---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to drugs; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Removes special training requirement from statutes governing prescribing, dispensing and distributing naloxone."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3440"
citation: "Oregon HB 3440 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Kennemer", "Diego Hernandez", "Elizabeth Steiner Hayward", "Jennifer Williamson", "Knute Buehler", "Mark Meek", "Mitch Greenlick", "Sheri Malstrom"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-04-04T16:09:05+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-18T18:19:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2e70ea9-83e5-400e-88f3-c0b570eb2453"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB3440"
source_hash: "6ad9cb05d92e104902b45fcb3a750c788dfffde1302cd7f4dba2fd9aded5b0dc"
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 3440 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to drugs; and prescribing an effective date.

Removes special training requirement from statutes governing prescribing, dispensing and distributing naloxone.

## 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/HB3440/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3440/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3440/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3440/B-Engrossed)
5. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3440/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3440/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **44–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bill Kennemer — primary (person)
- Diego Hernandez — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Steiner Hayward — primary (person)
- Jennifer Williamson — primary (person)
- Knute Buehler — primary (person)
- Mark Meek — primary (person)
- Mitch Greenlick — primary (person)
- Sheri Malstrom — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Caddy McKeown — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — 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 Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-17T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-21T00:04:05+00:00** Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Rules, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- **2017-04-21T00:04:06+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-11T21:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-05-18T22:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-05-23T21:10:43+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-23T21:10:44+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-06-26T19:25:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-29T15:33:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2017-06-29T19:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-29T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-30T22:54:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-01T15:50:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-07-05T21:39:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-06T15:10:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-07-06T17:50:09+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-07T16:43:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-07T17:58:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-07-07T18:30:04+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-18T16:16:37+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-07-18T20:25:51+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-08-08T23:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18T18:19:59+00:00** Chapter 683, (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/a2e70ea9-83e5-400e-88f3-c0b570eb2453`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).