---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to fish hatchery funding; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Allows unexpended and unobligated balance in Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund to remain in fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2266"
citation: "Oregon HB 2266 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-09T20:20:19+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-21T20:40:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aafd64ea-2ff3-4c94-9308-91b015467942"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2266"
source_hash: "a2232eda05be0a5ebc5a8da576f03a11e48c6bff83d0e073627b0e63eb0fb1b2"
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 2266 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to fish hatchery funding; and declaring an emergency.

Allows unexpended and unobligated balance in Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund to remain in fund.

## 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.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2266/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2266/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2266/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2266/B-Engrossed)
5. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2266/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2266/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. — **59–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **52–1** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09T20:20:19+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18T01:55:48+00:00** Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing scheduled.
- **2017-02-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-03-07T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-03-09T23:55:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-09T23:57:16+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2017-03-13T15:57:58+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14T18:23:20+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-15T16:07:39+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20T15:54:16+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-24T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-27T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-05T18:18:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-08T17:33:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-09T18:28:25+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-11T19:17:12+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-05-12T21:28:04+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-15T15:24:36+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-23T20:02:58+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-21T20:40:39+00:00** Chapter 120, (2017 Laws): Effective date May 22, 2017.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aafd64ea-2ff3-4c94-9308-91b015467942`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).