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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2968: Relating to housing; declaring an emergency.

In committee 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 2968 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to housing; declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: Mark Gamba (Democratic), Cyrus Javadi (Democratic), Annessa Hartman (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 28, 2025): In committee upon adjournment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to guarantee a housing developer's payment of system development charges that the local government has agreed to defer until after occupancy. Allows the department to assess a civil penalty and interest against defaulting developers. Allows the Department of Revenue to pursue collections against developers. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Establishes the Municipal Development Protection Fund for such purposes. Appropriates moneys to the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark GambaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Cyrus JavadiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Annessa HartmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
John LivelyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Khanh PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Sue Rieke SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Boomer WrightCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9

“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. In committee upon adjournment.
  2. Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
  3. Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
  4. Work Session held.
  5. Public Hearing held.
  6. Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
  7. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Sources

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