Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3589: Relating to housing.
Status: Chaptered, August 13, 2025
Digest: This Act requires OHCS to focus on senior housing and sweeps moneys from tax deferrals for such housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to develop a senior housing development initiative. Transfers moneys from the Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account to be used for the initiative. Requires the Department of Revenue to annually review the account, beginning in 2027, for estimated excess funds to transfer to the [ Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund ] General Housing Account for the initiative. Sunsets July 1, 2031. Provides that projects funded by the Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund remain eligible for affordable housing tax credits.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, June 26, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session House Bill 3589 Sponsored by Representative MARSH, Senator PATTERSON; Representatives ANDERSEN, GAMBA, GOMBERG, HARTMAN, KROPF, LEVY B, LEVY E, NOSSE, Senators NERON, SOLLMAN CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to housing; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 317.097. SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 456.515 to 456.725. SECTION 2. (1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall establish and maintain a senior housing development initiative to incentivize housing targeted to older adults and persons with disabilities, including housing that prioritizes visitability and accessibility, but not including housing for the purpose of providing care. Under the initiative, the department shall: (a) Make available state and federal resources to support the development, rehabilitation and preservation of housing for older adults and persons with disabilities, and leverage existing moneys to increase development, redevelopment and preservation opportunities. (b) Provide technical assistance to developers, affordable housing and service providers, planners, stakeholders and local governments to: (A) Support housing location, design, development and the delivery of home and community-based services for older adults; and (B) Help ensure housing developments meet the needs of older adults to age well in their homes and communities through housing that enables choice, safety and physical accessibility. (c) Provide regular public updates and track goals and progress …