Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: Enacted 12 D cosponsors

HB 3970 — Modifies the list of persons who may receive services and assistance funded by the Emergency Housing Account.

Last action — Chapter Number Assigned

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 07, 2025. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    3 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: The Act changes the list of people who can get some funding for homelessness. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells DHS and HCSD to work on recommendations for funding to meet the needs of youth in homelessness. The Act changes the list of people who can get some funding for homelessness. The Act establishes grant programs for youth in homelessness. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4).</i>] [<i>Directs the Department of Human Services and the Housing and Community Services Department to collaborate on recommendations for funding to meet the needs of youth experiencing homelessness.</i>] Modifies the list of persons who may receive services and assistance funded by the Emergency Housing Account. [<i>Establishes grant programs for youth experiencing homelessness.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 77 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (77)

77 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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

Passed 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 16001
Republican 10001
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 28002
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Sen Smith DB — Yea
Sen Pham — Yea
Anthony Broadman Democrat Yea
Chris Gorsek Democrat Yea
Courtney Neron Misslin Democrat Yea
Deb Patterson Democrat Yea
Floyd Prozanski Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Jeff Golden Democrat Yea
Kate Lieber Democrat Yea
Kathleen Taylor Democrat Yea
Kayse Jama Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Yea
Lisa Reynolds Democrat Yea
Mark Meek Democrat Not Voting
Rob Wagner Democrat Yea
Sara Gelser Blouin Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Bruce Starr Republican Yea
Cedric Hayden Republican Yea
Daniel Bonham Republican Yea
Diane Linthicum Republican Yea
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Kim Thatcher Republican Not Voting
Mike McLane Republican Yea
Noah Robinson Republican Yea
Suzanne Weber Republican Yea
Todd Nash Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed.

Passed 42 Yea · 0 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 26004
Republican 90013
Unaffiliated 7001
Total 420018
% of votes cast 70%0%0%30%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Rep Levy E — Yea
Rep Nguyen H — Not Voting
Rep Smith G — Yea
Rep Levy B — Yea
Rep Nguyen D — Yea
Rep Pham H — Yea
Rep Munoz — Yea
Rep Rieke Smith — Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
Annessa Hartman Democrat Not Voting
April Dobson Democrat Not Voting
Ben Bowman Democrat Yea
Dacia Grayber Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Farrah Chaichi Democrat Yea
Jason Kropf Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Jules Walters Democrat Yea
Julie Fahey Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Lisa Fragala Democrat Yea
Mari Watanabe Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Yea
Nancy Nathanson Democrat Not Voting
Nathan Sosa Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Not Voting
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Yea
Sarah McDonald Democrat Yea
Shannon Isadore Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Thuy Tran Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Travis Nelson Democrat Yea
Willy Chotzen Democrat Yea
Zach Hudson Democrat Yea
Alek Skarlatos Republican Not Voting
Anna Scharf Republican Not Voting
Boomer Wright Republican Not Voting
Christine Drazan Republican Not Voting
Court Boice Republican Not Voting
Cyrus Javadi Republican Yea
Darcey Edwards Republican Not Voting
Darin Harbick Republican Not Voting
Dwayne Yunker Republican Not Voting
E. Werner Reschke Republican Yea
Ed Diehl Republican Not Voting
Emily McIntire Republican Yea
Jami Cate Republican Not Voting
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Yea
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Not Voting
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Rick Lewis Republican Yea
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Not Voting
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety housing
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3970 do?
<b>Digest: The Act changes the list of people who can get some funding for homelessness. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells DHS and HCSD to work on recommendations for funding to meet the needs of youth in homelessness. The Act changes the list of people who can get some funding for homelessness. The Act establishes grant programs for youth in homelessness. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4).</i>] [<i>Directs the Department of Human Services and the Housing and Community Services Department to collaborate on recommendations for funding to meet the needs of youth experiencing homelessness.</i>] Modifies the list of persons who may receive services and assistance funded by the Emergency Housing Account. [<i>Establishes grant programs for youth experiencing homelessness.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Who sponsors HB 3970?
HB 3970 is sponsored by Emerson Levy (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), David Gomberg (Democrat), Hai Pham (Democrat), Lisa Fragala (Democrat), April Dobson (Democrat), Willy Chotzen (Democrat), Lisa Reynolds (Democrat), James Manning Jr. (Democrat), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Courtney Neron Misslin, Janeen Sollman (Democrat), and Hoa Nguyen (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 3970?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 07, 2025. Enacted.
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