--- type: "Bill" title: "Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency." description: " ] Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award [grants] loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing [and a grant to assist nonprofits receiving grants or loans under this Act. Sunsets January 2, 2028]. Requires the department to adopt initial rules by June 1, 2026, and to combine other existing predevelopment loan programs. [Establishes the Affordable Housing Predevelopment Loan Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department to award loans for predevelopment costs of affordable housing.] [Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for grants and loans.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage." jurisdiction: "us/states/or" legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly" session: "2025R1" identifier: "HB 2964" citation: "Oregon HB 2964 (2025R1)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Cyrus Javadi", "Mark Gamba"] version_count: 5 action_count: 27 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00" last_action: "2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9979b496-9d5b-46ce-84d9-0eb8dc0b7c08" source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2964" source_hash: "c3f635081ffa4146bf020929c164344eeb595ed9f708b55425ac967c6caa440b" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"] --- # Oregon HB 2964 (2025R1) — Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency. ] Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award [grants] loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing [and a grant to assist nonprofits receiving grants or loans under this Act. Sunsets January 2, 2028]. Requires the department to adopt initial rules by June 1, 2026, and to combine other existing predevelopment loan programs. [Establishes the Affordable Housing Predevelopment Loan Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department to award loans for predevelopment costs of affordable housing.] [Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for grants and loans.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2964/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced) 2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2964/Introduced) 3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2964/A-Engrossed) 4. **HHOUSH Amendment -5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28085) 5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2964/Enrolled) ## Votes - Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper - Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower - Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. — **37–16** (pass) · lower - Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **24–4** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Cyrus Javadi — primary (person) - Mark Gamba — primary (person) - Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person) - April Dobson — cosponsor (person) - Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person) - Court Boice — cosponsor (person) - Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person) - Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person) - Hai Pham — cosponsor (person) - Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person) - Kevin Mannix — cosponsor (person) - Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person) - Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person) - Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person) - Rep Neron — cosponsor (person) - Susan McLain — cosponsor (person) - Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person) - Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person) - Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee` - **2025-03-19T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held. - **2025-04-07T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held. - **2025-04-11T18:36:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-04-11T18:36:46+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker. - **2025-04-14T18:07:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2` - **2025-04-15T21:48:29+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. `passage, reading-3` - **2025-04-16T18:55:02+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2025-04-21T16:26:28+00:00** Referred to Housing and Development. `referral-committee` - **2025-05-14T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held. - **2025-05-21T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held. - **2025-05-28T17:01:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-05-28T20:29:31+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2` - **2025-05-29T21:59:57+00:00** Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-02T19:24:04+00:00** Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-03T19:39:23+00:00** Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-04T19:31:28+00:00** Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-05T19:02:25+00:00** Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-09T19:36:00+00:00** Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-10T19:18:32+00:00** Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-12T00:22:01+00:00** Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-12T19:12:25+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3` - **2025-06-13T19:59:45+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage` - **2025-06-16T22:18:39+00:00** President signed. `passage` - **2025-06-24T20:52:56+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature` - **2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00** Chapter 380, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 24, 2025. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9979b496-9d5b-46ce-84d9-0eb8dc0b7c08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).