Oregon House Bill 3146

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
Pending: House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act creates a pilot program to house people who are on a wait list for residential SUD services. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to administer a pilot program to provide low-barrier emergency housing for houseless or unsafely housed individuals on waiting lists for residential substance use disorder treatment or withdrawal management programs. Requires the authority to report the outcomes of the pilot program to the Legislative Assembly beginning September 15, 2026, and every two years thereafter. Sunsets the pilot program on January 2, 2033. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to emergency housing for individuals awaiting residential substance use disorder services; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Pam Marsh [D]

Sen. Lisa Reynolds [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3146
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3146/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84116