---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to youth homelessness; and declaring an emergency."
description: "</b> </i>] [<i>Directs the Department of Human Services and the Housing and Community Services Department to collaborate on recommendations for funding to meet the needs of youth experiencing homelessness.</i>] Modifies the list of persons who may receive services and assistance funded by the Emergency Housing Account. [<i>Establishes grant programs for youth experiencing homelessness.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3970"
citation: "Oregon HB 3970 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emerson Levy", "Hai Pham", "Lisa Reynolds"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-05-07T19:04:24+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96e1400a-0c16-4799-a8d7-018214d30635"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3970"
source_hash: "cf2d3b09bf1b4f9c79d4f42cad7eb5b0159376c7f0b2c165ead062a19f95271f"
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 3970 (2025R1) — Relating to youth homelessness; and declaring an emergency.

</b> </i>] [<i>Directs the Department of Human Services and the Housing and Community Services Department to collaborate on recommendations for funding to meet the needs of youth experiencing homelessness.</i>] Modifies the list of persons who may receive services and assistance funded by the Emergency Housing Account. [<i>Establishes grant programs for youth experiencing homelessness.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3970/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3970/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3970/A-Engrossed)
4. **HRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29674)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3970/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. — **42–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emerson Levy — primary (person)
- Hai Pham — primary (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — primary (person)
- April Dobson — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron Misslin — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Hoa Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-07T19:04:24+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-14T18:03:51+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-02T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-06-17T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-18T17:56:59+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-19T17:05:47+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-20T21:29:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-23T19:16:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-23T22:13:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-24T17:55:01+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-24T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-06-25T20:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-26T16:45:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-26T17:44:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-26T22:12:37+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-27T21:26:47+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-27T22:58:40+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-07-18T02:25:24+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00** Chapter 516, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96e1400a-0c16-4799-a8d7-018214d30635`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).