The 2026 session is moving fast, and House Bill 4036 is one of those measures aimed squarely at Oregon's affordable housing challenges. Introduced at the request of the House Interim Committee on Housing and Homelessness for Representative Pam Marsh, this bill is titled "Relating to affordable housing; declaring an emergency." It's focused on creating a dedicated fund to help keep existing affordable units from slipping away...

As of late January 2026, SB 1523 is fresh at the Senate Desk, waiting for first reading. No individual sponsors are listed yet, and there are no amendments or hearings scheduled. The introduced text is short and clear: it defines a "tenant portal" as any online platform we provide for applications, rent payments, maintenance requests, lease viewing, or notices. The key change? Tenants and applicants can choose not to use it—or pay by card or ACH—and we must offer reasonable a