---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to fines for violation of compulsory attendance laws."
description: "Provides for distribution of amounts collected upon conviction for violation of compulsory attendance laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2997"
citation: "Oregon HB 2997 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Smith"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-23T16:42:49+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-21T20:40:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff856522-2b97-4429-a245-426611912db1"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2997"
source_hash: "473c9f107127bf1e91f57881f5d10076c83955c82af5cd13b6137de90175759f"
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 2997 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to fines for violation of compulsory attendance laws.

Provides for distribution of amounts collected upon conviction for violation of compulsory attendance laws.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2997/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2997/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Kruse. Passed. — **19–11** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Greg Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-23T16:42:49+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01T22:21:59+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-03T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-07T21:26:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-10T16:08:26+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-11T18:13:50+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-04-12T18:52:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith G. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-13T15:49:52+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-14T20:41:34+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-09T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-11T15:35:35+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-11T18:26:54+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15T18:43:48+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kruse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-17T16:49:37+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-17T17:29:53+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-24T16:38:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-21T20:40:39+00:00** Chapter 139, (2017 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff856522-2b97-4429-a245-426611912db1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).