Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB58: Relating to expanding the supply of affordable housing; prescribing an effective date.
Status: Chaptered, April 6, 2026
Digest: This Act makes OHCS award grants to counties for subgrants to home owners to create auxiliary dwellings for rent. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to establish and administer a pilot program to award grants to counties. Requires recipient counties to establish a home modification program that awards grants to homeowners to develop and rent interior auxiliary dwelling units within an urban growth boundary or an area zoned for rural residential use . [ Prevents auxiliary dwelling units developed by the grant from triggering recalculation of property value for property tax purposes. Applies to assessment years beginning January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2032. ] Sunsets on January 2, 2034. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 4, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session SENATE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL By COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT April On page 2 of the printed bill, after line 7, insert: "(b) Verify that the single-family dwelling is located within an urban growth boundary, as defined in ORS 197.015, or an area zoned for rural residential use, as defined in ORS 215.501;". In line 8, delete "(b)" and insert "(c)". In line 11, delete "(c)" and insert "(d)". After line 39, insert: "(11) An auxiliary dwelling unit whose development is minor construction within the meaning provided under ORS 308.149 (5) does not have its maximum assessed value determined under ORS 308.153.". On page 3, delete lines 1 through 7. In line 8, delete "6" and insert "4". In line 12, delete "7" and insert "5" and delete "to 4" and insert "and 3". In line 13, delete "8" and insert "6". In line 15, delete "9" and insert "7". LC 3024/SB 58-2
Sponsors
- Cedric Hayden (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- David Smith (R, 1)