SB 1567
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The enrolled bill creates a new continuously appropriated revolving loan fund, capitalizes it with a one-time $20 million transfer from an existing housing loan fund, and directs the Housing and Community Services Department to administer below-market short-term loans for mixed-income multifamily development. It expands state financing authority to include market-rate portions of qualifying projects and amends statutory findings to support this policy. The material consequence is a shift of capital toward mixed-income development with improved project viability through subordinated state debt, offset by uncertainty regarding long-term fund replenishment, rulemaking timelines, and the impact on existing revolving loan programs.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Enrolled; Revenue Impact Statement INTRO; Fiscal Impact Statement B
The policy purpose of this measure is to increase supply of affordable housing, including by financing development of mixed income rental housing.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO; Revenue Impact Statement A; Revenue Impact Statement B
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The text requires state loans to be subordinate to private debt and expands financing authority to include non-restricted units in mixed-income projects. This structure suggests the legislature aims to de-risk private construction lending by providing state-backed short-term bridge capital, thereby encouraging developers to include affordable units without bearing full upfront equity risk or facing financing gaps that typically stall mixed-income developments.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Gain access to below-market short-term loans and expanded eligibility for state financing, potentially improving project pro formas and reducing reliance on expensive construction debt. Must comply with rulemaking-set eligibility criteria, restricted-unit proportions, and affordability covenant requirements.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Enrolled; Revenue Impact Statement INTRO
Gains new rulemaking authority, program administration duties, and a continuously appropriated fund. Must adopt initial rules by January 1, 2027, and manage underwriting, compliance, and debt recovery while balancing subordination requirements with private lender interests.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Enrolled; Fiscal Impact Statement A
May leverage the new fund and expanded property tax exemption qualifications to finance more mixed-income rentals. Faces uncertainty regarding how the $20 million transfer affects their existing Moderate-Income Revolving Loan (MIRL) program and long-term borrowing capacity.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO; Revenue Impact Statement B
Legally retain senior lien position unless they explicitly agree otherwise. May face increased underwriting scrutiny or demand higher fees to compensate for risk, but benefit from reduced state competition for project capital.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Enrolled
OHCS must adopt initial program rules by January 1, 2027, establishing eligibility, interest rate methodology, restricted-unit proportions, minimum affordability duration (at least the loan term), and covenant enforcement mechanisms. Developers must structure projects to include at least one unit rented to households at or below 120 percent of area median income to qualify for expanded state financing.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Enrolled; Revenue Impact Statement INTRO
The $20 million transfer is a one-time capitalization; ongoing fund sustainability depends on loan repayments, interest accrual, and potential legislative appropriations. No direct revenue impact is projected for local governments, but property tax exemption eligibility may shift if housing authorities expand mixed-income development under the new framework.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Revenue Impact Statement B
The subordination requirement protects private lenders but may limit OHCS recovery in default scenarios. Rulemaking deadlines create near-term implementation pressure, and undefined loan duration parameters could affect project cash flow planning.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Enrolled; Fiscal Impact Statement A
Mixed-income developers in high-cost urban markets
A developer uses the below-market loan to close a financing gap on a 300-unit mixed-income project, successfully including 40 percent deeply restricted units while maintaining market-rate rents that cover operating costs. The subordination clause secures private lender consent, enabling rapid construction and significantly increasing affordable supply without direct state grant expenditure.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Mixed Income Development Loan Fund and existing housing programs
Private lenders refuse subordination or demand prohibitive fees, resulting in near-zero program uptake. Alternatively, if multiple loans default and the revolving fund is not replenished through repayments or legislative action, the $20 million capitalization is depleted without generating sustainable returns, reducing available funds for future housing projects and straining OHCS debt management capacity.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Enrolled; Fiscal Impact Statement B
The text does not prescribe specific covenant durations beyond a minimum equal to the loan term, nor does it mandate independent income verification standards. Without explicit rulemaking safeguards, administrative discretion could be exploited to stretch affordability definitions or defer enforcement, undermining the measure's housing supply objectives.
Sources · Enrolled; Revenue Impact Statement INTRO
The measure trades a fixed $20 million capital transfer and expanded state financing authority for greater mixed-income development viability against uncertainty in long-term fund sustainability and potential displacement of existing revolving loan resources.
Lowers upfront financing barriers for developers, encourages private lender participation via subordination protections, and expands affordable unit supply through flexible covenant structures.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO; Revenue Impact Statement B
Depletes an existing housing revolving fund without guaranteed replenishment, shifts implementation risk to OHCS rulemaking, and may not address deeper affordability gaps if interest rates or restricted-unit ratios are set too leniently.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Fiscal Impact Statement B
The enrolled version adds Section 8, which transfers $20 million from the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund to the newly created Mixed Income Development Loan Fund on the effective date. All other provisions, including program structure, rulemaking deadlines, financing authority expansions, and statutory amendments, remain identical to the Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed version.
Added Section 8: $20 million transfer from Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund to Mixed Income Development Loan Fund on effective date.
Provides initial capitalization for the new program while reducing available balance in the existing revolving fund. No other substantive changes to program mechanics, eligibility, or statutory findings.
Sources · Enrolled; Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed
Tradeoff: The measure trades a fixed $20 million capital transfer and expanded state financing authority for greater mixed-income development viability against uncertainty in long-term fund sustainability and potential displacement of existing revolving loan resources.
high confidence. The enrolled text, official revenue impact statements, and fiscal analysis consistently describe the fund creation, capitalization, rulemaking timeline, and subordination requirements. No contradictory provisions or legislative intent statements are present.
Possible effects if adopted; not current bill text.
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The amendment redirects $20 million from the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund to seed a newly created Mixed Income Development Loan Fund, enabling the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department to issue below-market, short-term loans for mixed-income housing projects that include at least one unit rented to households earning at or below 120 percent of area median income. If adopted, this transfer provides immediate capitalization for a program that expands property tax exemption eligibility and alters loan subordination requirements, directly shifting financing capacity toward mixed-income development while reducing available balance in the moderate-income revolving fund.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -A3 — proposed amendment; Fiscal Impact Statement B
The policy purpose of this measure is to increase supply of affordable housing, including by financing development of mixed income rental housing.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO; Revenue Impact Statement B
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
Legislators added the explicit $20 million transfer to address a capitalization gap identified during committee review, ensuring the new loan fund would have immediate operating liquidity rather than relying on future appropriations or bond proceeds.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Staff Measure Summary B
Gains authority to administer a new revolving loan program and must draft implementing rules by January 1, 2027.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Fiscal Impact Statement B
Gain access to below-market short-term financing for mixed-income projects, with expanded eligibility for property tax exemptions if they choose to utilize the fund.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO; Revenue Impact Statement B
Face a statutory requirement that state loans be subordinate to their existing or concurrent loans on financed properties, affecting risk allocation and capital stack structuring.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Fiscal Impact Statement B
Gain access to subsidized short-term construction financing but must comply with OHCS rulemaking on affordability covenants, unit proportions, and loan terms.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Staff Measure Summary B; Staff Measure Summary B
Face indirect revenue impacts contingent on whether housing authorities leverage the loans to expand mixed-income projects that qualify for rental property tax exemptions.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO; Revenue Impact Statement B
OHCS must finalize program rules within a tight timeline, creating near-term administrative workload.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Developers will need to negotiate loan subordination with private lenders and structure projects to meet expanding mixed-income definitions.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Staff Measure Summary B
Financial viability calculations for housing authorities may shift positively due to lower financing costs and broader exemption qualifications, potentially accelerating project pipelines.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO
The subordinate loan requirement may increase borrowing costs or complicate negotiations with private capital providers.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement B
Housing authorities and developers
OHCS rapidly issues rules that attract strong developer interest, deploying the $20 million across multiple large-scale mixed-income projects that would otherwise fail underwriting, resulting in hundreds of new affordable units being delivered within two years while maintaining fund solvency through loan repayments.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary B
Fund and moderate-income borrowers
Private lenders uniformly refuse subordination due to risk concerns, or OHCS sets overly restrictive affordability rules that deter applications, leaving the $20 million idle in a low-yield account with no housing development activity for several years and delaying moderate-income project financing from the source fund.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement B
The text legally permits OHCS to set eligibility criteria and affordability durations via rulemaking. Weak enforcement of affordability covenants or misclassification of tenant income levels could allow developers to capture below-market financing while charging above-market rents, effectively diverting public subsidy toward market-rate projects without delivering the intended affordable housing supply.
Sources · Staff Measure Summary B
Immediate capital deployment for mixed-income development is enabled by redirecting existing revolving loan resources, but success depends entirely on OHCS rulemaking speed and private lender willingness to accept subordinate positions, creating execution risk that could delay or dilute housing supply gains.
Accelerated construction of mixed-income projects through below-market short-term financing.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO
Expanded property tax exemption eligibility may improve project financial viability and attract private capital.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Revenue Impact Statement B
Reduced balance in the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund may limit financing for other moderate-income projects.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement B
Subordination requirement may complicate capital stacks and increase private lender risk premiums.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement B
high confidence. Analysis relies exclusively on official legislative revenue impact statements, fiscal impact reports, and committee staff summaries for the exact measure version.
If adopted, the amendment would mandate that all state loans for mixed-income housing development take a junior lien position behind any existing or concurrent private mortgage unless the private lender explicitly consents otherwise. This shifts foreclosure priority to private lenders, increases the state revolving fund's credit risk, and makes developer access to state capital contingent on securing private lender agreement.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Fiscal Impact Statement A
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The shift from permissive to mandatory subordination likely aims to reassure commercial lenders that their senior lien status will be protected, thereby encouraging private capital participation in mixed-income projects.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Must restructure underwriting to require documented private lender consent for subordination waivers, altering risk assessment protocols and administrative workflows.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Fiscal Impact Statement B
Gain guaranteed senior lien priority, reducing exposure to state loan defaults but potentially requiring them to negotiate consent terms with developers.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Face a new dependency on private lender cooperation; projects unable to secure subordination waivers will be ineligible for state loans regardless of affordability compliance.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Indirectly affected through potential changes in project financing feasibility, development timelines, and the overall supply of mixed-income rental units.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO
Developers must initiate subordination negotiations with private lenders before applying for state loans. OHCS will need to track and verify consent documentation as a condition of funding.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The state revolving fund assumes higher credit risk by consistently taking a junior position, which may necessitate stricter eligibility thresholds or reserve requirements to offset potential losses.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Projects located in high-cost or high-risk markets where private lenders are reluctant to participate may lose access to state capital, potentially skewing development toward areas with stronger private financing ecosystems.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement B
OHCS must implement a consent-tracking mechanism and establish clear procedures for handling lender refusals without creating undue delays in project approvals.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
Developer and low-income households
A developer secures a $75 million private construction loan with guaranteed senior status, enabling the rapid development of 300 mixed-income units on an underutilized urban site that would have failed state underwriting due to high land costs, significantly accelerating affordable housing delivery.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Developer and low-income households
A private lender refuses subordination consent for a project in a historically underserved neighborhood due to perceived market risks, causing the state program to reject the application and leaving 150 targeted low-income units unfunded despite meeting all affordability and design standards.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The text legally permits OHCS to condition loans on documented private lender consent or deny funding where consent is withheld. A potential unlawful outcome could arise if weak enforcement allows developers to submit forged or misclassified lender agreements to bypass the subordination requirement, leading to improper disbursement of state funds and unauthorized risk exposure for the revolving fund. This risk stems from administrative duty creep rather than the statutory language itself.
Sources · Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Fiscal Impact Statement A
The amendment guarantees private lenders senior repayment priority to stimulate market participation, but shifts greater credit risk onto the state fund and restricts developer access to projects where private lenders refuse consent.
Aligned private capital incentives reduce state foreclosure exposure and may accelerate project financing through lender confidence.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Mandatory subordination clarifies lien hierarchy, reducing legal disputes over repayment priority during project defaults.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Projects in high-need or high-risk markets may become ineligible if private lenders refuse consent, creating funding gaps for affordable housing.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement B
Increased administrative burden from tracking lender consents and potential delays in project approvals due to negotiation timelines.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
high confidence. The amendment text explicitly changes a permissive clause to a mandatory one with a clear consent exception. Official fiscal and revenue impact statements confirm the measure's structure, fund creation, and rulemaking timeline, supporting direct analysis of likely impacts if adopted.
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Posted Jan 28, 2026, 3:25 PM PST
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On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 22 and 23 and insert: 2 “(4) Loans under this section must be made subordinate to any existing 3 or concurrently made private loan on the property, unless the private lender 4 agrees otherwise.
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Chief sponsors: Senator Khanh Pham, Senator Dick Anderson, Senator Mark Meek, Senator Deb Patterson
Regular sponsors: Senator Anthony Broadman, Senator Lew Frederick, Senator Sara Gelser Blouin, Senator Jeff Golden, Senator Courtney Neron Misslin, Representative Farrah Chaichi, Representative Willy Chotzen, Representative Mark Gamba, Representative David Gomberg, Representative Cyrus Javadi, Representative Kevin Mannix, Representative Sarah McDonald, Representative Lesly Muñoz, Representative Travis Nelson, Representative Rob Nosse, Representative Hai Pham, Representative Lamar Wise, Senator Janeen Sollman, Representative Zach Hudson, Representative Tom Andersen, Representative April Dobson, Representative Sue Rieke Smith, Representative Thuy Tran, Representative Susan McLain, Representative Emerson Levy
Senate carrier
Senator Khanh Pham
Third Reading Of Senate Measures · Version B
House carrier
Representative Mark Gamba
Third Reading Of Senate Bills · Version B
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Effective date, June 5, 2026.
Chapter 91, 2026 Laws.
Governor signed.
Speaker signed.
President signed.
Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed.
Ayes, 47; Nays, 4--Boshart Davis, Cate, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 4--Hartman, Javadi, Levy B, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 5--Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Marsh, Owens, Smith G.
Rules suspended. Carried over to March 4, 2026 Calendar.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass.
Staff Measure Summary · Version B
Referred to Ways and Means.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.
Ayes, 22; Nays, 3--Drazan, Girod, Robinson; Excused, 5--Hayden, Linthicum, Taylor, Thatcher, Weber.
Fiscal Impact Statement · Version B
Second reading.
Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed bill text posted
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out with Amendments · Agenda item 10 · Room HR 40 · Relating to mixed income housing; prescribing an effective date (Senator McLane, carrier)
Amendment -A3 adopted
Returned to Full Committee.
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out · Agenda item 2 · Room HR H · Relating to mixed income housing; creating new provisions; and prescribing an effective date - ADDED
Amendment -A3 proposed
Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.
Senate Amendments to Introduced bill text posted
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out with Amendments · Agenda item 3 · Room HR E · Authorizes the Housing and Community Services Department to fund mixed income housing.
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Revenue Impact Statement
Amendment -1 adopted
Public Hearing held.
Public Hearing
Heard · Agenda item 3 · Room HR E · Authorizes the Housing and Community Services Department to fund mixed income housing.
Referred to Housing and Development, then Ways and Means.
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
50,000 appropriation to ODOE to carry out Section 1 of the measure. BACKGROUND: Senate Bill 1567 (2022) required ODOE to develop the Oregon Energy Security Plan to evaluate the
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ciated with the Mixed Income Development Loan Fund by $20 million was approved. SB 1567 (2026) includes a $20 million transfer of funds into the newly established Mixe
ciated with the Mixed Income Development Loan Fund by $20 million was approved. SB 1567 (2026) includes a $20 million transfer of funds into the newly established Mixe
ixed Income Development Loan Fund from the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund. SB 1567 authorizes the Housing and Community Services Department to use funds Mixed Inc
ixed Income Development Loan Fund from the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund. SB 1567 authorizes the Housing and Community Services Department to use funds Mixed Inc
ciated with the Mixed Income Development Loan Fund by $20 million was approved. SB 1567 (2026) includes a $20 million transfer of funds into the newly established Mixe
ciated with the Mixed Income Development Loan Fund by $20 million was approved. SB 1567 (2026) includes a $20 million transfer of funds into the newly established Mixe
ixed Income Development Loan Fund from the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund. SB 1567 authorizes the Housing and Community Services Department to use funds Mixed Inc
ixed Income Development Loan Fund from the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund. SB 1567 authorizes the Housing and Community Services Department to use funds Mixed Inc
pproved pursuant to SB 684 (2025). The 2026 omnibus budget reconciliation bill (HB 5204) contains a decrease of $20 million Other Funds expenditure limitation for the
imitation for the Mixed Income Development Loan Fund. Assuming this measure and HB 5204 both become law, there would be a net zero change in expenditure limitation for
existing staff associated with its direct lending program approved pursuant to SB 684 (2025). The 2026 omnibus budget reconciliation bill (HB 5204) contains a decrea
nds for the mixed income housing long-term direct lending program authorized in SB 684 (2025). Section 2(4) of the measure states that the loans must be made subordi
) program, also known as the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund and created by Senate Bill 1537 (2024), within OHCS can be used to finance developments serving households earn
) program, also known as the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund and created by Senate Bill 1537 (2024), within OHCS can be used to finance developments serving households earn
) program, also known as the Housing Project Revolving Loan Fund and created by Senate Bill 1537 (2024), within OHCS can be used to finance developments serving households earn
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