OR HB3527 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-17 - Public Hearing scheduled.
Pending: House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee
Hearing: Feb 17 @ 8:00 am in HR D
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 11 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-17 - Public Hearing scheduled.
Pending: House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee
Hearing: Feb 17 @ 8:00 am in HR D
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Creates a fund to help low-income households with water and sewer bill payments. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Establishes the Public Drinking Water and Sewer Ratepayer Assistance Fund. Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants from moneys in the fund to qualified organizations to distribute water and sewer bill payment assistance to low-income residential households. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Title
Relating to water utility ratepayer assistance; prescribing an effective date.
Sponsors
| Rep. Annessa Hartman [D] | Rep. Mark Owens [R] | Rep. Ken Helm [D] | Rep. Mark Gamba [D] |
| Rep. Kevin Mannix [R] | Rep. Jules Walters [D] | Sen. James Manning [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-17 | House | Public Hearing scheduled. |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. |
| 2025-02-11 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
