republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2026r1/hb-4037.md

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Bill	Relating to housing; and prescribing an effective date.	Adjusts certain terms of the revolving loan program for cities and counties to fund affordable housing projects. Allows state agencies to adjust terms of a grant made to the Network for Oregon Affordable Housing in the last biennium. Limits the building permit plan review for housing with two or fewer dwelling units. Establishes a local government process for land use approvals for housing subject only to clear and objective standards, conditions and procedures. Becomes operative on July 1, 2026. Establishes responsibilities for landlords and tenants for residential tenancies destroyed by natural disasters. Requires state agencies to give priority to housing providers when transferring surplus real property. <b>Requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt rules regarding prioritization of lands added to urban reserves. Limits the amount of commercial lands within certain planned areas that may be used for affordable housing.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.	us/states/or	Oregon Legislative Assembly	2026R1	HB 4037	Oregon HB 4037 (2026R1)	bill		enacted		8	21	5	2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00	2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/cd0e2369-5775-40f7-98b5-7168afcf1559	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4037	6b576fd451fcce21910d9ed323e6b832dbf1098f68ab5805b4352d66cf2e57aa	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-or

Oregon HB 4037 (2026R1) — Relating to housing; and prescribing an effective date.

Adjusts certain terms of the revolving loan program for cities and counties to fund affordable housing projects. Allows state agencies to adjust terms of a grant made to the Network for Oregon Affordable Housing in the last biennium. Limits the building permit plan review for housing with two or fewer dwelling units. Establishes a local government process for land use approvals for housing subject only to clear and objective standards, conditions and procedures. Becomes operative on July 1, 2026. Establishes responsibilities for landlords and tenants for residential tenancies destroyed by natural disasters. Requires state agencies to give priority to housing providers when transferring surplus real property. Requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt rules regarding prioritization of lands added to urban reserves. Limits the amount of commercial lands within certain planned areas that may be used for affordable housing. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Version chain

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

1. House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
2. Introduced (filed) — source
3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. HHOUSH Amendment -10 (committee substitute) — source
6. SHDEV Amendment -A17 (committee substitute) — source
7. Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third reading. Carried by Breese-Iverson. Passed. — 40–0 (pass) · lower
• House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — 52–1 (pass) · lower
• Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — 28–2 (pass) · upper
• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 13–0 (pass) · lower
• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 5–0 (pass) · upper

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. referral-committee
• 2026-02-05T23:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2026-02-10T23:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2026-02-12T23:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2026-02-16T23:15:42+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-17T22:09:36+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2026-02-19T01:53:27+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Breese-Iverson. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-19T22:10:27+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-19T23:17:20+00:00 Referred to Housing and Development. referral-committee
• 2026-02-26T23:02:00+00:00 Public Hearing and Work Session held.
• 2026-03-02T17:42:27+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-03T19:11:21+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2026-03-04T22:54:17+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-04T22:55:17+00:00 Manning Jr, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
• 2026-03-04T22:56:17+00:00 Neron Misslin, granted unanimous consent to change vote to nay.
• 2026-03-05T18:37:44+00:00 House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
• 2026-03-06T19:23:54+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
• 2026-03-07T01:36:00+00:00 President signed. passage
• 2026-04-07T22:30:54+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2026-04-13T15:31:38+00:00 Chapter 108, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cd0e2369-5775-40f7-98b5-7168afcf1559. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).