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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2964: Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2964 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: Mark Gamba (Democratic), Cyrus Javadi (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 25, 2025): Chapter 380, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 24, 2025.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

</b> </i>] Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award [<i>grants</i>]<b> loans</b> for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing [<i>and a grant to assist nonprofits receiving grants or loans under this Act. Sunsets January 2, 2028</i>].<b> Requires the department to adopt initial rules by June 1, 2026, and to combine other existing predevelopment loan programs.</b> [<i>Establishes the Affordable Housing Predevelopment Loan Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department to award loans for predevelopment costs of affordable housing.</i>] [<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for grants and loans.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark GambaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Cyrus JavadiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Tom AndersenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Court BoiceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Farrah ChaichiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Willy ChotzenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
April DobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Lisa FragalaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Lew FrederickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Annessa HartmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Cedric HaydenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Zach HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Kevin MannixCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Susan McLainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Rep NeronCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Hai PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Nathan SosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Kathleen TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter 380, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 24, 2025.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
  6. Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent.
  7. Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.
  8. Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.
  9. Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.
  10. Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.
  11. Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.
  12. Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source