SB 1522
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing.
| Status | In Senate Committee (SHDEV) |
| Requested by | (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Housing and Development) |
| Fiscal impact | May have fiscal impact, but no statement yet issued |
| Revenue impact | May have revenue impact, but no statement yet issued |
Bill Text
The bill requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing and submit findings by September 15, 2027.
Overview#
Digest: This Act makes OHCS study housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 87.9). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2027. Sunsets on January 2, 2028.
Public Testimony
| Name | Organization | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Keeley | Saint Paul | Oppose | 2026-02-09 |
| Nellie McAdams | Oregon Agricultural Trust | Oppose | 2026-02-10 |
| Galen Alleger | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| SKYE KIMEL | REDMOND | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Andrea Christiansen | resident | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Matt Kelly | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Cathy Russell | sisters | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Ben Asher | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Dylan Lamar | Cultivate Inc | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Amy Rossman | Corvallis | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Andrea VanHagen | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Andrea Culver | Boring | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| cliff mitchell | bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Gayle Norie | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Terry Jess | 955 5th Avenue SW Albany | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Michele McKay | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| John Dilles | Philomath | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Jean M Shaffer | Redmond and Newberg | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Judith Lienhard | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Carolanne Fry | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Marie Hutchens | Eugene | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Tonia Moro | Talent | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Mary Jane Burri | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Margaret Collins | Portland Oregon | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Sharon Black | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Frances Avery | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Chad Harmon | Sisters | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| EUGENE GRIFFITH | Gold Beach | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Susanna DeFazio | Sisters | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| John Torrey | Milwaukie | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Alicia Williamson | Gaston | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Christopher Foster | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Cameron Denney | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Bianca Marcello | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Philip Selinger | PORTLAND | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Bernard LeTourneau | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Shaelynn Davis | Eugene | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Nancy Nichols | Deadwood | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| John White | Creswell | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Jacqueline Danos | Yachats | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Elise Lynch | Turner | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Susan rankin | Springfield | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| John Schumann | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Arnbjorn Stokholm | Myrtle Creek | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Gary Ivey | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Molly Honea | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Kirke Wolfe | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Erin Flanagan | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Charles Ciecko | Gresham | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| becky stephenson | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Paula Hawes | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Joseph Schmitz | Silverton | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Charles Missar | Eugene | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Jean Miller | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Hope Vaccher | Eugene | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Scott Davis | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Brenda Zimmerman | Redmond | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Hana Sant | Milwaukie | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Carrie Corliss | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Ed Ris | Eugene | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| C Macbeth | Sisters | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| David Gutt | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Ana Johns | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Trudy Eisenbeis | Salem | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Benjamin Hennes | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Kathryn Hanavan | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Richard Birke | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Sydney Dickson | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Kirk Barnes | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Grace Stonecipher | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Kathleen Huntington | Sisters | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Molly Ellis Ellis | LAKE OSWEGO | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| CARL SMITH | WOODBURN | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| alec lovejoy | bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Richard van Pelt | Salem | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Sara Pritt | Eugene | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Deborah Coulthard | Eugene | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Laurie Caplan | Astoria | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Penelope Suess | Port Orford | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Larry Green | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Karon Johnson | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Shayna Rehberg | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Denise LaBuda | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Matt Redfern | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Dean Moberg | Unincorporated Washington County | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Cierra de Gruyter | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Kim McCarrel | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Billy Sheets | Newberg | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Denielle Edlund | Gaston | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Thomas Kruzik | Springfield | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| B Tobias | Freedom for Oregonians | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Sheila Dooley | Mosier | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Kathryn Fox | Salem | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Ashley Rood | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Carrie Cooke | White City | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Richard Miller | Sisters | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Sid Friedman | Yamhill | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Jeff Heilman | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Joe Craig | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Leif Wiebe | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Connie Peterson | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Amy BENSON | FOREST GROVE | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Robb Wolfson | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Lauren Gramberg | Corvallis | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Denise Rowcroft | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Jessica Rojas | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Dave Vanasche | 36130 NW Wren Rd Cornelius OR | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Mary DiLoreto | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Yannick Lorrain | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Linda de Boer | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Roger Kaye | Turner | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Aaron Nichols | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Larry Weymouth | Corvallis | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Richard Knight | Beaverton | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Cadie Cagle | Eugene | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Jane Happy | Eugene | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Gerard Mildner | Portland | Neutral | 2026-02-11 |
| Laurel Hines | Salem | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Ramsey McPhillips | McMinnville | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Chris Beck | Lake Oswego | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Lee Johnson | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-11 |
| Barbara Brocker | Sunriver | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Theodora Schrier | Hubbard | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Sam Lowry | Redmond | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Joanna Olsen | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Gary Kline | Sisters | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Olivia Morgan | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Sarah Deumling | Rickreall | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Theodora Schrier | Hubbard | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Nicholas Rasmussen | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Annis Henson | Bend OR 97703 | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| David Tetrick | Portland | Support | 2026-02-12 |
| Ethan Brown | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Nick Orfanakis | Lake Oswego | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Rachel Hopkins | Redmond | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Kyra Birks | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Patrick Leue | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Greg Macpherson | Albany | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Adam Sunshine | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Amy Vanderlaan | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Kurt Koehler | Junction City | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Michael Vanderlaan | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Tom Bowerman | Lane County rural | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Katherine Skakel | Mosier | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Ann Brayfield | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Cheryl Heinrichs | BEND | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Robert Pederson | BEND | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Rod Park | Boring | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| James Babson | Lowell | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Dawn Nafus | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Mickey Killingsworth | Baker and Jefferson County | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Joan Thompson | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Alex Frederiksen | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Julianne Addmire | Forest Grove | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Ryan Krabill | Oregon Farm Bureau | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Kayla Walker | Milwaukie | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Dominic DiPaolo | Ashland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Matt and Jennifer Van Wey | Quackenbush Farm | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Camille Hall | Benton | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Ron Bunch | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Vanessa Littlefield | Lake Oswego | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Dominic DiPaolo | Ashland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Quinn and Drew Millegan | McMinnville | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Charlie and Elaine Harris | Newberg | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Elisabeth Blizzard | Beaverton | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| David Mauk | Wilsonville | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Brock Nation | Oregon REALTORS | Support | 2026-02-12 |
| Linda Gray | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Chris Revenaugh | Mulino | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Erik Kancler | Bend | Support | 2026-02-12 |
| kelly lanspa | portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Clark Kocurek | Port Orford | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Elisabeth Gross | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Kim Foster | Port Orford | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Betsey Nelson | Sunriver | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Steve Simonson | Molalla | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Khashayar Farsad | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Bryant Robey | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Lorraine Murray | Powell Butte | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Jeff Parks | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Sharayah Bodnar | Newberg | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Faun Hosey | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Gwen Farnsworth | Dexter | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Denise Caire | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Max Townsend | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Lindsay Hamilton-Scott | Lake Oswego | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Amy Houchen | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Greg Mecklem | Hillsboro | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| Andrew Tillinghast | Portlsnd | Oppose | 2026-02-12 |
| SUSAN EVANS | PORTLAND | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Rune Strayd | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Lacey Kloster | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Lauren Oliver | Ashland | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Brock Nation | Oregon REALTORS | Support | 2026-02-13 |
| David Wall | Newberg | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Bill Markt | West Linn | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Lee Rengert | Salem | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Shantara Grace | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Aascot Bohlander | Beaverton | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Barbara Talley | Junction City | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Maria Schur | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Carly Mick | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Eli Ostrov | Corvallis | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Jimmy Jones | Mid-Willmatte Valley Community Action Agency | Support | 2026-02-13 |
| Kaylin Landry | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Kathryn Marxen-Simonson | Molalla | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Therese Michel | Springfield | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Jody Lindemann | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-13 |
| Hunter Merritt | portland | Oppose | 2026-02-14 |
| Joanna Malaczynski | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-14 |
| Nicholas Tretiak | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-14 |
| Jessica Bronk | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-14 |
| Andrew Foukes | Portland | Oppose | 2026-02-14 |
| Rick Hunter | Beaverton | Oppose | 2026-02-14 |
| Sandra Fox | Bend | Oppose | 2026-02-14 |
Legislative History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | S | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2026-02-02 | S | Referred to Housing and Development. |
| 2026-02-12 | S | Public Hearing held. |
| 2026-03-06 | S | In committee upon adjournment. |