Oregon House Bill 3115 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Passed on September 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-09-25 - Chapter 370, (2021 Laws): Effective date June 23, 2021.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Provides 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. Provides 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. Creates affirmative defense to charge of violating such local law that law is not objectively reasonable. Creates cause of action for person experiencing homelessness to challenge objective reasonableness of such local law. Authorizes court to award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff in such suit in certain circumstances. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to the regulation of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness; and declaring an emergency.

Rep. Tina Kotek [D]	Rep. Maxine Dexter [D]	Rep. Pam Marsh [D]	Rep. Susan McLain [D]
Rep. Karin Power [D]	Rep. Lisa Reynolds [D]	Rep. Marshall Wilde [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]
Sen. James Manning [D]	Sen. Charles Riley [D]

2021-06-09 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-05-24 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-15 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-15 - House - House Motion to Refer (Y: 23 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2021-03-25 - House - House Committee Do Pass (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-09-25	House	Chapter 370, (2021 Laws): Effective date June 23, 2021.
2021-06-23	House	Governor signed.
2021-06-16	Senate	President signed.
2021-06-10	House	Speaker signed.
2021-06-09	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 10--Anderson, Boquist, Findley, Girod, Hansell, Johnson, Linthicum, Robinson, Thatcher, Thomsen; Excused, 2--Heard, Kennemer.
2021-06-08	Senate	Second reading.
2021-06-08	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass.
2021-05-24	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-05-04	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2021-04-23	Senate	Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation.
2021-04-19	Senate	First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2021-04-15	House	Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. Ayes, 35; Nays, 23--Bonham, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Drazan, Evans, Gomberg, Hayden, Leif, Lewis, Meek, Moore-Green, Morgan, Nearman, Owens, Post, Reschke, Smith DB, Smith G, Stark, Wallan, Weber, Wright; Excused, 2--Clem, Levy.
2021-04-15	House	Motion to refer to Rules failed. Ayes, 23; Nays, 34--Alonso Leon, Bynum, Campos, Dexter, Evans, Fahey, Gomberg, Grayber, Helm, Holvey, Hudson, Kropf, Lively, Marsh, McLain, Meek, Nathanson, Neron, Nosse, Pham, Power, Prusak, Rayfield, Reynolds, Ruiz, Salinas, Sanchez, Schouten, Smith Warner, Sollman, Speaker Kotek, Valderrama, Wilde, Williams; Excused, 2--Clem, Levy; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Drazan.
2021-04-14	House	Carried over to April 15, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2021-04-13	House	Carried over to April 14, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2021-04-12	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to April 13, 2021 Calendar.
2021-04-10	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2021 Calendar.
2021-04-09	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar.
2021-04-08	House	Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2021-04-07	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
2021-04-06	House	Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2021-04-05	House	Second reading.
2021-04-02	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2021-03-25	House	Work Session held.
2021-03-23	House	Public Hearing held.
2021-03-09	House	Public Hearing held.
2021-02-09	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2021-02-02	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB3115
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3115/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3115/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/31576
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=515915
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=515917
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/32628
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=528995