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
- A-Engrossed
- B-Engrossed
- Enrolled
- House Amendments to Introduced
- Introduced
- Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed
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.
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. |