SB 974 — Requires local governments or special districts to complete final review of final engineering plans for residential development within 120 days of submission.
Last action — Chapter Number Assigned
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 23, 2025. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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13 sponsors
4 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Digest: This Act speeds up review of housing permits. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Requires local governments or special districts to complete final review of final engineering plans for residential development within [<i>90</i>]<b> 120</b> days of submission. [<i>Defines "urban housing application." Requires urban housing applications to be reviewed as limited land use decisions. Authorizes award of attorney fees to applicant if engineering plans or land use applications for residential development are not processed timely.</i>] <b>Establishes a limited review process for certain applications for residential development within an urban growth boundary. Becomes operative on July 1, 2026.</b> Prohibits local governments from applying certain design review requirements for certain [<i>urban housing applications</i>]<b> residential developments within an urban growth boundary</b>. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill Text
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Read SB 974 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Dick Anderson · Primary
- Kayse Jama · Primary
- Anthony Broadman · Primary
- Khanh Pham · Cosponsor
- David Brock Smith · Cosponsor
- Mark Meek · Primary
- Deb Patterson · Cosponsor
- Cyrus Javadi · Cosponsor
- Pam Marsh · Cosponsor
- Tom Andersen · Cosponsor
- Willy Chotzen · Cosponsor
- Thuy Tran · Cosponsor
- Julie Fahey · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →4 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 77 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (4)
- Dick Anderson Republican
- Kayse Jama Democrat
- Anthony Broadman Democrat
- Mark Meek Democrat
Co-sponsors (9)
- Khanh Pham Democrat
- David Brock Smith Republican
- Deb Patterson Democrat
- Cyrus Javadi Republican
- Pam Marsh Democrat
- Tom Andersen Democrat
- Willy Chotzen Democrat
- Thuy Tran Democrat
- Julie Fahey Democrat
Not signed on (77)
77 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 77 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sen Smith DB | — | Yea |
| Sen Pham | — | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Yea |
| Courtney Neron Misslin | Democrat | Nay |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Golden | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayse Jama | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Gelser Blouin | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Bruce Starr | Republican | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Linthicum | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Yea |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 50 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 7% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen H | — | Not Voting |
| Rep Smith G | — | Yea |
| Rep Levy B | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen D | — | Yea |
| Rep Pham H | — | Yea |
| Rep Munoz | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Annessa Hartman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| April Dobson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Dacia Grayber | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Nay |
| Jules Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Fragala | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari Watanabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Nay |
| Nancy Nathanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Nay |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah McDonald | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon Isadore | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan McLain | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Willy Chotzen | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Hudson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alek Skarlatos | Republican | Yea |
| Anna Scharf | Republican | Yea |
| Boomer Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Yea |
| Court Boice | Republican | Yea |
| Cyrus Javadi | Republican | Yea |
| Darcey Edwards | Republican | Yea |
| Darin Harbick | Republican | Yea |
| Dwayne Yunker | Republican | Yea |
| E. Werner Reschke | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Yea |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Yea |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Helfrich | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lucetta Elmer | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Boshart Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 8% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| April Dobson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lisa Fragala | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Nay |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Cyrus Javadi | Republican | Yea |
| Darcey Edwards | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Helfrich | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Yea |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (29)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Sen Smith DB | — | Yea |
| Sen Pham | — | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Yea |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Golden | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayse Jama | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Gelser Blouin | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Bruce Starr | Republican | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Linthicum | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Yea |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sen Pham | — | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 974 do?
- Digest: This Act speeds up review of housing permits. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Requires local governments or special districts to complete final review of final engineering plans for residential development within [<i>90</i>]<b> 120</b> days of submission. [<i>Defines "urban housing application." Requires urban housing applications to be reviewed as limited land use decisions. Authorizes award of attorney fees to applicant if engineering plans or land use applications for residential development are not processed timely.</i>] <b>Establishes a limited review process for certain applications for residential development within an urban growth boundary. Becomes operative on July 1, 2026.</b> Prohibits local governments from applying certain design review requirements for certain [<i>urban housing applications</i>]<b> residential developments within an urban growth boundary</b>. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
- Who sponsors SB 974?
- SB 974 is sponsored by Dick Anderson (Republican), Kayse Jama (Democrat), Anthony Broadman (Democrat), Khanh Pham (Democrat), David Brock Smith (Republican), Mark Meek (Democrat), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Cyrus Javadi (Republican), Pam Marsh (Democrat), Tom Andersen (Democrat), Willy Chotzen (Democrat), Thuy Tran (Democrat), and Julie Fahey (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 974?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 23, 2025. Enacted.
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