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Eugene council opposes repeal of state ‘time, place and manner’ law for outdoor sleeping
Summary
The Eugene City Council voted 6–1 on Jan. 29, 2025 to oppose bills that would repeal House Bill 3115 (ORS 195.53), the 2021 law setting time, place and manner standards for city regulation of outdoor sitting, sleeping and keeping warm by people experiencing homelessness.
EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene City Council voted 6–1 on Jan. 29, 2025 to oppose bills that would repeal House Bill 3115 (now codified as ORS 195.53), a 2021 Oregon law that set standards for time, place and manner restrictions on regulations affecting people experiencing homelessness.
Ethan Nelson, the city’s intergovernmental relations manager, told the council the statute—enacted after 2021—says in part that “any city or county law that regulates the acts of sitting, lying, sleeping, or keeping warm and dry outdoors on public property that is open to the public must be…
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