---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to telecommunications."
description: "Extends sunset on provisions directing Public Utility Commission to administer programs related to residential telecommunication services, including Oregon Lifeline program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3268"
citation: "Oregon HB 3268 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alissa Keny-Guyer", "Brian Boquist", "Carla Piluso"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-03-02T17:07:55+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-13T17:08:14+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce7435aa-216c-447a-a8e1-f37a651b51b6"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB3268"
source_hash: "e130182842f487e6c9330515176b7c323e99a5fe25caf95913d9d5c5e527091a"
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 3268 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to telecommunications.

Extends sunset on provisions directing Public Utility Commission to administer programs related to residential telecommunication services, including Oregon Lifeline program.

## 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/HB3268/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3268/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3268/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3268/B-Engrossed)
5. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3268/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3268/Enrolled)

## Votes

- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **56–2** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. — **22–7** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–2** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Keny-Guyer. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Alissa Keny-Guyer — primary (person)
- Brian Boquist — primary (person)
- Carla Piluso — primary (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Malstrom — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-02T17:07:55+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10T00:02:08+00:00** Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-17T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-24T22:04:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-24T22:04:10+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2017-04-25T17:42:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26T23:02:29+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 27, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-04-27T21:48:25+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Keny-Guyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-01T16:05:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05T16:24:44+00:00** Referred to Business and Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-06-07T16:44:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-08T18:48:44+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-12T18:38:24+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-14T18:00:05+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-06-16T17:41:40+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-19T21:42:29+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-22T19:08:05+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-13T17:08:14+00:00** Chapter 434, (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/ce7435aa-216c-447a-a8e1-f37a651b51b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).