---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to evaluations of Early Learning Hubs; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Directs Early Learning Council to conduct evaluation of Early Learning Hubs and submit report on evaluation each odd-numbered year. Requires additional report in 2018."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2956"
citation: "Oregon HB 2956 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carla Piluso", "Gene Whisnant", "Jodi Hack", "John Lively"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-20T17:14:31+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-28T20:55:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b25f01ec-b560-4203-8b91-044c5dca8dd8"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2956"
source_hash: "4cefbea458c7f5e79af6fcb1fef95679f0833ba7d1ce86e53b8cdeba93220cc3"
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 2956 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to evaluations of Early Learning Hubs; and declaring an emergency.

Directs Early Learning Council to conduct evaluation of Early Learning Hubs and submit report on evaluation each odd-numbered year. Requires additional report in 2018.

## 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/HB2956/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2956/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2956/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2956/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Whisnant. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Carla Piluso — primary (person)
- Gene Whisnant — primary (person)
- Jodi Hack — primary (person)
- John Lively — primary (person)
- Bill Kennemer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-20T17:14:31+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21T00:27:57+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Family Supports. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-10T19:41:17+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-11T16:00:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-12T18:29:45+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 13, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-04-13T18:37:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-04-17T18:26:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 18, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-04-18T18:29:26+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Whisnant. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-19T17:02:44+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-24T16:09:00+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-30T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-01T15:42:50+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-01T18:20:45+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-05T17:11:41+00:00** Carried over to 06-06 by unanimous consent.
- **2017-06-06T18:36:29+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-08T20:40:50+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-12T23:48:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-20T20:26:40+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-28T20:55:59+00:00** Chapter 399, (2017 Laws): Effective date June 20, 2017.
- **2017-04-06T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b25f01ec-b560-4203-8b91-044c5dca8dd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).