SB1095 • 2025

Authorizes cities and counties to impose a fee on noncommercial residences that are vacant for more than 180 consecutive or cumulative days in a calendar year.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Broadman, Senator Anderson,, Jama,, Representative Gamba
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Authorizes cities and counties to impose a fee on noncommercial residences that are vacant for more than 180 consecutive or cumulative days in a calendar year.

Digest: The Act would let cities and counties impose a fee on homes that are vacant for more than 180 days in a calendar year.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act would let cities and counties impose a fee on homes that are vacant for more than 180 days in a calendar year.
(Flesch Readability Score: 69.6).
Authorizes cities and counties to impose a fee on noncommercial residences that are vacant for more than 180 consecutive or cumulative days in a calendar year.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-06-04 Senate
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2025-04-16 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-03 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Finance and Revenue. (Printed A-Eng.)
2025-04-03 Senate
Referred to Finance and Revenue by order of the President.
2025-03-31 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-03-03 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-25 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-02-25 Senate
Referred to Housing and Development.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act would let cities and counties impose a fee on homes that are vacant for more than 180 days in a calendar year. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.6).
Authorizes cities and counties to impose a fee on noncommercial residences that are vacant for more than 180 consecutive or cumulative days in a calendar year.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to vacant home fees; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 1095
Ordered by the Senate April 3
Including Senate Amendments dated April 3
Sponsored by Senator BROADMAN; Senators ANDERSON, JAMA, Representative GAMBA
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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act would let cities and counties impose a fee on homes that are vacant for more
than 180 days in a calendar year. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.6).
Authorizes cities and counties to impose a fee on noncommercial residences that are vacant for
more than 180 consecutive or cumulative days in a calendar year.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to vacant home fees; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Subject noncommercial residence” does not include:
(A) Newly constructed, converted or rehabilitated residences that have not been occupied
since the completion of the construction, conversion or rehabilitation.
(B) Residences that contain more dwelling units than a quadplex, other than condomin-
iums as defined in ORS 100.005.
(b) “Vacant” means:
(A) Unoccupied, other than by reason of health, active military service or a first
responder’s duties in an officially declared emergency;
(B) Empty of personal property; or
(C) Occupied without the knowledge or consent of the owner.
(c) “Vacant home” means a subject noncommercial residence that is vacant for more
than 180 consecutive or cumulative days in a calendar year.
(2)(a) The governing body of a city or county may adopt an ordinance or resolution under
which a fee is imposed on a vacant home per year of vacancy.
(b) The fee may give rise to a lien against the vacant home.
(c) The ordinance or resolution may include additional exemptions and exclusions from
the fee.
(3) The city or county may use fee revenues only for:
(a) Administration of the vacant home fee program; and
(b) Development and construction of housing units affordable to households with an an-
nual income between 80 and 130 percent of the annual area median income in the city or
county.
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.
LC 4305
A-Eng. SB 1095
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SECTION 2.
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.
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