HB4036 Creates $100M Housing Opportunity, Longevity and Durability Fund
Summary
Oregon HB4036 establishes the Housing Opportunity, Longevity and Durability Fund and authorizes the State Treasurer to issue $100 million in Article XI-Q bonds during the 2025-2027 biennium for affordable housing preservation. The Oregon Housing and Community Services Department must submit a report by December 1, 2026, identifying legal and policy barriers to affordable housing production.
What changed
Oregon HB4036 establishes a new affordable housing bond fund and requires state reporting on housing barriers. The legislation creates the Housing Opportunity, Longevity and Durability Fund, authorizes $100 million in Article XI-Q bonds for the 2025-2027 biennium, and directs OHCS to report on barriers to affordable housing production by December 2026.
Affected parties include the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department, the State Treasurer's office, and stakeholders providing input on housing barriers. The bill declares an emergency and took effect immediately upon passage, with the official effective date of April 13, 2026.
What to do next
- Oregon Housing and Community Services Department to administer the $100M Housing Opportunity, Longevity and Durability Fund for affordable housing preservation
- OHCS to submit a report by December 1, 2026, on legal and policy barriers to affordable housing production
- State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q bonds as authorized
Archived snapshot
Apr 14, 2026GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time.
ChangeBridge / Oregon / HB4036 Effective Date HB4036 House Bill Effective Date 2026-04-13
Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency.
This Act sets up a bond fund to preserve low-cost housing and requires OHCS to report on low-cost housing barriers. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Establishes the Housing Opportunity, Longevity and Durability Fund to deposit Article XI-Q bonds to be used by the Housing and Community Services Department to preserve affordable housing at risk of loss. [Authorizes the State Treasurer to issue $100 million in bonds for the fund for the 2025-2027 biennium.] Requires the department to, with input from stakeholders, report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to housing on or before December 1, 2026, on legal and policy barriers to affordable housing production. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill Details
State Oregon
Session 2026 Legislative Measures
Chamber House
Official Source olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Meas...
LegiScan View on LegiScan
Action History
2026-04-13 H Chapter 107, (2026 Laws): Effective date April 7, 2026. 2026-04-07 H Governor signed. 2026-03-10 S President signed. 2026-03-10 H Speaker signed. 2026-03-06 S Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 7--Drazan, Girod, Linthicum, Robinson, Starr, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Hayden. 2026-03-05 S Second reading. 2026-03-05 S Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. 2026-03-04 S Referred to Ways and Means. 2026-03-04 S First reading. Referred to President's desk. 2026-03-04 H Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. Ayes, 44; Nays, 12--Boshart Davis, Cate, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Lewis, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Yunker; Excused, 3--Hartman, Levy B, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 1--McIntire. 2026-03-03 H Second reading. 2026-03-03 H Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. 2026-03-02 H Returned to Full Committee. 2026-03-02 H Work Session held. 2026-03-02 H Work Session held. 2026-02-25 H Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. 2026-02-12 H Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. 2026-02-12 H Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. 2026-02-10 H Work Session held. 2026-02-03 H Public Hearing held. 2026-02-02 H Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. 2026-02-02 H First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Votes
2026-02-10 House Committee Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) Yea: 12 Nay: 0 2026-03-02 House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) Yea: 21 Nay: 0 2026-03-04 House Third Reading Yea: 44 Nay: 12 2026-03-06 Senate Third Reading Yea: 22 Nay: 7
Committee Referrals
2026-02-02 H Housing and Homelessness 2026-02-12 J Ways and Means 2026-02-25 J Capitol Construction 2026-03-04 J Ways and Means
Amendments
2026-02-03 House Committee On Housing and Homelessness Amendment #-2 2026-02-05 House Committee On Housing and Homelessness Amendment #-2 2026-02-10 House Committee On Housing and Homelessness Amendment #-2 2026-03-02 Joint Subcommittee On Capital Construction Amendment #-A4 2026-03-02 Joint Committee On Ways and Means Amendment #-A4 Adopted
Bill Text Versions
0000-00-00 Introduced 0000-00-00 Introduced 0000-00-00 Engrossed 0000-00-00 Engrossed 0000-00-00 Engrossed 0000-00-00 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
Named provisions
Related changes
Get daily alerts for Oregon Legislative Events
Daily digest delivered to your inbox.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
About this page
Every important government, regulator, and court update from around the world. One place. Real-time. Free. Our mission
Source document text, dates, docket IDs, and authority are extracted directly from OR Legislature.
The summary, classification, recommended actions, deadlines, and penalty information are AI-generated from the original text and may contain errors. Always verify against the source document.
Classification
Who this affects
Taxonomy
Browse Categories
Get alerts for this source
We'll email you when Oregon Legislative Events publishes new changes.
Subscribed!
Optional. Filters your digest to exactly the updates that matter to you.