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Read. Follow. Verify.Oregon Senate approves alternative restoration process for homes destroyed by natural events
Last action · April 6, 2026: Effective date, January 1, 2027.Sponsors: Suzanne Weber and 17 others
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What This Bill Does
Oregon local governments must approve applications to restore or replace dwellings rendered uninhabitable by a natural or involuntary event through an alternative process that is not classified as a , effective January 1, 2027.
Property owners facing home destruction from natural disasters gain a streamlined rebuilding path exempt from standard land-use hearings, provided applications are filed within three years of the event.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Property owners
Property owners gain an alternative administrative path to restore or replace dwellings destroyed by natural or involuntary events without triggering standard land use decisions.
Local governments
Local governments are required to approve qualifying restoration applications under a non-land-use review framework and are restricted from adding extra siting conditions.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What qualifies a destroyed home for this alternative restoration process?
Are local governments allowed to impose extra conditions on the rebuilding permit?
How soon must a property owner apply after a natural disaster destroys a home?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
19 actions- Apr 6, 2026SenateEffective date, January 1, 2027.
- Apr 6, 2026SenateChapter 89, 2026 Laws.
- Mar 31, 2026SenateGovernor signed.
- Mar 5, 2026HouseSpeaker signed.
- Mar 5, 2026SenatePresident signed.
- Mar 2, 2026HouseThird reading. Carried by Wright. Passed.
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- Feb 27, 2026HouseSecond reading.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseRecommendation: Do pass.
- Feb 26, 2026HouseWork Session held.
- Feb 24, 2026HousePublic Hearing held.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseReferred to Housing and Homelessness.
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- Feb 19, 2026SenateThird reading. Carried by Weber. Passed.
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSecond reading.
- Feb 17, 2026SenateRecommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
- Feb 12, 2026SenateWork Session held.
- Feb 10, 2026SenatePublic Hearing held.
- Feb 2, 2026SenateReferred to Housing and Development.
- Feb 2, 2026SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
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Discoveries
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Exemption from Land Use Decisions
The bill shifts local government approvals for disaster-damaged dwellings away from traditional land use decision channels into a specialized review framework.
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