This page provides some information on bills that have been introduced into the 2021 Oregon Legislature, related to neighborhood and housing. The bills covered include:

HB 2006 — Requires City to approve “Emergency Shelters”
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HB 2283 — Imposes approval of lot divisions based on number of “Middle Housing” dwellings on lot. (Same as SB 458)
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HB 2307 — Requires City to create a “Housing stability” plan and allows rent rate max. (“Inclusionary Zoning”)
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HB 2558 — Imposes high-density 1/8th mile around “fixed guideway” public transit corridor stations. (Uncertain whether all or any of the Eugene EmX system is encompassed.)
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HB 2565 — Imposes approval of lot partitions based on a duplex on lot.
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HB 2583 — Prohibits any limit on number of occupants.
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HB 3115 — Requires that local law regulating sitting, lying, sleeping or keeping warm and dry outdoors on public property that is open to public must be objectively reasonable as to time, place and manner with regards to persons experiencing homelessness.

SB 458 — Imposes approval of lot divisions based on number of “Middle Housing” dwellings on lot. (Same as HB 2283)
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FOR MORE DETAILS:

To lookup a particular bill, click the bill number, above. For the Legislature’s committees:

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Committees/HHOUS/Overview — House Committee on Housing
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Testimony/HHOUS— Submit Testimony

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Committees/HJUD/Overview  — Housing Committee on Judiciary
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Testimony/HJUD — Submit Testimony

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Committees/SHDEV/Overview    — Senate Committee on Housing and Development  
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Testimony/SHDEV — Submit Testimony

For submitted testimony from City of Eugene and an enumeration of Eugene’s
https://www.eugene-or.gov/368/Intergovernmental-Relations — Office of Intergovernmental Relations