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Read. Follow. Verify.Oregon Requires Housing and Community Services Department to Study Housing by September 2027
Last action · March 6, 2026: In committee upon adjournment.
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What This Bill Proposed
Oregon lawmakers require the Housing and Community Services Department to conduct a housing study and report its findings to interim legislative committees by September 15, 2027. The measure repeals itself on January 2, 2028.
Directs state administrative resources toward analyzing housing conditions and potential legislative solutions over a multi-year timeline before the legal authority expires.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Housing and Community Services Department
The department is legally required to conduct a housing study and submit a report with potential recommendations by a specific deadline.
Key Facts
- The Housing and Community Services Department is directed to study housing.
- The department must submit its findings and any legislative recommendations to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2027.
- The statutory requirement and authority established by Section 1 of the Act sunset on January 2, 2028.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseIn committee upon adjournment.
- Feb 5, 2026HouseReferred to Rules.
- Feb 5, 2026HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 15)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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