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HB2139 • 2025

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to eligible, federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon to address housing and homelessness prevention within the tribal community.

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to eligible, federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon to address housing and homelessness prevention within the tribal community.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-02-24 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.

  3. 2025-02-24 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.

  4. 2025-02-19 House

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-02-10 House

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Housing and Homelessness.

  7. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: This Act makes OHCS provide grants to Indian tribes for housing and homelessness. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells OHCS to study housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9).</i>]
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to [<i>study housing. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]<b> provide grants to eligible, federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon to address housing and homelessness prevention within the tribal community.
<b>Establishes the Tribal Housing Grant Fund for such purposes.
<b>Appropriates moneys to the fund.
<b>Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.</b>
Relating to: Relating to housing; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee