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- Oregon Legislators Conclude Marathon Special Session. Here’s What Passed
- Follow the 3 “W’s” …Watch your distance. Wear your masks. Wash your hands.
- Governor Kate Brown’s Coronavirus Support and Info, her May 14 Press Briefing and May 15 KATU article, ‘ Brown finalizes Phase 1 guidelines for reopening Oregon’ plus the 3-phased approach to “Reopening Oregon” plan to Reopening Multnomah County amid COVID-19 to understand the criteria that needs to be met, where Multnomah County is positioned in each of those criteria and next steps. The Health Department promises to provide updates to this page and a related data dashboard each Wednesday by 5 p.m.
- You can also subscribe here to receive Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Coronavirus Updates – the latest news about COVID-19 in Oregon.
- PPS-wise, check out urgent resources for families here, https://www.pps.net/coronavirus.
- PPS Fund, here’s the link.
- Legislatively in Oregon, here’s a quick take on the COVID-19 relief that passed the week of June 29, 2020.
- House Bill 4213: Extends the state’s moratorium on residential and commercial evictions, which was set to expire on June 30. Instead, evictions will now be banned in most cases until Sept. 30. Renters will have until March 31, 2021, to pay back unpaid rent, but will be expected to pay current rents accrued beginning Oct. 1.
- House Bill 4204: A companion of sorts to the eviction ban, this bill prohibits lenders from pursuing foreclosures against homeowners and other borrowers through Sept. 30. Gov. Kate Brown has authority to extend the moratorium past that date. Missed payments will be due at the end of a borrower’s loan term, if some other arrangement is not made with the lender.
- House Bill 4212: This was a sweeping “omnibus” bill that included a wide variety of provisions. They include allowing state courts to delay jury trials while a defendant is in custody, easing requirements for siting homeless shelters and ensuring taxpayers’ payments under the CARES Act cannot be garnished.
- Senate Bill 1606: Creates new protections for disabled patients to ensure they are not forced to sign end-of-life agreements when entering the hospital and are able to access personal support.
