. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Its course

January 13 to August 8, 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 action26 actions on 20 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 18156 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Housing and DevelopmentJan 17 to Apr 1588 days

Ways and MeansApr 15 to Jun 6 · moved on52 days

Transportation and Economic DevelopmentJun 6 to Jun 10 · moved on4 days

Ways and MeansJun 10 to Jun 166 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 18 to Jun 246 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 18 to Jun 180 days

Ways and MeansJun 18 to Jun 180 days

With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 2430 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading24–5

    Passed · Jun 18 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading44–0

    Passed · Jun 24 · 16 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 15

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 16

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 Senate Jan 13 – Jun 18

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Housing and Development
  3. Mar 26Heard in Housing and Development
  4. Mar 31Heard in Housing and Development
  5. Apr 7Heard in Housing and Development
  6. Apr 15Housing and Development recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. Jun 6Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  9. Jun 10Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  10. Returned to Ways and Means
  11. Jun 13Heard in Ways and Means
  12. Jun 16Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  13. Jun 17Read a second time
  14. Jun 18Passed the Senate, 24 to 5

In the House of Representatives Jun 18 – Jun 24

  1. Jun 18Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Jun 19Read a second time
  5. Jun 24Passed the House of Representatives, 44 to 0

To the Governor Jun 25 – Aug 8

  1. Jun 25Signed in the Senate
  2. Jun 26Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Jul 24Signed by the Governor
  4. Aug 8Became chapter 600 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from July 24, 2025
All 26 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 26Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Mar 31Public Hearing held.Senate
  5. Apr 7Work Session held.Senate
  6. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  7. Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  8. Jun 6Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.Senate
  9. Jun 10Work Session held.Senate
  10. Jun 10Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  11. Jun 13Work Session held.Senate
  12. Jun 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
  13. Jun 17Second reading.Senate
  14. Jun 18Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.Senate
  15. Jun 18First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 18Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 18Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 19Second reading.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 20Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 23Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 24Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 25President signed.Senate
  23. Jun 26Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  24. Jul 24Governor signed.Senate
  25. Aug 8Chapter 600, 2025 Laws.Senate
  26. Aug 8Effective date, July 24, 2025.Senate