SB 1578 — Allows counties with a population density of less than 30 people per square mile to rezone up to 50 acres to be divided and developed for residential dwellings of at least five units per acre.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
Digest: This Act allows rural counties to zone up to 50 acres for homes and allows more rural ADUs. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Allows counties with a population density of less than 30 people per square mile to rezone up to 50 acres to be divided and developed for residential dwellings of at least five units per acre. Sunsets January 2, 2034. Expands allowed development of accessory dwelling units to farmland with certain existing nonfarm dwellings. Allows the development of larger rural accessory dwelling units.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
Sponsors
- Nash, Todd (R, OR-29) — sponsor
- Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — sponsor
- Skarlatos, Alek (R, OR-4) — sponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Weber, Suzanne (R, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Evans, Paul (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (D, OR-32) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — cosponsor
- Smith, Gregory (R, OR-57) — 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 — In committee upon adjournment.
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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 | Nash, Todd (R, state_upper OR-29) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Owens, Mark (R, state_lower OR-60) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Skarlatos, Alek (R, state_lower OR-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Javadi, Cyrus (D, state_lower OR-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Smith, Gregory (R, state_lower OR-57) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Weber, Suzanne (R, state_upper OR-16) | 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