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SB 51 Oregon Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to housing; and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to distribute funds to the Housing Development Center, Inc. to support affordable housing property management. Sunsets June 30, 2027. [ Requires the department to implement a program advancing culturally responsive property management services. ] Requires the department to establish a program to coordinate responses to, and to report on, preservation of affordable housing, including manufactured dwelling parks and marinas. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ HousingSupports HousingFunds affordable housing management via department distribution, mandates preservation programs for affordable housing (including parks/marinas), and requires culturally responsive services - directly advancing housing access.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Jul 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

B-Engrossed → Enrolled · 5 edits · Jul 17, 2025
MODERATE
This bill transitioned from a draft version to its final enrolled form, incorporating formatting updates and clarifying the text of an existing statute (ORS 456.559). The core policy provisions regarding affordable housing management, preservation programs, and funding allocations remain substantively unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated from 'B-Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating it has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the governor's signature.

Minor formatting corrections were made to the introductory text, including fixing a hyphenation error in 'presession' and adjusting line breaks for final printing.

The 'SUMMARY' section, which provided an editor's digest of the bill's features, was removed as it is not part of the official enrolled text.

New subsections (c) through (f) were added to ORS 456.559, expanding the Housing and Community Services Department's duties to include advisory services, financial advances, and assistance with housing planning.

DEFINITION

The amendment to ORS 456.559 was clarified to explicitly define terms like 'publicly supported housing' and 'affordability restrictions' by referencing their definitions in ORS 456.250, adding precision to the statute.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2025 · House Jun 26, 2025

How they voted

20–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Jun 24, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
2 Yea 9 Nay 1
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jul 17, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Jun 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Jun 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do Pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Housing and Development.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.