Call to Action: Oregon Rental Owners Must Contact Legislators in Support of SB 330 Before Tuesday, March 2nd Public Hearing
Oregon Senate Housing & Development Committee Hearing
on SB 330 is Tuesday, March 2 at 1 pm. YOUR TESTIMONY IS NEEDED!
- SB
330 establishes income tax credits for forgiveness of a tenant’s past due
rent or other charges by a housing provider. Non-Oregon taxpayers who
forgive rent may sell their credits to others who can use them. Coupling
this tax credit with robust direct assistance through emergency housing
vouchers and the housing provider compensation fund will address Oregon’s
COVID-19 rental housing crisis.
Click here to
read the text of the bill.
Hearing Details:
Who: Senate Committee on Housing and Development
When: Tuesday, March 2, 1 pm
Link to hearing page
How to testify: The best way is to share your story with the senate committee
members and explain why SB 330 needs their support.
We also encourage you to share the
following messages:
- SB 330 provides immediate protection to renters, relief to
housing providers, and it is workable for the state’s budget situation. - If the state fails to act, housing instability and rent prices
will rise while Oregon’s rental housing inventory will implode. - It is clear that the need for direct assistance will surpass the
funding available, therefore I support Senator Betsy Johnson’s plan to
address Oregon’s housing crisis. Please pass SB 330 without delay.
HOW TO TESTIFY
The most effective way to connect
with the committee is to testify live virtually during the hearing, then
submitting your testimony for the record in writing as well.
Testify Virtually:
- All legislative public hearings are held on Microsoft Teams. If
you have not testified remotely before, make sure to visit the
Legislature’s “How to Testify Remotely” web page and review the
instructions carefully. - Registration
is required to testify by phone or video link. To sign up, use this online
form. Click here.
Registration closes at the
time the meeting is scheduled to begin.Your testimony will be uploaded to
OLIS as part of the public legislative record: more information.
Testify In writing:
You can also submit written testimony either electronically:
Electronic: Click here.
By Mail: 900 Court Street NE, Salem, OR
97301