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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
01/17/2025
01/17/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025 Legislative Measures
Bill Summary
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: This Act creates and funds an OHCS program for housing disabled veterans. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Establishes the emergency veterans housing program within the Housing and Community Ser- vices Department. Requires the department, in coordination with the Department of Veterans’ Af- fairs and an advisory board, to award grants for the project costs of residential housing for persons of lower income who are service-disabled veterans and their families. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund for the program. Sunsets January 2, 2030.
AI Summary
This bill establishes an emergency veterans housing program within the Housing and Community Services Department (HCSD) designed to provide housing grants for service-disabled veterans. The program will award grants between $2 million and $10 million to qualified housing sponsors for developing residential housing in cities with populations between 5,000 and 55,000 residents. Eligible veterans must have a Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating of at least zero percent, have received an honorable or non-dishonorable discharge, and be of lower income. An advisory board consisting of five members appointed by the Director of Veterans' Affairs and the HCSD Director will help develop grant applications and guide the grant selection process. The board will include representatives from veterans affairs, disabled veterans, housing departments, construction, and rental industries. The bill appropriates $75 million from the General Fund for the program's implementation during the 2025-2027 biennium, with the program set to expire on January 2, 2030. Board members will serve without compensation, and vacancies will be filled by the original appointing authority.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. (on 01/17/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2654 |
| Open Government Impact Statement for HB2654 INTRO | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/83632 |
| BillText | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2654/Introduced |
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