House Bill 3395

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.

In the House of Representatives

• Dan Rayfield

  Sponsor

• David Gomberg, Maxine Dexter

  Chief co-sponsors

In the Senate

• Kayse Jama

  Sponsor

• House of Representatives, third reading39–18

  Passed · Jun 14 · 3 present

• Senate, third reading20–5

  Passed · Jun 24 · 5 present

• House of Representatives, concurrence37–14

  Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 25 · 9 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 13

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 23

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In the House of Representatives Feb 28 – Jun 14

1. Feb 28Introduced
2. Mar 3Sent to Rules
3. May 23Heard in Rules
4. May 24Rules reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Ways and Means
5. Sent to Ways and Means
6. May 28Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
7. Jun 6Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
8. Returned to Ways and Means
9. Jun 7Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
10. Jun 9Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
11. Returned to Ways and Means
12. Jun 12Heard in Ways and Means
13. Jun 13Ways and Means recommended it as amended
14. Jun 14Read a second time
15. Passed the House of Representatives, 39 to 18

In the Senate Jun 15 – Jun 24

1. Jun 15Arrived in the Senate
2. Sent to Ways and Means
3. Jun 23Heard in Ways and Means
4. Ways and Means recommended it as amended
5. Jun 24Read a second time
6. Passed the Senate, 20 to 5

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 25 – Jun 29

1. Jun 25The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 37 to 14
2. Jun 29Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 29 – Jul 24

1. Jun 29Signed in the Senate
2. Jun 30Signed by the Governor
3. Jul 24Became chapter 223 of Oregon Laws 2023, in force from June 30, 2023