Two bills curbing camping regulation clear Oregon Legislature – June 9, 2021

Two bills curbing camping regulation clear Oregon Legislature – June 9, 2021

The bills require local governments to give more notice before clearing encampments and set limits on anti-camping policies.

Local governments throughout Oregon will be required to give at least three days’ notice before clearing homeless camps, under a bill headed to Gov. Kate Brown….

…the state Senate approved the final passage of another bill dealing with unsheltered homelessness: House Bill 3115, which sets state restrictions for how cities can enforce anti-camping laws.

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