---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to land use planning for affordable housing; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Requires local governments to allow development of certain affordable housing on certain lands within 100-year floodplain or subject to property development constraints under land use regulations related to natural disasters and hazards.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3442"
citation: "Oregon HB 3442 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cyrus Javadi", "David Brock Smith"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-28T18:14:25+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9278c736-7666-4ccf-815c-7c96568b7b28"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3442"
source_hash: "6a7ff3633318b08f21c0f65a6ee2ed367fd2084c1d01e0c5b0c8ee48c64924d8"
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 3442 (2023R1) — Relating to land use planning for affordable housing; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Requires local governments to allow development of certain affordable housing on certain lands within 100-year floodplain or subject to property development constraints under land use regulations related to natural disasters and hazards.</i>]

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3442/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3442/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3442/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHOUSH Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23588)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3442/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — **18–6** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Boshart Davis. Passed. — **41–13** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cyrus Javadi — primary (person)
- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
- Anna Scharf — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Stout — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-28T18:14:25+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T17:30:17+00:00** Referred to Housing and Homelessness. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-28T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-30T19:31:59+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03T18:19:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:47:51+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-05T19:53:18+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-06T19:34:32+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-11T00:45:46+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 11, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-12T01:03:02+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boshart Davis. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T01:04:02+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Grayber.
- **2023-04-12T03:34:40+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T22:30:33+00:00** Referred to Housing and Development. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
- **2023-04-24T15:46:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-10T16:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:14:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T20:53:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-22T20:54:10+00:00** Gorsek, granted unanimous consent to change vote to nay.
- **2023-06-24T21:26:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-22T20:55:10+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Findley, Gelser Blouin.
- **2023-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 548, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 31, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9278c736-7666-4ccf-815c-7c96568b7b28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).