HB3496 • 2025

Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to develop guidance for local governments on siting, and incentivizing the development of, child care facilities on or before December 31, 2026.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Marsh,, Senator Reynolds,, Representative Walters,, Nguyen H, Representative Hartman,, Neron
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to develop guidance for local governments on siting, and incentivizing the development of, child care facilities on or before December 31, 2026.

Digest: This Act makes the DLCD write guidance for siting child care facilities.

What This Bill Does

Digest: This Act makes the DLCD write guidance for siting child care facilities.
(Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to develop guidance for local governments on siting, and incentivizing the development of, child care facilities on or before December 31, 2026.
Requires the department to publish the guidance and deliver a copy to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to land use or child care.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-04-04 House
Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means.
2025-04-04 House
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
2025-04-01 House
Work Session held.
2025-02-18 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-06 House
Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.
2025-02-04 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act makes the DLCD write guidance for siting child care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to develop guidance for local governments on siting, and incentivizing the development of, child care facilities on or before December 31, 2026. Requires the department to publish the guidance and deliver a copy to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to land use or child care.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to child care facilities; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3496
Sponsored by Representative MARSH, Senator REYNOLDS, Representative WALTERS
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: This Act makes the DLCD write guidance for siting child care facilities. (Flesch Read-
ability Score: 67.7).
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to develop guidance for local
governments on siting, and incentivizing the development of, child care facilities on or before De-
cember 31, 2026. Requires the department to publish the guidance and deliver a copy to the interim
committees of the Legislative Assembly related to land use or child care.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to child care facilities; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 197.
SECTION 2. (1) On or before December 31, 2026, the Department of Land Conservation
and Development shall develop guidance for local governments that includes:
(a) Recommendations with respect to implementing ORS 329A.440, 215.213 (2)(aa) and
215.283 (2)(dd);
(b) Recommendations for allowing for child care facilities, as defined in ORS 329A.250,
as home occupations under ORS 215.448;
(c) Model land use regulations for the development of child care facilities;
(d) Best practices for streamlining the permitting process for child care facilities; and
(e) Policies and programs that local governments may adopt to incentivize the develop-
ment of child care facilities.
(2) A copy of the guidance must be:
(a) Published to the department’s website; and
(b) Delivered, along with any recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees
of the Legislative Assembly related to land use or child care.
SECTION 3.
This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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