HB 4036
Establishes the Housing Opportunity, Longevity and Durability Fund to deposit Article XI-Q bonds to be used by the Housing and Community Services Department to preserve affordable housing at risk of loss.
| Status | House Desk - Awaiting Transfer to Speaker |
| Requested by | (at the request of House Interim Committee on Housing and Homelessness for Representative Pam Marsh) |
| Sponsors | Pam Marsh (Democrat) (Chief) |
| Fiscal impact | Budget report issued |
| Revenue impact | No revenue impact |
| Emergency clause | Yes |
Bill Text
- A-Engrossed
- B-Engrossed
- Enrolled
- House Amendments to A-Engrossed
- House Amendments to Introduced
- Introduced
The Act establishes the Preserve Affordable Homes for Oregon Fund using Article XI-Q bonds to preserve affordable housing and requires reporting on affordable housing production barriers.
Overview#
Digest: This Act sets up a bond fund to preserve low-cost housing and requires OHCS to report on low-cost housing barriers. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Establishes the Preserve Affordable Homes for Oregon Fund to deposit Article XI-Q bonds to be used to preserve affordable housing at risk of loss. Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to, with input from stakeholders, report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to housing on or before December 1, 2026, on legal and policy barriers to affordable housing production. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Public Testimony
| Name | Organization | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Cronin | Housing Oregon | Support | 2026-02-02 |
| Rachael Rachael | Community Partners for Affordable Housing | Support | 2026-02-02 |
| Rachael Duke | Community Partners for Affordable Housing | Support | 2026-02-02 |
| Catherine Caudle | Redmond | Oppose | 2026-02-03 |
| Peter Hainley | CASA of Oregon | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Ramsay Weit | Portland | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Peter Hainley | CASA of Oregon | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Traci Manning | Housing Development Center | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Karen Saxe | DevNW | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Zachary Lindahl | Beaverton | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Ryan Fisher | Housing Authorities of Oregon | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Shannon Tennant | Salem | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Christina Dirks | Home Forward | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Khanh Pham | Portland | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Cameron Herrington | Oregon Housing Alliance | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Lydia Slocum | Northwest Housing Alternatives | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Rebekah Markillie | Oregon Housing Alliance | Support | 2026-02-03 |
| Laura Bower | Portland | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Kathleen Swift | Portland | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Scott Smith | LandWise | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Sarah Radcliffe | Portland | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Abidah Jamaluddin | Gresham | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Tim Black | St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Rob Nosse | Portland | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Timothy Morris | Springfield Eugene Tenant Association | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Angela Sullivan | LandWise | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Derek Bradley | City of Portland | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Jeffrey Albanese | SquareOne Villages | Support | 2026-02-04 |
| Nick Sauvie | ROSE Community Development | Support | 2026-02-05 |
| Emily Nichols | Washington County Department of Housing Services | Support | 2026-02-05 |
| Sarah Stevenson | Portland | Support | 2026-02-05 |
| Nicole Possert | statewide | Support | 2026-02-05 |
| Jocelyn Blake | City of Beaverton | Support | 2026-02-05 |
| Stefanie Kondor | Portland | Support | 2026-02-05 |
| Cynthia Yee | Portland | Support | 2026-02-05 |
| Madison Moskowitz | REACH Community Development | Support | 2026-02-05 |
Legislative History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | H | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2026-02-02 | H | Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |
| 2026-02-03 | H | Public Hearing held. |
| 2026-02-10 | H | Work Session held. |
| 2026-02-12 | H | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2026-02-12 | H | Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2026-02-25 | H | Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. |
| 2026-03-02 | H | Work Session held. |
| 2026-03-02 | H | Work Session held. |
| 2026-03-02 | H | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2026-03-03 | H | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. |
| 2026-03-03 | H | Second reading. |
| 2026-03-04 | H | Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. |
| 2026-03-04 | S | First reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2026-03-04 | S | Referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2026-03-05 | S | Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. |
| 2026-03-05 | S | Second reading. |
| 2026-03-06 | S | Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. |