HB 3395 — 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 Text

Action History

1. July 24, 2023

   Chapter 223, (2023 Laws): Effective date June 30, 2023.

2. June 30, 2023

   Governor signed.

3. June 29, 2023

   President signed.

4. June 29, 2023

   Speaker signed.

5. June 25, 2023

   House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.

6. June 24, 2023

   Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.

7. June 24, 2023

   Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed.

8. June 24, 2023

   Second reading.

9. June 23, 2023

   Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.)

10. June 23, 2023

    Work Session held.

11. June 15, 2023

    Referred to Ways and Means.

12. June 15, 2023

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

13. June 14, 2023

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Dexter. Passed.

14. June 14, 2023

    Second reading.

15. June 13, 2023

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

16. June 12, 2023

    Work Session held.

17. June 09, 2023

    Work Session held.

18. June 09, 2023

    Returned to Full Committee.

19. June 07, 2023

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.

20. June 06, 2023

    Public Hearing and Work Session held.

21. June 06, 2023

    Returned to Full Committee.

22. May 28, 2023

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.

23. May 24, 2023

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.

24. May 24, 2023

    Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Ways and Means.

25. May 23, 2023

    Work Session held.

26. March 03, 2023

    Referred to Rules.

27. February 28, 2023

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Sponsors

• Deb Patterson · Cosponsor
• Dick Anderson · Cosponsor
• Kayse Jama · Primary
• Travis Nelson · Cosponsor
• Tom Andersen · Cosponsor
• David Gomberg · Primary
• Dan Rayfield · Primary
• Maxine Dexter · Primary

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