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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 31: 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

SB 31 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to housing; declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: Deb Patterson (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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.

</b> </i>] [<i>Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] <b>Authorizes the Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to support tenants of publicly supported housing when the housing's affordability restrictions are terminated. Establishes the Expiring Affordable Housing Tenant Support Fund. Appropriates moneys for deposit into the fund. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on July 1, 2025.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Deb PattersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
James ManningCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7

“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 order of the President.
  3. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
  4. Work Session held.
  5. Public Hearing held.
  6. Referred to Housing and Development.
  7. Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Sources

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