republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2026r1/sb-1576.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to conform the state building code to accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Act [<i>and to certain American National Standards Institute standards for housing accessibility</i>]. Prohibits the Housing and Community Services Department from funding new rental housing that is a subsidized development unless the housing meets specified accessibility standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "SB 1576"
citation: "Oregon SB 1576 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Courtney Neron Misslin", "Cyrus Javadi", "Deb Patterson", "Travis Nelson", "Wlnsvey Campos"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
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/ad21eded-7b77-4b5c-bf2a-01902ac98803"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1576"
source_hash: "d39eeadf3c937340acfdcafbcfd8f34b7bdef58097b4e3878a1db28d4ea4d430"
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 1576 (2026R1) — Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to conform the state building code to accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Act [<i>and to certain American National Standards Institute standards for housing accessibility</i>]. Prohibits the Housing and Community Services Department from funding new rental housing that is a subsidized development unless the housing meets specified accessibility standards. 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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1576/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1576/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1576/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHDEV Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30041)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1576/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. — **34–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Courtney Neron Misslin — primary (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Travis Nelson — primary (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — primary (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
- Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person)
- Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — 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`
- **2026-02-05T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-10T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-13T23:27:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-16T19:05:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17T20:52:50+00:00** Carried over to 02-18 by unanimous consent.
- **2026-02-18T21:55:42+00:00** Carried over to 02-19 by virtue of adjournment.
- **2026-02-19T19:47:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-19T21:23:55+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.
- **2026-02-27T20:25:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27T21:36:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03T01:14:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Andersen. 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 95, 2026 Laws.
- **2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00** Effective date, June 5, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad21eded-7b77-4b5c-bf2a-01902ac98803`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).