---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to reentry after incarceration."
description: "Directs Department of Corrections to include in inmate release plan information concerning transitional housing or treatment programs to which inmate has been accepted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3438"
citation: "Oregon HB 3438 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer Williamson", "Tawna Sanchez"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-04-04T16:09:05+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-13T17:08:14+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ca3f13d-0429-44a1-8b63-87c12b43c795"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB3438"
source_hash: "478c76db0196a920ccc4cbbd2906a70e5153e214405fa30d1c74f3f94d7fb58b"
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 3438 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to reentry after incarceration.

Directs Department of Corrections to include in inmate release plan information concerning transitional housing or treatment programs to which inmate has been accepted.

## 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/HB3438/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3438/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3438/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3438/B-Engrossed)
5. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3438/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3438/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. — **60–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **58–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Williamson — primary (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — primary (person)
- Ann Lininger — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-13T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-18T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-26T21:13:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-27T16:47:53+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-01T19:18:40+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 2, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-02T22:33:44+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 3, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-03T18:09:08+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 4, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-04T18:27:29+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-08T16:18:09+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09T16:03:29+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16T15:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-30T15:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-06T15:28:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-07T16:26:15+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-08T19:16:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-13T18:44:22+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 438, (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/0ca3f13d-0429-44a1-8b63-87c12b43c795`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).