Relating to housing; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Defines "emergency shelter." Requires local governments to allow siting of qualifying emergency shelters by qualifying entities notwithstanding land use laws and regulations. Sunsets requirement July 1, 2021. Expands description of transitional housing accommodations to include motor-vehicle camping. Removes three-vehicle limit on motor-vehicle camping on religious institution property. Expands uses of Emergency Housing Account to include developing technical assistance regarding emergency shelters or transitional housing accommodations. Appropriates moneys to Housing and Community Services Department for deposit into Emergency Housing Account to fund grants and technical assistance for organizations to develop or operate low-barrier emergency shelters, develop supportive facilities or provide rapid rehousing services and support. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute to Cities of Bend, Eugene, Salem and Medford and to Yamhill and Lane Counties ] County to develop navigation centers that must be operating on or before November 30, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Last action Mar 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
8
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed.
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Rules by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, be referred to Rules, and then referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Human Services and Housing with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TK
Tina Kotek
DDemocratic
Co
AK
Alissa Keny-Guyer
DDemocratic
Co
AW
Anna Williams
DDemocratic
Co
BS
Barbara Smith Warner
DDemocratic
Co
Cheri Helt
RRepublican
Co
Julie Fahey
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Meek
DDemocratic
Co
MW
Marty Wilde
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Marsh
DDemocratic
Co
RN
Ron Noble
RRepublican
Co
SS
Sheri Schouten
DDemocratic
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