---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the use of white canes; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Permits persons who have limited vision to carry and use white canes on highways and in other public places. Defines \"limited vision.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3160"
citation: "Oregon HB 3160 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carla Piluso", "Margaret Doherty"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-03-01T17:27:17+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-21T20:40:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afc43a69-f320-4745-a860-ebc8231a8f51"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB3160"
source_hash: "2193f7dd77e690ba847487e2e4a6fef6686dcb76c51e3ab621b0826839c2d703"
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 3160 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to the use of white canes; and declaring an emergency.

Permits persons who have limited vision to carry and use white canes on highways and in other public places. Defines "limited vision."

## 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/HB3160/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3160/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3160/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3160/B-Engrossed)
5. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3160/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3160/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Olsen. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Doherty, Piluso. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · legislature
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **56–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Carla Piluso — primary (person)
- Margaret Doherty — primary (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-01T17:27:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09T00:24:34+00:00** Referred to Human Services and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-03-30T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-05T23:15:21+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-06T16:48:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-10T18:24:14+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-04-12T18:33:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Doherty, Piluso. 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 Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-01T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-08T15:56:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-09T18:15:41+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10T17:06:45+00:00** Carried over to 05-11 by unanimous consent.
- **2017-05-11T19:01:43+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Olsen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-16T18:43:28+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-05-19T00:17:40+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-22T16:07:02+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-25T16:37:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-21T20:40:39+00:00** Chapter 175, (2017 Laws): Effective date May 25, 2017.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afc43a69-f320-4745-a860-ebc8231a8f51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).