Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB2432: Relating to the regulation of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness; declaring an emergency.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: The Act would repeal the law that set a state standard for city and county laws that govern the use of public property by the homeless. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Repeals the statute enacted by House Bill 3115 (2021) that established objective reasonableness as a statewide standard for city and county laws regulating the use of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness, as the basis for a cause of action for injunctive and declaratory relief to challenge such laws and as an affirmative defense in the prosecution of violations of such laws. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to the regulation of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness; repealing ORS 195.530; and declaring an emergency.
From the introduced text, January 10, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to the regulation of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness; repealing ORS 195.530; and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 195.530 is repealed. SECTION 2. 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. matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted. New sections are in boldfaced type. LC
Sponsors
- Dwayne Yunker (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Kevin Mannix (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Edwin Diehl (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Court Boice (R, 1)
- Barbara Levy (R, 58)
- Rick Lewis (R, 18)
- Eric Reschke (R, 55)
- Gerald Wright (R, 9)
- Todd Nash (R, 29)
- Noah Robinson (R, 2)
- David Smith (R, 1)
- Lona Thatcher (R, 11)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Motion to withdraw from Housing and Homelessness failed.
- : Motion to withdraw from Housing and Homelessness failed.
- : Referred to Housing and Homelessness.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Votes
- Motion to withdraw from Housing and Homelessness failed. (June 9, 2025): 28 yea, 27 nay, failed
- Motion to withdraw from Housing and Homelessness failed. (May 21, 2025): 28 yea, 24 nay, failed
Subjects: Housing and Homelessness
Common questions
- What is HB2432?
- HB2432 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to the regulation of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness; declaring an emergency.
- What does HB2432 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to the regulation of public property with respect to persons experiencing homelessness; repealing ORS 195.530; and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of HB2432?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB2432?
- Dwayne Yunker (R, 3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2432?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/2432
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