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Relating to land use; and declaring an emergency.

It became law on Jul 18, 2025.

OR HB 2138 · House Bill · 2025R1

Stage
Became law
Started in
House
Latest action
Aug 7, 2025

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Aug 7, 2025

What it does

Expands allowable middle housing and expands middle housing requirements to include urban unincorporated lands. Expands allowable single room occupancies. Establishes dates by which local governments must implement changes. Makes retroactive the prohibition on private restrictions, including restrictions in governing documents of planned communities, that would limit middle housing, accessory dwelling units or housing density. Becomes operative January 1, 2027. Reforms expedited land division provisions and makes such divisions land use decisions that are exempt from hearing requirements and appeals by opponents. Allows for plats that consolidate a land division and a middle housing land…

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Law in Oregon. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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