“I’m usually not a top-down guy,” Olson said, “but we need to have people in homes.”

The speed at which 1051 moved proved too much for Gelser and she voted against it, along with three other Democrats and two Republicans. The bill passed the Senate 23-6 and was approved 59-0 by Rayfield, Olson and their House colleagues.

“It lacked a good process and it did not have adequate hearings,” said Gelser, who noted that some of the key work occurred during the 4th of July weekend. “There was no public testimony on 1051, they were working hard to put stuff in in the final minutes and there were a lot of questions that could not be addressed until it got to the Senate floor.

“We have a housing crisis in Oregon and I really appreciate the efforts to increase supply,” Gelser said while noting the continuing challenge of landlords renting to Oregon State University students by the bedroom and how expensive that makes housing in Corvallis for families.

Olson also noted the speed at which the Legislature moved, admitting in an interview that he still was digesting the bill and getting up to speed on some of its components.

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