Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB1576: Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date.
Status: Chaptered, April 6, 2026
Digest: Tells two state agencies to set rules for making housing easier to access and use for people with disabilities. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to conform the state building code to accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Act [ and to certain American National Standards Institute standards for housing accessibility ]. Prohibits the Housing and Community Services Department from funding new rental housing that is a subsidized development unless the housing meets specified accessibility standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 3, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session Senate Bill 1576 Sponsored by Senators PATTERSON, CAMPOS, Representative NELSON, Senator NERON MISSLIN, Representative JAVADI; Senators FREDERICK, JAMA, MANNING JR, REYNOLDS, Representatives ANDERSEN, CHAICHI, CHOTZEN, FRAGALA, GAMBA, HUDSON, MUNOZ, NOSSE, WISE (Presession filed.) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to accessibility standards for housing; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 447.220, 456.508 and 456.510; and prescribing an effective date. SECTION 1. ORS 447.220 is amended to read: 447.220. [It is] The purpose of ORS 447.210 to 447.280 is to make affected buildings, including but not limited to commercial facilities, public accommodations, private entities, private membership clubs and churches, in the state accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities, as provided in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to make covered multifamily dwellings in the state accessible to and usable by all persons with disabilities, as provided in the Fair Housing Act. In requiring that buildings and facilities be usable by persons with disabilities, [it is not the intention of] the Legislative Assembly does not intend to require that items of personal convenience such as rest rooms, telephones and drinking fountains be provided for members of the public who have disabilities if [they] the items of personal convenience are not otherwise provided for members of the public who do not have disabilities. [However, pursuant to] Under the …