---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to arson caused by the manufacture of controlled substances."
description: "Creates crime of arson incident to the manufacture of a controlled substance in the second degree if person manufactures controlled substance and causes fire or explosion that damages building or damages property in amount exceeding $750. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 323"
citation: "Oregon SB 323 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Olsen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-16T17:01:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b13fdb9-6e07-4aac-b0c9-e4cf2beee265"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB323"
source_hash: "26a673cb83e2611d0f5f0b9762a6b76966c97653828817a755adad5e0bcca481"
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 SB 323 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to arson caused by the manufacture of controlled substances.

Creates crime of arson incident to the manufacture of a controlled substance in the second degree if person manufactures controlled substance and causes fire or explosion that damages building or damages property in amount exceeding $750. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB323/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB323/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB323/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB323/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Olson. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Olsen. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Alan Olsen — primary (person)
- Bill Kennemer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-17T16:06:43+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-03T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-04T21:54:21+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05T17:00:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06T19:03:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Olsen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-10T15:57:54+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11T18:59:40+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04T20:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-05-08T23:34:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-09T16:49:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10T18:40:48+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 11, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-11T18:49:48+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-15T19:01:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 16, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-16T18:59:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-17T19:03:22+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-18T19:01:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-22T19:50:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-23T18:38:49+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-24T21:56:50+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-25T21:49:09+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Olson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-30T21:54:06+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-31T21:05:44+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-06T19:26:14+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-16T16:55:33+00:00** Chapter 248, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-06-16T17:01:55+00:00** 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/7b13fdb9-6e07-4aac-b0c9-e4cf2beee265`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).