SB 51
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to distribute funds to the Housing Development Center, Inc.
| Status | Chapter Number Assigned |
| Requested by | (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Housing and Development) |
| Fiscal impact | Budget report issued |
| Revenue impact | Has minimal revenue impact |
| Emergency clause | Yes |
Bill Text
- A-Engrossed
- B-Engrossed
- Enrolled
- Introduced
- Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed
- Senate Amendments to Introduced
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to distribute funds for affordable housing property management and establish a program to preserve low-income housing.
Overview#
Digest: This Act makes OHCS fund property management for low income homes and create a program to preserve low income homes. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to distribute funds to the Housing Development Center, Inc. to support affordable housing property management. Sunsets June 30, 2027. [Requires the department to implement a program advancing culturally responsive property management services.] Requires the department to establish a program to coordinate responses to, and to report on, preservation of affordable housing, including manufactured dwelling parks and marinas. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Public Testimony
| Name | Organization | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Hartwick | EUGENE | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Roan Keller | Salem | Support | 2025-03-24 |
| Jessica Blakely | Salem | Support | 2025-03-25 |
| Lisa Rogers | CASA of Oregon | Support | 2025-03-25 |
| Trell Anderson | Milwaukie | Support | 2025-03-25 |
| Christina Dirks | Home Forward | Support | 2025-03-25 |
| Mary Kyle McCurdy | 1000 Friends of Oregon | Support | 2025-03-25 |
| Nathan Teske | Bienestar | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Kevin Cronin | Eugene | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Lisa Rogers | CASA of Oregon | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Cameron Herrington | Oregon Housing Alliance | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Jessica Woodruff | Portland | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Jimmy Jones | Salem | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Leigh Shelton | Portland Neighbors Welcome | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Bill Van Vliet | NOAH | Support | 2025-03-26 |
| Katie Warden | Multnomah County | Support | 2025-03-27 |
| Martin Desmond | Newport | Support | 2025-03-27 |
| David Wall | Newberg | Oppose | 2025-04-01 |
| Mary Kyle McCurdy | 1000 Friends of Oregon | Support | 2025-04-01 |
Legislative History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | S | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2025-01-17 | S | Referred to Housing and Development. |
| 2025-03-26 | S | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-03-31 | S | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-04-02 | S | Work Session held. |
| 2025-04-09 | S | Recommendation: Do Pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2025-04-09 | S | Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. |
| 2025-06-13 | S | Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. |
| 2025-06-18 | S | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-18 | S | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2025-06-20 | S | Work Session held. |
| 2025-06-23 | S | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) |
| 2025-06-24 | S | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-24 | S | Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. |
| 2025-06-24 | H | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2025-06-24 | H | Referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2025-06-25 | H | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2025-06-25 | H | Second reading. |
| 2025-06-26 | H | Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. |
| 2025-06-27 | S | President signed. |
| 2025-06-27 | H | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-07-17 | S | Governor signed. |
| 2025-07-25 | S | Chapter 558, 2025 Laws. |
| 2025-07-25 | S | Effective date, July 17, 2025. |