Senate Bill 1536

Limits restrictions on portable cooling devices in residences by landlords, homeowners associations, condominium associations and local governments. Directs Oregon Health Authority to create program to acquire air conditioners and air filters for distribution on emergency basis to eligible individuals. Appropriates moneys for program. Requires that Housing and Community Services Department website contain list of dates where counties experienced extreme heat events and contain information for landlords regarding state programs and services that may help tenants meet cooling needs. Requires new residential dwelling units to provide adequate cooling facilities. Requires rented spaces in facilities to provide adequate electrical service for tenant's reasonable heating and cooling uses for new manufactured dwellings and floating homes and for updated electrical connections. Establishes Heat Pump Deployment Program within State Department of Energy to provide grants to entities to support purchase and installation of heat pumps and related upgrades. Establishes Heat Pump Deployment Advisory Council. Establishes Heat Pump Deployment Fund. Appropriates moneys for fund. Authorizes State Department of Energy to make available for rental housing grants for upgrades to support cooling facilities and rebates for heat pump purchases and installations. Establishes Residential Heat Pump Fund. Requires department to provide grants to entity to assist landlords with creating or operating community cooling centers. Requires department to study cooling facilities for certain residential dwellings. Requires department to report on programs to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2023. Appropriates moneys to department for fund and programs. Sunsets fund and programs on January 2, 2025. Expands Department of Human Services grant program for <i>clean air shelters</i>] <b>spaces that provide cleaner air</b> to include <b>spaces that provide</b> warming and cooling <i>shelters and facilities</i>]. Appropriates moneys to department. Adds Indian health center and manufactured dwelling park nonprofit cooperative to participants eligible for Healthy Homes Program grants. Makes heat reduction improvements and electrical upgrades eligible for program grants. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

• Senate, third reading22–5

  Passed · Mar 2 · 3 present

• House of Representatives, third reading49–9

  Passed · Mar 3 · 2 present

• Senate, concurrence22–3

  Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Mar 4 · 5 present

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 15

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 28

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Mar 3

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In the Senate Feb 1 – Mar 2

1. Feb 1Introduced
2. Sent to Housing and Development
3. Feb 2Heard in Housing and Development
4. Feb 14Heard in Housing and Development
5. Feb 15Housing and Development recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
6. Sent to Ways and Means
7. Feb 22Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
8. Feb 25Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
9. Returned to Ways and Means
10. Feb 26Heard in Ways and Means
11. Feb 28Ways and Means recommended it as amended
12. Mar 1Read a second time
13. Mar 2Passed the Senate, 22 to 5

In the House of Representatives Mar 2 – Mar 3

1. Mar 2Arrived in the House of Representatives
2. Sent to Rules
3. Mar 3Heard in Rules
4. Rules recommended it as amended
5. Read a second time
6. Passed the House of Representatives, 49 to 9

Back in the Senate Mar 4 – Mar 8

1. Mar 4The Senate agreed to the House of Representatives's amendments and passed it again, 22 to 3
2. Mar 8Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 8 – Apr 1

1. Mar 8Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Mar 24Signed by the Governor
3. Apr 1Became chapter 86 of Oregon Laws 2022
4. In force from March 23, 2022