2025 Regular Session HB 2139 A

• At the request of: (at the request of Governor Tina Kotek for Office of the Governor)
• Bill Title: Relating to housing; declaring an emergency.

Catchline/Summary

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department toRequires the Housing and Community Services Department toRequires the Housing and Community Services Department toRequires the Housing and Community Services Department to [study housing. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing not later than September 15, 2026.]

Digest: This Act makes OHCS provide grants to Indian tribes for housing and homelessness. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).

[Digest: The Act tells OHCS to study housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9).]

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to [study housing. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing not later than September 15, 2026.] provide grants to eligible, federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon to address housing and homelessness prevention within the tribal community.

Establishes the Tribal Housing Grant Fund for such purposes.

Appropriates moneys to the fund.

Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

• Fiscal Impact: Fiscal Impact Issued
• Revenue Impact: No Revenue Impact
• Current Location: In House Committee
• Current Committee: Joint Committee On Ways and Means