---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to restoration of dwellings damaged by involuntary causes."
description: "Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "SB 1561"
citation: "Oregon SB 1561 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boomer Wright", "Darcey Edwards", "Suzanne Weber"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d1f73ec-509b-4f53-b71e-f88af564ae09"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1561"
source_hash: "99642f31ce3da96a67ba5cfc8205ccb2018c558ef308f48deafae5778c67ef0b"
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 SB 1561 (2026R1) — Relating to restoration of dwellings damaged by involuntary causes.

Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1561/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1561/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1561/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHDEV Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30317)
5. **SHDEV Amendment -6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30385)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1561/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Wright. Passed. — **45–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boomer Wright — primary (person)
- Darcey Edwards — primary (person)
- Suzanne Weber — primary (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Drazan — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Mannix — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Owens — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah McDonald — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T17:38:57+00:00** Referred to Housing and Development. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-12T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-17T23:13:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18T19:30:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19T22:28:40+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-19T22:52:29+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20T17:29:52+00:00** Referred to Housing and Homelessness. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-26T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-27T17:56:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27T21:36:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03T01:04:26+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Wright. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05T16:38:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05T18:58:24+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-31T21:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06T18:50:36+00:00** Chapter 89, 2026 Laws.
- **2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2027.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d1f73ec-509b-4f53-b71e-f88af564ae09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).