2025 Regular Session
Meeting Details 03/17/2025 1:00 PM, HR E
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Public Hearing - Heard
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Staff Analyses and Reports
| Document Type | Title | Submitter | Posted Date And Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary SMS | SB 974 -1 Preliminary SMS | Staff | 3/15/2025 10:43 AM |
| Witness Registration | SB 974 (witness registration) | staff | 3/17/2025 3:04 PM |
Presentations Displayed in Committee
| Title | Submitter | Posted Date And Time |
|---|---|---|
| SB 974 - Matthew Wellner (presentation) | Matthew Wellner | 3/17/2025 10:36 AM |
Submitted Written Public Testimony
| Title | Submitter | Position | Org. or City of Res | Posted Date And Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | Trent Wilson, on behalf of Clackamas County | Oppose | Clackamas County | 3/12/2025 9:43 AM |
| Testimony | Cliff Richardson | Support | Molalla | 3/13/2025 9:56 AM |
| Testimony | Peter Grube, on behalf of Roost Development | Support | Bend | 3/13/2025 1:49 PM |
| Testimony | carol mick, on behalf of SB974 | Support | KLAMATH FALLS | 3/14/2025 10:08 AM |
| Letter | Jenny Odom, on behalf of Partners for Affordable Housing | Support | Bend | 3/14/2025 10:15 AM |
| Testimony | Joshua Biggs | Support | Vancouver | 3/14/2025 10:17 AM |
| Testimony | Kalli Light | Support | Oregon City | 3/14/2025 10:33 AM |
| Testimony | Julie Merrell, on behalf of All potential first time home buyers | Support | Gresham | 3/14/2025 11:21 AM |
| Testimony | Ronald Bochsler | Support | Stayton | 3/14/2025 11:30 AM |
| Testimony | Maya Foty | Oppose | Portland | 3/14/2025 1:50 PM |
| Testimony | Zach Lindahl | Support | Multifamily NW | 3/14/2025 3:21 PM |
| Testimony | Rich Schmerbach | Support | Klamath Falls | 3/14/2025 4:23 PM |
| Testimony | GREENE LAWSON | Support | Portland | 3/14/2025 5:15 PM |
| Testimony | Fred LEESON | Oppose | PORTLAND | 3/14/2025 6:56 PM |
| Testimony | Katie Larsen | Oppose | Aurora | 3/14/2025 7:57 PM |
| Testimony | Connie Shipley | Oppose | Portland | 3/14/2025 8:20 PM |
| Testimony | Daniel Ergsvik | Oppose | Portland | 3/14/2025 8:21 PM |
| Testimony | Maureen Lauran | Oppose | Hood River | 3/14/2025 8:25 PM |
| Testimony | Greg Wick | Oppose | Portland | 3/14/2025 8:29 PM |
| Testimony | Erin Flasher | Oppose | Portland | 3/14/2025 9:00 PM |
| Testimony | Ira Waxberg | Oppose | Portland | 3/14/2025 9:09 PM |
| Testimony | Mary Neustadter | Oppose | Milwaukie | 3/14/2025 9:28 PM |
| Testimony | Debra Lazzaretti | Oppose | Lake Oswego | 3/14/2025 9:28 PM |
| Testimony | Joanne Carlson | Oppose | Portland | 3/14/2025 9:31 PM |
| Testimony | Katherine Showalter | Oppose | Portland | 3/14/2025 10:03 PM |
| Testimony | Megan Kim | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 6:39 AM |
| Testimony | Susan Schubert | Oppose | Womens Architectural League of Portland | 3/15/2025 7:06 AM |
| Testimony | Jacob Strawn | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 7:42 AM |
| Testimony | Nat Kim | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 7:47 AM |
| Testimony | Peter Morris | Oppose | PORTLAND | 3/15/2025 7:51 AM |
| Testimony | Karen Van der Veer | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 7:57 AM |
| Testimony | Paula Pumphrey | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 8:09 AM |
| Testimony | Evy Bishop | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 8:12 AM |
| Testimony | Claude Sakr, on behalf of Myself | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 8:29 AM |
| Testimony | teresa mcgrath | Oppose | portland | 3/15/2025 8:36 AM |
| Testimony | Bruce Newton | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 8:36 AM |
| Testimony | MG Wilson | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 9:21 AM |
| Testimony | Doug Adams | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 9:23 AM |
| Testimony | Carol Baumann | Oppose | Oak Grove | 3/15/2025 10:01 AM |
| Testimony | Kim Gammond | Support | Sunriver | 3/15/2025 10:07 AM |
| Testimony | kelly lanspa | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 10:08 AM |
| Testimony | Dallas Dick | Neutral | Portland | 3/15/2025 10:18 AM |
| Testimony | Patrick McLaughlin | Oppose | Eugene | 3/15/2025 10:19 AM |
| Testimony | John Walton | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 10:24 AM |
| Testimony | mitchell schoen | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 10:29 AM |
| Testimony | Jeff Pittman | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 10:44 AM |
| Testimony | Kurt Feichtmeir, on behalf of self | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 11:04 AM |
| Testimony | Dean Gisvold | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 11:08 AM |
| Testimony | David Knaub | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 11:36 AM |
| Testimony | Lainie Ettinger | Neutral | Portland | 3/15/2025 11:36 AM |
| Testimony | Sharon Haynes | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 11:46 AM |
| Testimony | Kenneth Haynes | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 11:56 AM |
| Testimony | Bradley McCuaig | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 12:04 PM |
| Testimony | Jeanie Golino | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 12:09 PM |
| Testimony | Karen Viehoever | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 12:13 PM |
| Testimony | David Wolf | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 12:34 PM |
| Testimony | soeren johnson | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 12:46 PM |
| Testimony | Rick Russell | Support | Mountain View Community Development | 3/15/2025 12:53 PM |
| Testimony | Scott Young | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 1:17 PM |
| Testimony | Kevin Green | Oppose | Hillsboro | 3/15/2025 1:23 PM |
| Testimony | Linda Berry | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 2:06 PM |
| Testimony | Jennifer Ritson | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 2:15 PM |
| Testimony | Adam Rutledge, on behalf of Rutledge Properties | Support | Medford | 3/15/2025 2:22 PM |
| Testimony | Jessie Moore | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 2:38 PM |
| Testimony | Paul Falsetto | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 2:58 PM |
| Testimony | Dorothy McKnight | Oppose | Wilsonville | 3/15/2025 3:52 PM |
| Testimony | Bill Bold | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 4:05 PM |
| Testimony | Rebecca Stayner | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 4:05 PM |
| Testimony | Allegra Heidelinde, on behalf of myself | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 4:34 PM |
| Testimony | Joe Swank | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 4:45 PM |
| Testimony | John Torrey | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 4:56 PM |
| Testimony | LeeAnne Burgess | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 5:07 PM |
| Testimony | Jordan Schweiger, on behalf of myself as an individual | Support | Salem | 3/15/2025 6:14 PM |
| Testimony | Cory Pinckard | Oppose | Veterans for Peace | 3/15/2025 6:28 PM |
| Testimony | amy chomowicz | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 6:41 PM |
| Testimony | Donna Wax | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 6:44 PM |
| Testimony | Ana Gonzalez | Oppose | Portland | 3/15/2025 7:03 PM |
| Testimony | Emily Hays | Oppose | Oakwood | 3/16/2025 7:05 AM |
| Testimony | Marianne Nelson | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 7:30 AM |
| Testimony | Kathleen Fritts | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 7:40 AM |
| Testimony | Cara Rozell | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 9:46 AM |
| Testimony | Kristen Minor | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 10:38 AM |
| Testimony | Stefan Perkins | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 11:40 AM |
| Testimony | Marianne Kandel | Oppose | Hillsboro | 3/16/2025 12:39 PM |
| Testimony | Mollie Hunt | Neutral | Portland | 3/16/2025 1:30 PM |
| Testimony | Grace Jeffreys | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 1:33 PM |
| Testimony | Lisa Sandmire, on behalf of SB974-1 | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 2:51 PM |
| Testimony | Peggy Moretti | Oppose | Hood River | 3/16/2025 3:04 PM |
| Testimony | Michael Rice | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 3:28 PM |
| Testimony | Jeremy Firkins | Support | Redmond | 3/16/2025 4:40 PM |
| Testimony | Jared George | Support | Redmond Oregon 97756 | 3/16/2025 4:41 PM |
| Testimony | Christy Gmeiner | Support | Prineville | 3/16/2025 4:48 PM |
| Testimony | Amanda Olliver | Support | Redmond | 3/16/2025 4:50 PM |
| Testimony | Kathleen DeSantis | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 4:51 PM |
| Letter | Garry Vallaster | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 5:44 PM |
| Testimony | Amy Whitworth | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 7:14 PM |
| Testimony | Christopher 'Paul' Jeffreys | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 8:16 PM |
| Testimony | Kirk Ranzetta | Oppose | Lake Oswego | 3/16/2025 8:27 PM |
| Testimony | David Schue | Oppose | Portland | 3/16/2025 8:52 PM |
| Testimony | Sybil Fontaine | Support | Happy Valley | 3/16/2025 9:23 PM |
| Testimony | Paul Tanner | Support | Medford | 3/16/2025 9:53 PM |
| Testimony | Dave Otte | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 6:52 AM |
| Testimony | Mark Anderson | Support | Prineville | 3/17/2025 6:55 AM |
| Testimony | Lynn Mazur | Support | Redmond | 3/17/2025 7:32 AM |
| Testimony | Michael Leeland | Support | Redmond | 3/17/2025 7:41 AM |
| Testimony | Jacob Clark | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 7:46 AM |
| Testimony | Nicholas Blake | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 8:02 AM |
| Testimony | Heather Efraimson | Support | Albany | 3/17/2025 8:03 AM |
| Testimony | Richard Mills | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 8:07 AM |
| Testimony | Eric Root | Support | Bend OR | 3/17/2025 8:22 AM |
| Testimony | Timothy Eddy | Oppose | Hennebery Eddy Architects | 3/17/2025 8:27 AM |
| Testimony | Amy Jaques | Support | Prineville | 3/17/2025 8:40 AM |
| Testimony | Sean Bearden | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 8:46 AM |
| Testimony | James Roberts | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 8:51 AM |
| Testimony | David Woods | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 8:53 AM |
| Testimony | Christopherson Hecker III | Support | Sisters | 3/17/2025 8:57 AM |
| Testimony | Cole Cabler | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 8:59 AM |
| Testimony | Craig Warren | Support | Springfield | 3/17/2025 9:02 AM |
| Testimony | Tim Dreiling | Support | Springfield | 3/17/2025 9:03 AM |
| Testimony | DAVID MCILNAY | Oppose | PORTLAND | 3/17/2025 9:18 AM |
| Testimony | Constantsa Hardwick | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 9:33 AM |
| Testimony | Carly Colgan | Support | Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity | 3/17/2025 9:42 AM |
| Testimony | Arthur Graves | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 9:43 AM |
| Testimony | Erica Thompson | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 9:52 AM |
| Testimony | Jeffrey Schamp | Support | Stayton | 3/17/2025 9:53 AM |
| Testimony | Kristi Ringis | Support | Redmond | 3/17/2025 9:56 AM |
| Testimony | Constance Beaumont | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 9:59 AM |
| Testimony | Gabrielle Susee | Support | Redmond | 3/17/2025 9:59 AM |
| Testimony | Matthew Van Coutren | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 10:01 AM |
| Testimony | Deborah Flynn-Hanrahan | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 10:17 AM |
| Testimony | Dan Volkmer, on behalf of Myself | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 10:20 AM |
| Testimony | Marissa Hesterberg | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 10:25 AM |
| Testimony | Daniel Revell | Support | Western Oregon Builders Association | 3/17/2025 10:27 AM |
| Testimony | Brian McCarter, on behalf of Portland Design Commission | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 10:29 AM |
| Testimony | Bill Ertel | Support | Oregon Realtors | 3/17/2025 10:29 AM |
| Testimony | Thomas Bennett | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 10:30 AM |
| Testimony | Donald Healy | Support | Terrebonne | 3/17/2025 10:50 AM |
| Testimony | Jaris Kilgore | Support | Salem | 3/17/2025 11:00 AM |
| Testimony | Benjamin Nielsen | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 11:01 AM |
| Testimony | Jeff Joslin | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 11:02 AM |
| Testimony | Linda Middlekauff, on behalf of Self | Support | Roseburg | 3/17/2025 11:05 AM |
| Testimony | Eric Rutledge, on behalf of City of Sherwood | Oppose | City of Sherwood | 3/17/2025 11:10 AM |
| Testimony | Kayla Healy | Support | Terrebonne | 3/17/2025 11:24 AM |
| Testimony | Greg Watson | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 11:36 AM |
| Testimony | Jennifer Pence | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 11:43 AM |
| Testimony | Jennifer Ross | Support | Sisters | 3/17/2025 11:45 AM |
| Testimony | Mallorie Roberts, on behalf of Oregon Assoc. of County Engineers and Surveyors | Oppose | Association of Oregon Counties | 3/17/2025 11:49 AM |
| Testimony | Brock Nation | Support | Oregon REALTORS | 3/17/2025 11:50 AM |
| Testimony | Jennifer Kovitz | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 12:15 PM |
| Testimony | Chandra Robinson | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 12:23 PM |
| Testimony | Heather Flint Chatto, on behalf of Architectural Heritage Center | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 12:31 PM |
| Testimony | Sarah Vaz | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 12:32 PM |
| Testimony | Robert Miller | Oppose | PORTLAND | 3/17/2025 12:37 PM |
| Testimony | Rory Isbell, on behalf of COLW | Oppose | Central Oregon LandWatch | 3/17/2025 12:41 PM |
| Testimony | Steve McCoy, on behalf of Friends of the Columbia Gorge | Oppose | Friends of the Columbia Gorge | 3/17/2025 12:43 PM |
| Testimony | Michael Kessinger | Support | Oregon Realtors | 3/17/2025 12:53 PM |
| Testimony | Tiffany Edwards, on behalf of Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce | Support | Eugene | 3/17/2025 12:55 PM |
| Testimony | Colin Stephens, on behalf of Colin Stephens | Oppose | City of Bend | 3/17/2025 12:58 PM |
| Testimony | Tanya Paglia, on behalf of Self | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 12:59 PM |
| Testimony | Morgan Greenwood, on behalf of Central Oregon Builders Association | Support | Sisters | 3/17/2025 1:02 PM |
| Letter | Alexandra Ring, on behalf of League of Oregon Cities | Oppose | League of Oregon Cities | 3/17/2025 1:14 PM |
| Testimony | Rory Isbell | Oppose | Central Oregon LandWatch | 3/17/2025 1:22 PM |
| Testimony | Linda Nettekoven | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 1:36 PM |
| Testimony | LAUREN SHUMAKER | Support | Portland | 3/17/2025 2:05 PM |
| Testimony | Kelly Ritz, on behalf of Stone Bridge Homes NW LLC | Support | Lake Oswego | 3/17/2025 2:05 PM |
| Testimony | Nicole Possert, on behalf of Restore Oregon | Oppose | statewide | 3/17/2025 2:14 PM |
| Testimony | Derek Blum | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 2:26 PM |
| Testimony | Colin Cortes | Oppose | Tigard | 3/17/2025 2:41 PM |
| Testimony | Christopher Piper | Support | Bend | 3/17/2025 3:23 PM |
| Testimony | Branden Pursinger, on behalf of Association of Oregon Counties | Oppose | Association of Oregon Counties | 3/17/2025 4:17 PM |
| Testimony | Patricia Murphy | Support | Redmond | 3/17/2025 6:47 PM |
| Testimony | Anne Draper | Oppose | Portland | 3/17/2025 7:08 PM |
| Testimony | Taylor Thompson | Support | Portland | 3/17/2025 9:48 PM |
| Testimony | LaJune Thorson | Oppose | Portland | 3/18/2025 10:31 AM |
| Testimony | Isaac Ambruso | Support | Home Building Association of Greater Portland | 3/18/2025 10:58 AM |
| Testimony | Colin Stephens, on behalf of City of Bend | Oppose | City of Bend | 3/18/2025 1:27 PM |
| Testimony | Randy Gragg | Oppose | Portland | 3/18/2025 3:00 PM |
| Testimony | Vanessa Cornwall, on behalf of Lane County Planning Department | Oppose | Lane County | 3/18/2025 4:56 PM |
| Letter | Susan Wahlke, on behalf of City of Lincoln City | Oppose | Lincoln City | 3/18/2025 5:28 PM |
| Testimony | Mary Kyle McCurdy, on behalf of 1000 Friends of Oregon | Oppose | 1000 Friends of Oregon | 3/18/2025 11:02 PM |
| Testimony | Mark Huffman | Support | Bend | 3/19/2025 7:58 AM |
| Testimony | Madison Thesing, on behalf of Mayor Buck and City Council | Oppose | City of Lake Oswego | 3/19/2025 8:44 AM |
| Testimony | Tom Powers | Oppose | Multnomah County | 3/19/2025 10:56 AM |
| Report | Heather Flint Chatto, on behalf of Architectural Heritage Center | Oppose | Portland | 3/19/2025 11:18 AM |
| Testimony | Heather Flint Chatto | Oppose | Portland | 3/19/2025 11:25 AM |
| Testimony | Mayor Shawn O'Neil, on behalf of City of Wilsonville | Oppose | City of Wilsonville | 3/19/2025 11:40 AM |
| Testimony | Andy Smith | Oppose | City of Happy Valley | 3/19/2025 12:35 PM |
| Testimony | Derek Bradley, on behalf of David Kuhnhausen Director Portland Permitting | Oppose | City of Portland | 3/19/2025 12:55 PM |
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