---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to workforce development; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Establishes legislative findings and intent regarding State Workforce and Talent Development Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3437"
citation: "Oregon HB 3437 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Reardon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-04-04T16:09:05+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-22T22:13:12+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40e7ba7c-354c-4d88-85d8-b4edab1a123a"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB3437"
source_hash: "0a78ebdd77df20fa201f3469bcc969838ad0be1f69ff009d0bf759d0ef166b69"
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 3437 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to workforce development; and prescribing an effective date.

Establishes legislative findings and intent regarding State Workforce and Talent Development Board.

## 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/HB3437/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3437/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3437/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3437/B-Engrossed)
5. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3437/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3437/Enrolled)

## Votes

- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **57–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Kruse. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Reardon. Passed. — **55–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jeff Reardon — primary (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Devlin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-04T16:09:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05T17:49:44+00:00** Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-18T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-24T22:37:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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.
- **2017-04-27T21:12:55+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.
- **2017-05-02T22:40:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reardon. 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 Workforce. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-15T16:39:33+00:00** Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be returned to President's desk for referral. Referred to Education by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15T16:39:34+00:00** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-23T22:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-05-24T22:12:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-25T19:05:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-26T15:00:15+00:00** Carried over to 05-30 by unanimous consent.
- **2017-05-30T19:22:22+00:00** Carried over to 05-31 by unanimous consent.
- **2017-05-31T18:34:06+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kruse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-05T18:32:09+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-06-07T22:09:22+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-08T16:21:15+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-14T23:04:23+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-22T22:13:12+00:00** Chapter 297, (2017 Laws): Effective date October 6, 2017.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40e7ba7c-354c-4d88-85d8-b4edab1a123a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).