SB 1551 — Invalidates deed restrictions and planned community governing documents prohibiting the replacement of nonfire-hardened building materials or installation of fire-hardened building materials on residential properties.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-15
Digest: This Act stops HOAs or deed terms from limiting an owner from upgrading the fire safety of materials in their home. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Invalidates deed restrictions and planned community governing documents prohibiting the [<i>removal</i>]<b> replacement</b> of nonfire-hardened building materials or installation of fire-hardened building materials on residential properties. Limits a homeowners association's ability to enforce regulations that would constrain installation of fire-hardened building materials. Applies to new and existing deed restrictions and planned communities. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — sponsor
- Broadman, Anthony (D, OR-27) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — cosponsor
- Fragala, Lisa (D, OR-8) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 02-18 by unanimous consent.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 02-19 by virtue of adjournment.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Housing and Homelessness.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Helfrich. Passed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — Governor signed.
- · state_upper — Chapter 86, 2026 Laws.
- · state_upper — Effective date, June 5, 2026.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Broadman, Anthony (D, state_upper OR-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Fragala, Lisa (D, state_lower OR-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no