The last two weeks in the Oregon Legislature have been hectic. Yesterday was the deadline for bills in their originating chamber to move out of that chamber. In other words, House bills need to be out of House Committees and Senate bills had to be out of the Senate. This results in a large number of legislative proposals not moving forward which almost always is a good thing. The ten days leading up to this deadline is intense with lots of last minute proposals struggling to move out of committee.
HB 3016 Coalition Bill - Sails Out of Oregon House
There are three legislative proposals MHCO has been closely monitoring and lobbying. The first is the coalition bill with the language on past due taxes on abandoned homes (HB 3016). MHCO enthusiastically supports this bill - it is our top legislative priority. As reported earlier this week the this legislative proposal passed out of the Oregon House of Representatives on a unanimous vote (60-0) in favor.
HB 2564 - Rent Discussions
Unfortunately, the issue of rent in manufactured home communities received traction in both the House and Senate over the past 10 days. In the House a proposal on inclusionary zoning (HB 2564) started to attract some discussion on rent and indirectly rent control. HB 2564 lifts the statewide preemption on inclusionary zoning (ORS 197.309) in Oregon. As the discussion on this legislation moved forward it attracted interest in repealing the statewide preemption on rent control (ORS 91.255). The House did NOT add that language, but it was tangentially mentioned in the House floor debate. Here are three excerpts from the HB 2564 House floor debate that are concerning:
- Rep Gallegos (D-Hillsboro) - Colleagues while I am supportive of 2564
