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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 949
Ordered by the Senate April 3
Including Senate Amendments dated April 3
Sponsored by Senator FREDERICK, Representative NELSON; Senator WOODS
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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act tells OHCS to give some money to SEI to build housing. (Flesch Read-
ability Score: 96.0).
[Digest: The Act tells OHCS to start a project to build some mixed-use affordable housing. (Flesch
Readability Score: 65.7).]
Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to [establish a project to] disburse
moneys to Self Enhancement, Inc., to develop affordable housing [that integrates residential units
with community services and commercial spaces in the Portland metropolitan area. Requires the de-
partment to annually report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing
on the project’s progress].
Sunsets on January 2, [2030] 2028.
Declares an emergency, effective on [passage] July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency.
Whereas Self Enhancement, Inc., codeveloped three buildings housing a combined 252 individ-
uals, including Alberta Alive: the Ronnie Herndon Building for families, the Paul and Geneva Knauls
Building for veterans and the Dr. Darrell Millner Building; now, therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. The Housing and Community Services Department shall disburse moneys to
Self Enhancement, Inc., for the purpose of acquiring and developing mixed-use affordable
housing in north and northeast Portland.
SECTION 2.Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2028.
SECTION 3.There is appropriated to the Housing and Community Services Department,
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $10,000,000
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 1 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 4. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on July 1, 2025.
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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