---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to community-based structured housing."
description: "Modifies definition of \"community-based structured housing.\" Specifies that Oregon Health Authority has regulatory authority over community-based structured housing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2953"
citation: "Oregon HB 2953 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Susan McLain"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-21T17:03:02+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ad382af-fee3-4680-9154-d168c8d241b1"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2953"
source_hash: "afd0594743512c1196a6fbd6f64b0ed25afa9befe63d33ec060017a688585d32"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon HB 2953 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to community-based structured housing.

Modifies definition of "community-based structured housing." Specifies that Oregon Health Authority has regulatory authority over community-based structured housing.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2953/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2953/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2953/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2953/B-Engrossed)
5. **HHOUS Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19087)
6. **SHSMHR Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20664)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2953/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2953/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **35–23** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by McLain. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **23–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Susan McLain — primary (person)
- Chuck Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-21T17:03:02+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26T16:12:34+00:00** Referred to Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-25T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-29T22:28:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T18:47:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-06T04:04:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-07T04:05:06+00:00** Carried over to April 7, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-08T03:53:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-09T03:59:54+00:00** Carried over to April 9, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-10T02:51:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-11T01:13:11+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-12T18:46:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by McLain. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T18:51:07+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T20:29:47+00:00** Referred to Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-18T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-26T20:39:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-28T17:07:48+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-01T18:39:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02T18:55:32+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2021-06-04T17:31:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-07T19:53:26+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T23:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 242, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ad382af-fee3-4680-9154-d168c8d241b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).