Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon SJR22: Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to a property tax relief program for the owner-occupied primary resid
Status: Chaptered, March 17, 2026
Digest: The measure would direct the legislature to pass laws to provide a property tax break for the homes of seniors. It takes effect only if the people vote for it. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.3). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution directing the Legislative Assembly to enact a property tax relief program for the owner-occupied primary residences of certain seniors. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 10, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session Senate Joint Resolution Sponsored by Senator BONHAM (Presession filed.) 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: The measure would direct the legislature to pass laws to provide a property tax break for the homes of seniors. It takes effect only if the people vote for it. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.3). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution directing the Legislative Assembly to enact a property tax relief program for the owner-occupied primary residences of certain seniors. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election. JOINT RESOLUTION Whereas rising property taxes make housing unaffordable for many seniors on fixed incomes; and Whereas this measure creates a Senior Property Tax Freeze to cap property tax assessments for the primary residence of each Oregon senior citizen aged 65 or older; and Whereas seniors have already paid their fair share and are entitled to age in place without being forced out of their homes due to large …