HB 3492
Directs Housing and Community Services Department by rule to establish and implement pilot program through which department cooperates with qualified lending institutions to provide 100 percent financing for residential property purchases to persons who qualify for special purpose credit programs.
| Status | In House Committee (JWM) |
| Requested by | (at the request of Joint Taskforce on Addressing Racial Disparities in Home Ownership) |
| Sponsors | Ricki Ruiz (Democrat) (Chief), James Manning Jr. (Democrat) (Chief), Mark Gamba (Democrat), Maxine Dexter (Democrat) |
| Fiscal impact | Fiscal impact issued |
| Revenue impact | No revenue impact |
| Emergency clause | Yes |
Bill Text
Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a pilot program providing 100 percent financing for residential property purchases through qualified lending institutions.
Overview#
Directs Housing and Community Services Department by rule to establish and implement pilot program through which department cooperates with qualified lending institutions to provide 100 percent financing for residential property purchases to persons who qualify for special purpose credit programs. Authorizes department to enter into agreements with qualified lending institutions for purpose of implementing pilot program and specifies required terms and conditions of agreements. Specifies bases on which lending institution may become qualified lending institution. Requires department to offer second position mortgage loan for purchase of residential property to participants in amount that qualified lending institution does not fund with first mortgage loan. Specifies terms and conditions of second position mortgage loan. Establishes Special Purpose Credit Program Loan Fund in State Treasury, separate and distinct from General Fund. Appropriates moneys in fund continuously to department for purpose of making mortgage loans in connection with pilot program. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purpose of making mortgage loans in connection with pilot program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Public Testimony
| Name | Organization | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Middlekauff | Roseburg | Oppose | 2023-03-14 |
| ELAINE LAVINGTON | ROSEBURG | Oppose | 2023-03-14 |
| Kevin Cronin | Housing Oregon | Support | 2023-03-15 |
| Amy Olson | Unitus Community Credit Union | Support | 2023-03-16 |
| Karen Saxe | DevNW | Support | 2023-03-17 |
| Tess Freeman | Bend | Support | 2023-03-17 |
| Shannon Vilhauer | Habitat for Humanity of Oregon | Support | 2023-03-17 |
| Sammi Teo | Oregon Food Bank | Support | 2023-03-17 |
Legislative History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-28 | H | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2023-03-03 | H | Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |
| 2023-03-16 | H | Public Hearing held. |
| 2023-04-04 | H | Work Session held. |
| 2023-04-07 | H | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2023-04-07 | H | Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2023-06-25 | H | In committee upon adjournment. |