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.

Original Bill Text

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.

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