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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 829
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformance with pre-
session filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President (at the request
of Governor Tina Kotek for Department of Consumer and Business Services)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Tells the state agency that deals with consumers and business to do a study about more
affordable housing. Tells the department to report the results of the study to legislators on a com-
mittee that deals with housing. Lets the department suggest new laws. Gets rid of the bill at the end
of 2026. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.8).
Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study affordable housing. Di-
rects the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly re-
lated to housing not later than September 15, 2026.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to affordable housing.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall study affordable
housing. The department shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and
may include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative
Assembly related to housing no later than September 15, 2026.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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