Factual background and legislative updates on this specific area of concern.
Oregon's property tax system is governed by constitutional limits (Measure 5 and Measure 50) established in the 1990s to protect homeowners from sudden tax spikes. However, over the decades, this system has created significant inequities between neighbors and left local school districts and municipal services in Jackson County heavily reliant on voter-approved local option levies and bonds.
For fixed-income homeowners in historic communities like Ashland and Jacksonville, property tax bills and local levies represent a growing threat to housing stability. Conversely, local public libraries, fire districts, and public schools argue they cannot maintain adequate staffing levels without local voter support.
These are real bills currently moving through the Oregon Senate related to this issue. Read the details and cast your vote below.
The Act changes law relating to borrowing by the state for certain projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). [Digest: The Act changes lott...
This Act sets up a bond fund to preserve low-cost housing and requires OHCS to report on low-cost housing barriers. (Flesch Readability Scor...
The Act creates new systems and structures and changes law to improve emergency response in the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Cre...
The Act would grant the tax break for land that is in "farm use" to land under a processing facility. The Act would clarify what "preparing"...