HB 3649
Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide a grant to a nonprofit by January 1, 2026, to provide up to five regional subgrants for regional housing coordination.
| Status | In House Committee (JWM) |
| Sponsors | Pam Marsh (Democrat) (Chief), Dick Anderson (Republican) (Chief), Tom Andersen (Democrat) |
| Fiscal impact | Fiscal impact issued |
| Revenue impact | No revenue impact |
| Emergency clause | Yes |
Bill Text
Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide a grant for regional housing coordination subgrants by January 1, 2026.
Overview#
Digest: This Act makes DAS give a grant to a charity to support market rate housing via regional subgrants. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). [Digest: This Act makes HAPO give money to charities by region to enable the region to build homes. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1).] Requires the [Housing Accountability and Production Office] Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide [grants] a grant to a nonprofit by January 1, 2026, to provide up to five regional subgrants for regional housing coordination [by January 1, 2026]. Requires the [office] department to report on the [grants] grant to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to housing on or before September 15, 2027. Appropriates moneys to the department [of Land Conservation and Development] out of the General Fund for [grants] the grant. Sunsets January 2, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Public Testimony
| Name | Organization | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Kyle McCurdy | 1000 Friends of Oregon | Support | 2025-03-23 |
| Patrick Lynch | Sutherlin | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Deborah Flagan | Bend | Support | 2025-03-25 |
| David Wall | Newberg | Oppose | 2025-03-26 |
| Greg Wolf | Oregon iSector | Support | 2025-03-26 |
Legislative History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | H | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2025-02-21 | H | Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |
| 2025-03-24 | H | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-04-07 | H | Work Session held. |
| 2025-04-11 | H | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2025-04-11 | H | Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2025-06-27 | H | In committee upon adjournment. |