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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2906
Sponsored by Representative EVANS (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Creates a task force on housing strategies for veterans. Makes the task force do a study
on housing strategies for veterans and submit a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score:
65.7).
Establishes the Task Force on Innovative Housing Strategies for Veterans. Directs the task
force to study innovative housing strategies for veterans and submit its findings to the interim
committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing and veterans’ affairs not later than Sep-
tember 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to housing for veterans; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) The Task Force on Innovative Housing Strategies for Veterans is estab-
lished, consisting of 11 members appointed as follows:
(a) The President of the Senate shall appoint one member from among members of the
Senate.
(b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member from among
members of the House of Representatives.
(c) The Director of the Housing and Community Services Department shall appoint three
members to represent the Housing and Community Services Department, at least two of
whom shall have expertise in housing options and programs for veterans.
(d) The Director of Veterans’ Affairs shall appoint three members, at least one of whom
shall represent the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and one of whom shall represent
veterans’advocates.
(e) The Governor shall appoint three members, at least one of whom must have expertise
in lending for, and development of, housing for veterans and one of whom shall represent
housing advocates for veterans.
(2) The task force shall study and make findings regarding the following:
(a) Innovative housing strategies to provide housing for homeless and low income veter-
ans and veterans’ families in this state, including but not limited to the following:
(A) Establishment of a housing purchasing authority to acquire housing for the purpose
of providing housing options for veterans; and
(B) Purchase by the state of vacant housing developments during times of recession or
other economic downturn for the purpose of providing housing options for veterans; and
(b) For each of the strategies under paragraph (a) of this subsection, a viable plan for
implementation, including designation of the state agency or entity that will be responsible
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 1683 HB2906
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for administration of the strategy, identification of barriers and possible outcomes, the
amount and nature of available and required financial resources, standards for veteran el-
igibility and any other factor or consideration that is relevant to evaluating the feasibility
and appropriateness of the strategy.
(3) A majority of the voting members of the task force constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of business.
(4) Official action by the task force requires the approval of a majority of the voting
members of the task force.
(5) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson.
(6) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority shall make an appoint-
ment to become immediately effective.
(7) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by the call of the chairperson
or of a majority of the voting members of the task force.
(8) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the task force.
(9) The task force shall submit a report, which may include recommendations for legis-
lation, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly with subject matter jurisdic-
tion over housing and veterans’ affairs no later than September 15, 2026.
(10) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Housing and Community Services De-
partment shall jointly provide staff support to the task force.
(11) Members of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the task force are nonvoting
members of the task force and may act in an advisory capacity only.
(12) Members of the task force who are not members of the Legislative Assembly are not
entitled to compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other
expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the manner and
amounts provided for in ORS 292.495. Claims for expenses incurred in performing functions
of the task force shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans’
Affairs and the Housing and Community Services Department for purposes of the task force.
(13) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, are directed to assist
the task force in the performance of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating
to confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the members of the task force
consider necessary to perform their duties.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
SECTION 3.This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on its passage.
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