republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2026r1/hb-4036.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Establishes the Housing Opportunity, Longevity and Durability Fund to deposit Article XI-Q bonds to be used by the Housing and Community Services Department to preserve affordable housing at risk of loss. [<i>Authorizes the State Treasurer to issue $100 million in bonds for the fund for the 2025-2027 biennium.</i>] Requires the department to, with input from stakeholders, report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to housing on or before December 1, 2026, on legal and policy barriers to affordable housing production. Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4036"
citation: "Oregon HB 4036 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af22f688-f6cc-49e6-be5f-b2c33c8513f4"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4036"
source_hash: "00999ce7727db29f7aee42854b8b78845ffbc8b0e8fe42ccfdd2cfd6b9049fef"
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 4036 (2026R1) — Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency.

Establishes the Housing Opportunity, Longevity and Durability Fund to deposit Article XI-Q bonds to be used by the Housing and Community Services Department to preserve affordable housing at risk of loss. [<i>Authorizes the State Treasurer to issue $100 million in bonds for the fund for the 2025-2027 biennium.</i>] Requires the department to, with input from stakeholders, report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to housing on or before December 1, 2026, on legal and policy barriers to affordable housing production. 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/B-Engrossed)
5. **HHOUSH Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30007)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30788)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **42–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. — **22–7** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. — **44–12** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T17:51:51+00:00** Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-10T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-12T22:27:04+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12T22:28:27+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T18:51:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02T23:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2026-03-02T17:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-03-02T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-03-03T17:03:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03T19:55:52+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04T19:12:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-04T20:18:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04T20:33:29+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05T16:08:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05T23:18:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06T18:14:07+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10T19:28:36+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-10T20:49:13+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-04-07T22:30:54+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00** Chapter 107, (2026 Laws): Effective date April 7, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af22f688-f6cc-49e6-be5f-b2c33c8513f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).