---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an English language learner advisory group; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Directs Department of Education to convene advisory group related to English language learner programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3358"
citation: "Oregon HB 3358 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gene Whisnant", "Tina Kotek"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-06T16:59:03+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-28T20:55:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3bd27b5-1a52-4bf8-b47a-d572b1e806b0"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB3358"
source_hash: "42038732b2469fcdfafdda195d15414a21734aa539dda960ee5e75365a435fb2"
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 3358 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to an English language learner advisory group; and declaring an emergency.

Directs Department of Education to convene advisory group related to English language learner programs.

## 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/HB3358/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3358/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3358/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3358/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Whisnant. Passed. — **59–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Gene Whisnant — primary (person)
- Tina Kotek — primary (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-06T16:59:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13T21:27:32+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-17T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-21T20:30:56+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-24T16:10:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25T18:34:23+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 26, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-04-26T23:02:29+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 27, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-04-27T21:12:21+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 1, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-01T19:18:40+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 2, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-02T21:49:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Whisnant. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-03T16:10:08+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05T16:24:44+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-18T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-30T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-01T15:43:01+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.
- **2017-06-06T23:07:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-09T19:03:51+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 408, (2017 Laws): Effective date June 20, 2017.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3bd27b5-1a52-4bf8-b47a-d572b1e806b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).