HB 2006 – PASSED! Relating to housing; declaring an emergency – 81st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY–2021 - February 2, 2021
HB 2008 - PASSED! - Relating to affordable housing provided by religious organizations
HB 2008 – Relating to affordable housing provided by religious organizations
Signed by Governor Brown on July 14, 2021.
Staff summary as of June 9 “Provides tax exemption for property of religious organization held or used solely to provide affordable housing to low income households, conditional on 60 year affordable housing covenant. Restricts conditions that local governments may place on development of affordable housing provided by religious nonprofit corporations and expands zoning where such housing must be allowed. Prohibits application of automatic six year sunset. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.”
The “Enrolled” version can be found here. View the legislative process on this item here.
HB 2367 Failed to Pass - Establishes Oregon Right to Rest Act - 81st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2021
HB 2544 - PASSED! - Authorizes... two-year grants to organizations that provide services to unaccompanied homeless... - 81st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2021 - January 11, 2021
HB 3004 - Failed to Pass - ...additional weights [i.e. homeless students]... to distribute State School Fund moneys - 81st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2021 - January 21, 2021
HB 3026 - PASSED! Relating to identification card fees [for homeless] - 81st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2021 - January 21, 2021
HB 3115 - PASSED! Oregon could limit bans on homeless camping - February 2, 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.
Read the article here.
HB 3124 – PASSED! – Increases time that written notice must be posted before removal of homeless individuals from established camping site – 81st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY–2021 - February 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.
Read the article here.
SB 8 - PASSED! - Requires local governments to allow development of certain affordable housing on lands not zoned for residential uses
SB 8 – Requires local governments to allow development of certain affordable housing on lands not zoned for residential uses
Signed into law by the Governor June 23, 2021.
Staff summary as of May 25 “Requires local governments to allow, without requiring a zone change or conditional use permit, the development of affordable housing projects on lands inside an urban growth boundary not zoned for residential use, subject to certain zoning, property ownership, and land use requirements. Restricts development on land zoned for industrial use to properties that are publicly owned and adjacent to lands zoned for residential use or school use, and prohibits development on lands designated for heavy industrial use. Clarifies that affordable housing units remain affordable for no less than 30 years, and are made available for ownership or rental to families earning 80 percent or less of the area median income, or that the average of all units on a property serve families earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Establishes increased density maximums for projects in areas zoned for residential use. Allows applicants to obtain attorney fees in prevailing appeals before the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA).”
The “Enrolled” version can be found here. View the legislative process on this item here.