HB 2316 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to lands designated for housing; and prescribing an effective date.

Summary

Allows designation by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services of certain state-owned and locally nominated lands within an urban growth boundary as home start lands to be used for affordable housing. Exempts home start lands from local land use laws. Allows the department to transfer state-owned home start lands to a developer exempted from ordinary transfer processes once the lands are subject to an affordable housing covenant. Establishes the Home Start Lands Fund to implement the program and to provide loans and grants to develop affordable housing on home start lands or to provide public services for residents. Allows the department to collaborate with the Housing Accountability and Production Office and requires collaboration with the Department of State Lands to implement the program. Exempts home start lands from property tax assessments for a period of up to five years under certain conditions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Jul 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

C-Engrossed → Enrolled · 5 edits · Jul 18, 2025

MODERATE

The bill transitioned from a C-Engrossed version to the final Enrolled version, incorporating additional sponsors and adding new requirements for local government nominations of home start lands. The Enrolled version expands eligibility criteria for nominated lands to include properties with affordable housing covenants and requires owner consent for designation.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include more specific requirements for local government nominations, particularly regarding affordable housing covenants and owner consent.

SCOPE

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include additional representatives (ANDERSEN, CHOTZEN, GAMBA, LEVY E, RIEKE SMITH, WRIGHT) who were not listed in the C-Engrossed version.

REQUIREMENT

New subsection (2)(b) was added to Section 3, requiring that all owners of nominated property must consent to the designation as home start lands.

New Section 4 was added, establishing planning and use requirements for home start lands, including provisions for dividing, replatting, and developing the lands for various residential uses.

ELIGIBILITY

New subsection (2)(a) was added to Section 3, specifying that nominated property must be subject to an affordable housing covenant that ensures housing remains affordable for low or moderate income households for at least 30 years.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and structural changes were made to convert the bill from a C-Engrossed version to the final Enrolled version, including changes to headers and page numbering.

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 8 edits · Jun 27, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand eligibility for home start lands to include state parks, state lands departments, and lands with only subsurface mineral rights. The definition of home start lands was updated to include locally nominated lands, and the tax exemption was broadened to apply to up to five years following sale rather than a fixed date range. The bill also added new definitions for affordable housing, cottage clusters, middle housing, townhouses, low income households, and moderate income households.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include additional types of state lands (state parks, state lands department lands, and subsurface mineral rights) and clarified that local governments can nominate lands for designation. The program now explicitly allows for the transfer of state-owned home start lands to developers under certain conditions.

ELIGIBILITY

Added State Parks and Recreation Department and Department of State Lands to the list of agencies whose lands can be designated as home start lands.

Added a new category for lands where the state only owns subsurface or mineral rights, making them eligible for designation.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for affordable housing, cottage clusters, middle housing, townhouses, low income households, and moderate income households to clarify program requirements.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the tax exemption period from a fixed date range (July 1, 2028 to July 1, 2034) to a flexible period of up to five years following the sale to a homeowner.

Added new requirement that the department must consider whether lands are underutilized or contiguous to accommodate middle housing when designating home start lands.

Added requirement for the department to collaborate with the Housing Accountability and Production Office and the Department of State Lands to implement the program.

Added authority for the department to transfer state-owned home start lands to developers once the lands are subject to an affordable housing covenant.

FISCAL

Established the Home Start Lands Fund to provide loans and grants for developing affordable housing on designated lands.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 27, 2025 · House Jun 26, 2025

How they voted

28–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 30

Jun 27, 2025

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican12

10 Yea 1 Nay 1

83% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jul 18, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

lower

Jun 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Jun 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Jun 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.

upper

Jun 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass the C-Eng. bill.

upper

Jun 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means.

upper

Jun 26, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to President's desk.

upper

Jun 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed.

lower

Jun 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed.

lower

Jun 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned to Full Committee.

lower

Jun 23, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Revenue by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed, be referred to Revenue, and then referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors