Lawmakers approved most of the governor’s priorities during this year’s tumultuous session, but many Senate Democrats balked at the finish line for HB 3414.
SALEM, Ore. — Despite a legislative session riven by Senate Republicans’ six-week walkout, Gov. Tina Kotek was able to claim victory on the bulk of her priorities this year, measures to address homelessness and affordable housing chief among them.
But one major piece evaded her grasp. House Bill 3414, which would have adjusted land use rules both within and beyond Oregon’s urban growth boundaries in order to facilitate housing construction, went down in the Senate on the very last day of the
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