HB 4063

Requires Metro counties to plan for the housing needs of Metro urban unincorporated lands.

Status Chapter Number Assigned
Requested by (at the request of House Interim Committee on Housing and Homelessness for Representative Maxine Dexter)
Sponsors Maxine Dexter (Democrat) (Chief)
Fiscal impact Fiscal impact issued
Revenue impact Has minimal revenue impact

Bill Text

HB4063 requires Metro counties to plan for housing needs in unincorporated areas, streamlines development processes for housing developers, and modifies regulations related to middle housing and residential property taxation.

Original Bill Text

Overview#

Digest: The Act makes counties plan for areas of Metro that are not in a city. The Act lets home builders use updated local rules. The Act lets real estate agents accept love letters. The Act amends middle housing land divisions. The Act lets city staff grant or end tax exemption for single-unit housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). [Digest: The Act makes counties plan for areas of Metro that are not in a city. The Act lets home builders use updated local rules. The Act lets real estate agents accept love letters. The Act amends middle housing land divisions and mobile home registrations. The Act lets city staff grant or end tax exemption for single-unit housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8).] Requires Metro counties to plan for the housing needs of Metro urban unincorporated lands. Allows a housing developer with a pending application to opt in to amended local land use regulations. Allows sellers’ real estate agents to accept irregular documents from buyers. Allows middle housing land partitions of certain parcels in the year that the parcel was created. [Removes requirements that a manufactured dwelling owner register the dwelling with the Department of Consumer and Business Services or cancel the registration before obtaining a mortgage recorded in the county real property records. Allows owner to record an affidavit to affix the dwelling to real property.] Allows a city to administratively approve or terminate the property tax exemption for single-unit housing. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Public Testimony

Name Organization Position Date
Lisa Batey Mayor of Milwaukie Support 2024-02-12
Seiji Shiratori Department of Revenue Neutral 2024-02-12
David Wall Newberg Oppose 2024-02-12
Mary Kyle McCurdy 1000 Friends of Oregon Support 2024-02-12
Gary Fisher Tigard Support 2024-02-13
Timothy Morris Springfield Eugene Tenant Association Oppose 2024-02-13
Trent Wilson Clackamas County Oppose 2024-02-13
Emily Pfeiffer City of Portland Support 2024-02-14
Representative Maxine Dexter House District 33 Support 2024-02-27
Tiffany Edwards Eugene Support 2024-02-27
Corie Harlan Central Oregon LandWatch Neutral 2024-02-27
Jasmine Rossiter Willamette University Support 2024-02-27
Emily Pfeiffer City of Portland Support 2024-02-29

Legislative History

Date Chamber Action
2024-02-05 H First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2024-02-05 H Referred to Housing and Homelessness.
2024-02-13 H Public Hearing held.
2024-02-15 H Work Session held.
2024-02-16 H Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2024-02-19 H Second reading.
2024-02-20 H Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Nguyen D.
2024-02-20 H Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed.
2024-02-21 S First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2024-02-21 S Referred to Housing and Development.
2024-02-27 S Public Hearing held.
2024-02-29 S Work Session held.
2024-03-01 S Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
2024-03-04 S Second reading.
2024-03-05 S Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.
2024-03-06 H House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
2024-03-13 H Speaker signed.
2024-03-19 S President signed.
2024-04-17 H Governor signed.
2024-04-18 H Chapter 102, (2024 Laws): Effective date June 6, 2024.

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