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HB3111 • 2025

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to establish an eviction mediation program.

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to establish an eviction mediation program.

Housing
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Evans
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. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  3. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act requires OHCS to make a mediation program for all evictions. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to establish an eviction mediation program. Requires residential landlords to provide information about the program in termination notices. Requires parties to eviction to participate in the program. Amends eviction mediation and settlement procedures. Becomes operative on July 1, 2026.
Appropriates moneys to the department for the program.
Allows tenants to use nonattorneys in eviction proceedings and allows the prevailing party to recover nonattorney costs.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. .
Relating to: Relating to evictions; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee