---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to housing; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Requires Oregon Department of Emergency Management, during certain emergencies, to prioritize immediate provision of housing to displaced individuals.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3462"
citation: "Oregon HB 3462 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Annessa Hartman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-28T18:14:25+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/301a7b24-f227-48e0-89b6-d05b17a77b02"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3462"
source_hash: "627447409a94f86e29806f429cb5c8252d912c5fac0c0c3afd6c806f5be5baf5"
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 3462 (2023R1) — Relating to housing; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Requires Oregon Department of Emergency Management, during certain emergencies, to prioritize immediate provision of housing to displaced individuals.</i>]

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3462/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3462/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3462/A-Engrossed)
4. **HHOUSH Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23850)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3462/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **21–3** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. — **35–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Annessa Hartman — primary (person)
- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28T18:14:25+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T17:30:17+00:00** Referred to Housing and Homelessness. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-04T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-07T20:28:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10T19:17:57+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T00:45:46+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 11, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-12T01:02:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-13T00:54:41+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 13, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-13T23:20:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 14, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-14T17:05:38+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T16:49:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T19:52:51+00:00** Referred to Housing and Development. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-01T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-08T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-15T15:14:10+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-22T21:05:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-24T21:26:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-24T23:08:16+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-27T22:17:02+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-22T21:06:45+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Findley.
- **2023-08-04T19:09:04+00:00** Chapter 444, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 27, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/301a7b24-f227-48e0-89b6-d05b17a77b02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).