Oregon Senate votes to pass housing and homelessness bills

Senate Bill 1530 and Senate Bill 1537 are part of a $376 million dollar housing package. The bills are part of the $376 million dollar Emergency Housing Stability and Production Package, which aims to boost housing production, infrastructure and homeless services while expanding recovery housing. The package also allows some cities a one-time expansion of their urban growth boundary. In the Portland metro area, qualifying cities can expand with a cap of 300 acres. Senate Bill 1530 will provide funding to the Housing and Community Services Department, the Oregon Health...