l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3644

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a statewide shelter program through which regional coordinators are selected to administer funding to shelter providers.

Became law as Chapter 510, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 147 days after it was filed. In force from July 17, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act requires the OHCS to create a statewide shelter program. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a statewide shelter program through which regional coordinators are selected to administer funding to shelter providers.<b> Sunsets January 2, 2034.</b> Requires the department to adopt rules on or before January 1, 2026, and to select regional coordinators on or before May 1, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

5 co-sponsors

Mark Gamba, Tom Andersen, Courtney Neron Misslin, April Dobson, Emerson Levy

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Courtney Neron Misslin

    Its course

    February 20 to August 7, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action25 actions on 18 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Jun 23123 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 20 to Feb 211 day

    Housing and HomelessnessFeb 21 to Mar 2027 days

    Ways and MeansMar 20 to Jun 6 · moved on78 days

    Transportation and Economic DevelopmentJun 6 to Jun 10 · moved on4 days

    Ways and MeansJun 10 to Jun 199 days

    In the SenateJun 23 to Jun 263 days

    Waiting for a committeeJun 23 to Jun 241 day

    Ways and MeansJun 24 to Jun 251 day

    With the GovernorJun 26 to Jul 1721 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • House of Representatives, third reading33–11

      Passed · Jun 23 · 16 present

    • Senate, third reading19–10

      Passed · Jun 26 · 1 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Mar 20

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 19

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Jun 23

    1. Feb 20Introduced
    2. Feb 21Sent to Housing and Homelessness
    3. Feb 24Heard in Housing and Homelessness
    4. Feb 26Heard in Housing and Homelessness
    5. Mar 17Heard in Housing and Homelessness
    6. Mar 20Housing and Homelessness recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    7. Sent to Ways and Means
    8. Jun 6Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
    9. Jun 10Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
    10. Returned to Ways and Means
    11. Jun 17Heard in Ways and Means
    12. Jun 19Ways and Means recommended it as amended
    13. Jun 20Read a second time
    14. Jun 23Passed the House of Representatives, 33 to 11

    In the Senate Jun 24 – Jun 26

    1. Jun 24Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Ways and Means
    3. Jun 25Ways and Means recommended it
    4. Read a second time
    5. Jun 26Passed the Senate, 19 to 10

    To the Governor Jun 27 – Aug 7

    1. Jun 27Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. Signed in the Senate
    3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
    4. Aug 7Became chapter 510 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from July 17, 2025
    All 25 actions, as published
    1. Feb 20First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 21Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 24Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Mar 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
    6. Mar 20Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    7. Mar 20Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    8. Jun 6Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.House of Representatives
    9. Jun 10Work Session held.House of Representatives
    10. Jun 10Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
    11. Jun 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
    12. Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    13. Jun 20Second reading.House of Representatives
    14. Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.House of Representatives
    15. Jun 23Vote explanation(s) filed by Hartman.House of Representatives
    16. Jun 24First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    17. Jun 24Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
    18. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
    19. Jun 25Second reading.Senate
    20. Jun 25Rules suspended. Carried over to 06-26 by unanimous consent.Senate
    21. Jun 26Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed.Senate
    22. Jun 27Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    23. Jun 27President signed.Senate
    24. Jul 17Governor signed.House of Representatives
    25. Aug 7Chapter 510, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.House of Representatives