Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 2968 — Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to guarantee a housing developer's payment of system development charges that the local government has agreed to defer until after occupancy.

Last action — In House Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · high confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    3 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Digest: The Act makes OHCS guarantee a local government's collection of a fee to be paid by a home builder on a delayed schedule. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to guarantee a housing developer's payment of system development charges that the local government has agreed to defer until after occupancy. Allows the department to assess a civil penalty and interest against defaulting developers. Allows the Department of Revenue to pursue collections against developers. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Establishes the Municipal Development Protection Fund for such purposes. Appropriates moneys to the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In House Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 83 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (83)

83 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Heard and Reported Out

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 7000
Republican 3002
Total 10002
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
April Dobson Democrat Yea
Emerson Levy Democrat Yea
Lisa Fragala Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Yea
Nathan Sosa Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Cyrus Javadi Republican Not Voting
Darcey Edwards Republican Yea
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Not Voting
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

housing
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2968 do?
Digest: The Act makes OHCS guarantee a local government's collection of a fee to be paid by a home builder on a delayed schedule. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to guarantee a housing developer's payment of system development charges that the local government has agreed to defer until after occupancy. Allows the department to assess a civil penalty and interest against defaulting developers. Allows the Department of Revenue to pursue collections against developers. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Establishes the Municipal Development Protection Fund for such purposes. Appropriates moneys to the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Who sponsors HB 2968?
HB 2968 is sponsored by Mark Gamba (Democrat), Cyrus Javadi (Republican), Annessa Hartman (Democrat), John Lively (Democrat), Boomer Wright (Republican), Khanh Pham (Democrat), and Sue Rieke Smith (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2968?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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