Relating to housing disparities.
Summary
Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants and loans to individuals for down payment assistance and grants, loans ] and technical assistance to organizations increasing homeownership program access to persons of color. Allows department to define "persons of color" by rule. Authorizes expending Home Ownership Assistance Account funds for those purposes. ] Makes Oregon Housing Fund and subaccounts available to federally recognized Indian tribes that own land in this state. Amends uses of Home Ownership Assistance Account.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Jun 3, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2021 · House May 25, 2021
How they voted
25–5
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 1, 2021
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican11
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 3, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed.
lower
May 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Housing.
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.
upper
Mar 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Housing and Development.
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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