SB 1561 — Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
Digest: This Act allows an owner a separate path to restore a destroyed home. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Wright, Boomer (R, OR-9) — sponsor
- Edwards, Darcey (R, OR-31) — sponsor
- Weber, Suzanne (R, OR-16) — sponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Thatcher, Kim (R, OR-11) — cosponsor
- Hartman, Annessa (D, OR-40) — cosponsor
- Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, OR-52) — cosponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (D, OR-32) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- Mannix, Kevin (R, OR-21) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — cosponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Reschke, E. Werner (R, OR-55) — cosponsor
- Drazan, Christine (R, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Housing and Development.
- · 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 — Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed.
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Housing and Homelessness.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Wright. Passed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — Governor signed.
- · state_upper — Chapter 89, 2026 Laws.
- · state_upper — Effective date, January 1, 2027.
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 | Edwards, Darcey (R, state_lower OR-31) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Weber, Suzanne (R, state_upper OR-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Wright, Boomer (R, state_lower OR-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Drazan, Christine (R, state_upper OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Hartman, Annessa (D, state_lower OR-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, state_lower OR-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Javadi, Cyrus (D, state_lower OR-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Mannix, Kevin (R, state_lower OR-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Owens, Mark (R, state_lower OR-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Reschke, E. Werner (R, state_lower OR-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Thatcher, Kim (R, state_upper OR-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Wise, Lamar (D, state_lower OR-48) | 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