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Key outcomes the committee moved forward by voice or roll call include:

- House Bill 3188 (dash 3 amendment): Establishes a Welcome Home Assistance Program to allow low‑down‑payment, no‑private‑mortgage‑insurance home loans supported by a loan‑loss reserve administered by Oregon Housing and Community Services. The amendment shifted administration to OHCS, broadened eligible financial institutions to include banks, and set a pledge cap at up to 5% of purchase price for the guarantee. The committee adopted the amendment by general consent and moved the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation and prior referral to Ways and Means.

- House Bill 3136 (dash 2): Restores a partial restriction on planning‑commission composition for small commissions (no more than two voting members principally engaged in real‑estate development) and the committee moved the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.

- House Bill 2698 (dash 1): Establishes a publicly available homeownership goal dashboard and removes provisions adding that dashboard to the statewide housing production dashboard; the committee moved the bill to the floor and rescinded a prior referral to Ways and Means due to minimal fiscal impact.

- House Bill 2134 (dash 2): Amends tenant termination rules for fixed‑term tenancies when a landlord gives notice of nonrenewal; the committee adopted the amendment and moved the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.

- House Bill 2968: Establishes a state program to recover unpaid system development charges from developers by transferring collection responsibility to the state; moved to Ways and Means with a due‑pass recommendation.

- House Bill 3144: Invalidates certain recorded restrictions that prohibit accessory dwelling units, manufactured homes or prefabricated structures; the committee moved the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.

- House Bill 3522 (dash 1): Allows property owners and landlords to reclaim premises from squatters after a 24‑hour written notice to vacate and the amendment clarified landlord ability to take possession; advanced to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.

- House Bill 3145 (dash 2): Directs OHCS to use $50 million from the local innovation and fast‑track housing fund for factory‑based housing in up to five locations, designates a contractor (Network for Oregon Affordable Housing) and strengthens advisory selection; the committee adopted the amendment and moved the bill to Ways and Means with a due‑pass recommendation.

Committee members generally adopted amendments and advanced bills by voice vote or roll call. Several members signaled support but noted outstanding questions about fiscal impacts and local implementation details. Where the committee identified a minimal fiscal impact, the Legislative Fiscal Office recommended rescinding additional referrals to Ways and Means and sending bills directly to the floor.

Because many work sessions were procedural or technical in nature, the committee did not hold extended policy debate on these items during the March 24 meeting. Several measures were referred to Ways and Means for funding decisions and implementation details.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee On Housing and Homelessness 03/24/2025 1:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","Following public hearings, the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness held work sessions and advanced multiple bills to the floor or to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. Items included loan‑guarantee and first‑time buyer proposals, planning commission composition changes, dashboards, tenant protections and factory‑built housing funding.","taxTitle","Housing and Homelessness, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",18023,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6626201,"Stakeholders support broadening affordable-housing tax credit to aid distressed properties and first‑time buyer funds",125,1532000,1657000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2754347-a4f75899c4f12e6291251cecce6d7ec8&start=1532&end=1657","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2754347-a4f75899c4f12e6291251cecce6d7ec8/thumbnail_1532000.jpg","/articles/6626201/Oregon/Stakeholders-support-broadening-affordable-housing-tax-credit-to-aid-distressed-properties-and-firsttime-buyer-funds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6626201-797312705b4fef0ad10b28dcb79bcb1b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773659719&Signature=nizXGIRXH9YQCrxtDJHy4ESS9mLwe7BnHP1Rr6GqS1vst-WzrrPC20fNLIck65J456dM56OInFhjSlpqyaf87Ro4DJcG0ogHT04Uq1o13k6nlwAC3Q-X9W4GIVhwgRw~4Wk9PFV~8hxCZoi7GxbK-LDMdLOfn8JFGfBtEDil1d-ayqGYXqaetudWmu2HML~kPs0S8kOAZe30MUIvBBEy24hhosLPSdc3QpLB4riT9pjVMkTHi5fZ5QerSSuBHKM3N64uv7wobuORsIQjsgM7or73-4~bYJRNUUZsDMp4NeP9vez3h8g-2Ujur0-7Z4Wt2a12fFOHJb7-ZKn6mj~XSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Committee on Housing and Homelessness heard proponents on House Bill 3236 with the dash 3 amendment, which would make technical and programmatic changes to the state's Affordable Housing Tax Credit (OHTC). Witnesses said the changes would preserve affordable multifamily housing at risk because of inflation and higher insurance costs and would allow a narrow expansion of OHTC benefits to some mortgage‑fund products for first‑time buyers.

Bill VanVleet, executive director of the Network for Oregon Affordable Housing (NOAH), explained that the OHTC allows lenders to offer below‑market interest rates on loans for affordable housing and claim an offsetting state tax credit equal to the foregone interest income. The dash 3 amendment corrects an oversight in the statute's sunset date and permits the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) to allocate the credit to existing properties that meet a defined threshold of financial or physical distress without requiring typical rent reductions.

Ryan Fisher of the Housing Authorities of Oregon told the committee that inflation and climate-driven insurance cost increases had strained the financial assumptions underlying many affordable-housing projects. \"Inflation coupled with climate impacts to insurance rates have shredded the presumptions built into the financial plan for much of our affordable housing,\" Fisher said, urging adoption of the dash 3 changes to let the credit be used to stabilize at‑risk projects.

Supporters said the changes would not create a broad new program but would target preservation for properties meeting established distress thresholds and would allow pairing the credit with narrowly defined mortgage funds (for example, shared-appreciation mortgages offered through a mortgage fund for first-time buyers). Proponents recommended adoption of the dash 3 amendment and passage out of committee.

The committee did not take a final vote during this hearing; proponents said the amendment addresses immediate preservation needs while maintaining the credit's historic role in development and affordability.

Proponents provided a handout and referenced program details and a legislative fiscal notice, and said passage would require further coordination with OHCS and the revenue committee to finalize criteria and allocation processes.","Testimony on House Bill 3236 (dash 3) described changes to the Oregon Affordable Housing Tax Credit to fix a sunset date and allow use of credits to stabilize financially or physically distressed affordable housing and to pair the credit with certain mortgage funds for first‑time buyers.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6626206,"Committee hears bill to fund regional housing coordinators to spur employer-driven workforce housing",0,3971000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2754347-a4f75899c4f12e6291251cecce6d7ec8&start=3971&end=3971","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2754347-a4f75899c4f12e6291251cecce6d7ec8/thumbnail_3971000.jpg","/articles/6626206/Oregon/Committee-hears-bill-to-fund-regional-housing-coordinators-to-spur-employer-driven-workforce-housing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6626206-bb4e2c4f7e74514e4b37aeba3095092b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773659719&Signature=i2PQjGDLtSHWiu4p8tJEke1l3YUOSVp7J2MbS6Eo8JOqlIpqRzFueFk-al~qboL~8LxopDM1OACzyJqn09g3VrVCLzhUCdxyt1w8fu1toMg4C5ZJzJiCV7rbD3t-zNs5C4UAVM-5AgMRtjQwodsSOA1AISFGnTolVSiCA0H6qBhfAOLdp1Wlirj74o4ioVKbaaYcYePakgYlbXh2HxkL5v~WIJSgiji4vaGmzai7~Zm7bjGzZKQPNyO23j11bnV~O6hs7v8M-xR6KH9RF6441r3GUzwNJRy8BKSQL6AyDL7DxI2fqHIMg15wNDbXrNp0wMm60JCC9a5YOJV1D-mTZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Committee on Housing and Homelessness heard testimony on House Bill 3649, which would direct the Department of Administrative Services to award a grant to a public-benefit nonprofit (through a competitive contract) to provide regional housing coordination services aimed at producing market-rate and workforce housing across Oregon.

Senator Anderson (Senate District 5) told the committee the bill would create a co-investment coordinator for each region to help employers, such as hospitals, schools and processors, work with developers and local governments to build workforce housing. \"Workforce housing is always listed at the top reason why employers don't come to Oregon,\" Senator Anderson said, urging the committee to support the proposal.

Tillamook County Commissioner Erin Scar and Parker Sammons, Tillamook County's housing coordinator, described local experience using a coordinator model. Scar said hiring a coordinator in 2020 helped Tillamook produce more than 150 housing units in five years and assemble public-private financial stacks for projects. Sammons described the county's \"pre-leasing\" approach, where employer partners sign letters of intent and later master-lease agreements with deposits to guarantee units, allowing a 36-unit workforce project to move forward.

Greg Wolf and Alexandra Ring (League of Oregon Cities) and representatives of regional housing partnerships testified in favor, saying many smaller jurisdictions lack staff capacity and technical expertise to shepherd projects. Proponents argued that placing coordinators outside direct state regulatory structures — via a nonprofit contractor — helps foster trust and facilitates local collaboration.

The bill as described would create five co-investment coordinators statewide, fund grants to nonprofit contractors to host them, and direct those coordinators to provide technical assistance, employer engagement, and predevelopment support in regions with limited local capacity.

No committee vote was taken during the hearing. Supporters urged the committee to fund the pilot in order to accelerate shovel-ready projects and to leverage employer commitments and local resources.","House Bill 3649 would fund regional coordinators to broker public-private partnerships and connect employers, developers and local governments to accelerate workforce housing development.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":91,"_43":102,"_45":102,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6626209,"Committee hears bill to inventory Oregon water infrastructure and study funding options",1957000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2754347-a4f75899c4f12e6291251cecce6d7ec8&start=1957&end=1957","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2754347-a4f75899c4f12e6291251cecce6d7ec8/thumbnail_1957000.jpg","/articles/6626209/Oregon/Committee-hears-bill-to-inventory-Oregon-water-infrastructure-and-study-funding-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6626209-d6214792ef8b962c81833eb535a9f20c/orig.mp4?Expires=1773659719&Signature=PeTOtEJrTVZLdLbY-0VilngQe50fuAgs8i9spjY5Aq-i86Qa780q80ABoo6MuU2lqAhjT083Xo~7xLIv~J7n5zn~ctOxWz49wUlyv3Cy3pe2XOPZXRYd0NSBvxXoGB0ZiFtMP~7pXV6mnABf1SQrfikKG0QPZ4KbwSIfCp48MP6ZqRQsCkL7faNx~RxZlTdWSYE2WKwPInuztSRknY29GE0D8kYnlQrKEQyAr-HGMaKzyeYhDZsQThYnHk39~99FdZXqYQ5pcbGSe6~l6qpRNuRYWS1rCaALvkcY8v2pkArNRPW3ZhfkVMRbIkkeKvEfQqD8X~Qu8~29QOTqxhFXqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Committee on Housing and Homelessness held a public hearing Monday on House Bill 3570, a measure that would direct Business Oregon to develop and regularly update an inventory of community water and wastewater infrastructure and require legislative offices to study funding models and revenue options to support those systems.

Proponents told the committee chronic underinvestment has left many systems aging and underfunded. \"At least half of the water infrastructure in the state of all sizes is either halfway through or nearing its end of life,\" Representative Ken Helm (House District 27) said, calling HB 3570 \"like a study bill on steroids.\" Representative Mark Owens (House District 60) said the bill reflects years of water-caucus work and asked agencies to identify what they could do without additional funding.

The bill, as described by committee staff, would assign the Oregon Business Development Department (Business Oregon) responsibility for an infrastructure inventory, charge the Legislative Policy and Research Office with preparing a report describing funding needs and models for community water infrastructure, and direct the Legislative Revenue Office to prepare a revenue-options report to support drinking water, wastewater and stormwater projects.

Speakers cited national and state studies posing large capital needs. Committee testimony referenced a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimate of roughly $655 billion over 20 years to maintain, upgrade or replace water and wastewater infrastructure nationwide and additional trillions for climate adaptation; a 2021 League of Oregon Cities estimate that Oregon cities face about $23 billion in water infrastructure costs over 20 years; and a 2024 Legislative Policy and Research Office finding that lack of access to funding is a major factor affecting water affordability.

Representatives questioned the fiscal impact and whether the studies would require new revenue. Chair Marsh asked whether agencies could identify work they could accomplish without new money; Representative Owens responded that proponents would ask agency representatives to describe what is feasible within existing resources. Michael Martin, who identified himself as the League of Oregon Cities' lobbyist for water and wastewater issues, said cities and special districts already collect survey data but responses are incomplete and a statewide, standardized inventory would better capture needs.

No committee vote was taken on HB 3570 during the hearing. Committee members emphasized urgency given rising construction and materials costs and the planning needed to support housing and other development that depends on reliable water systems.

Looking ahead, proponents urged coordinated state, local and federal efforts to prioritize projects and to aggregate data that could guide funding decisions.","A House committee heard testimony on House Bill 3570, which would direct state agencies to produce an inventory of water and wastewater infrastructure and to study funding models and revenue options to address years of underinvestment.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances a package of housing bills; work sessions move measures to the floor or ways and means

Stakeholders support broadening affordable-housing tax credit to aid distressed properties and first‑time buyer funds

Committee hears bill to fund regional housing coordinators to spur employer-driven workforce housing

Committee hears bill to inventory Oregon water infrastructure and study funding options