Legislation

Before adjourning for the summer recess last week, the U.S. Senate passed H.R.

Political Lay of the Land for Oregon Business Community in 2016 - It is Not Pretty

Last night the Oregon Senate passed HB 4143 the Tenant Protection" bill. The bill is now on its way to Oregon Governor Kate Brown.

'The Oregonian' reports -

"... the 16-9 vote came late Wednesday

Since the last MHCO Legislative Update" last week there has been significant progress in moving the "inclusionary zoning" bill (SB 1533) and the "tenant protection" bill (HB 4143).  

Good morning.  This has been a very busy week in the Oregon Legislature as we head into the home stretch of the 2016 Oregon Legislative Session.

By Emily Q. Shults

We are now approaching the halfway point in the 2016 Oregon Legislative Session. We are starting to get a much better sense of what legislative proposals are moving forward and which ones will likely remain in committees and not see the light of day until perhaps the next legislative session in 2017.

We are now in day 9 of the 2016 Oregon Legislative Session.  Today is a major milestone for the session - after today House Bills NOT passed out of House Committees (and likewise Senate Bills in Senate Committees) are considered dead and will have to be reintroduced in the 2017 Legislative Session.

Good morning!  We are now on day 7 of the 2016 Oregon Legislative Session - 28 days left.

MHCO has been monitoring several bills.  The most significant is HB 4143, now referred to as the renter protection bill".  This bill is the legislature's response to the Portland housing crisis that has been the focus of the media over the past 6 months.

Editor's Note:  Earlier this year MHCO passed significant changes to Oregon's abandonment law in the Oregon Legislature.