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Short legislative session yields housing preservation fund and tenant-privacy protections; county staff outline implications
Summary
Washington County government relations staff summarized 2026 short-session outcomes important to housing: House Bill 4036 creates a housing-preservation fund with $25 million in initial funding, House Bill 4123 adds tenant privacy protections, and Senate Bill 1523 extends nondigital access requirements for landlords.
Carly Silva Gabrielson, a Washington County government relations manager, briefed council members on key outcomes from Oregon's short legislative session and what they mean for local housing work.
Carly said the session, limited to 35 days, resulted in about 304 introduced bills this year and highlighted policy and funding actions that affect local housing preservation. "The policy bill, House Bill 4036,…
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