HB 3395 Oregon House · 2023 Regular Session

Relating to housing; and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Allows affordable housing on lands zoned for commercial uses within urban growth boundaries. Allows local governments to extend decision-making period for application to develop residential structures within urban growth boundary or to reconsider land use decision for development of residential structures. Makes permanent requirements that local governments allow siting of certain emergency shelters, conditioned upon latest estimates of percentage of individuals experiencing homelessness. Awards attorney fees for certain appeals of emergency shelter application. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to update Oregon Structural Specialty Code to allow additional single-exit residential occupancies. Exempts certain affordable housing from Oregon Planned Community Act. Restricts local governments' ability to regulate condominium form of ownership. Requires cities or counties to accept funding letters to affordable housing developers as sufficient assurances needed to approve subdivision plat. Requires local governments to allow certain single room occupancies in residential zones. Amends definition of "needed housing" to include single room occupancies. Requires more cities to allow duplexes on certain lands zoned to allow single-family dwellings. Updates deadlines for compliance by affected cities and appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Land Conservation and Development to provide grants for support. Provides process and form by which associations may amend declarations and bylaws of planned community or condominium to remove unlawfully discriminatory provisions. Extends until December 31, 2024, deadline by which associations must review declarations and bylaws. Allows Public Utility Commission to allow public utility to sell or convey real property for affordable housing. Requires Department of Human Services to provide financial support to nonprofits to provide affordable housing for low-income college students. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants for urban community housing supporting agricultural employees. Sunsets January 2, 2028. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide grants for regional housing coordination and to local governments to support development of needed housing. Sunsets January 2, 2034. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to make grant to Network for Oregon Affordable Housing to provide low-interest loans to purchasers of homes with limited equity. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Requires department to report on use of loan fund to interim committee of Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2025, and September 15, 2027. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants for housing. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Amends allowable purposes of Emergency Housing Account to include account moneys to be used for grants to assist companion animals of individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 28, 2023 Signed Jun 30, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2023 · House Jun 14, 2023

How they voted

205
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 29
Jun 24, 2023
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican11
3 Yea 5 Nay 3
45% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Jun 30, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
lower
Jun 24, 2023
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
upper
Jun 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed.
upper
Jun 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Dexter. Passed.
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Jun 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
lower
May 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.
lower
May 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
lower
May 24, 2023
Committee
Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules.
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
4 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors