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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Public meetings; modifying provisions relating to certain discussion regarding penal institutions."
+description: "Public meetings; modifying provisions relating to certain discussion regarding penal institutions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
+legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "SB 898"
+citation: "Oklahoma SB 898 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Babinec", "Thompson"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2018-02-05"
+last_action: "2018-04-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/281d6e18-f97e-4870-ad22-994510bc4c51"
+source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB898&session=1800"
+source_hash: "a7f8e8dd49d955f3d4be3fbcef7b52fb2d063eb879cc575d36b4a8c837a51d40"
+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-ok"]
+---
+
+# Oklahoma SB 898 (2017-2018) — Public meetings; modifying provisions relating to certain discussion regarding penal institutions.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 INT/SB/SB898 INT.PDF)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB898 ENGR.PDF)
+3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB898 ENR.PDF)
+4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB898 HFLR.PDF)
+5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB898 SFLR.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- THIRD READING — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Babinec — primary (person)
+- Thompson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-02-05** Authored by Senator Thompson
+- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to General Government `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-12** Reported Do Pass as amended General Government committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
+- **2018-02-28** Coauthored by Representative Babinec (principal House author)
+- **2018-03-05** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
+- **2018-03-05** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
+- **2018-03-05** Referred for engrossment
+- **2018-03-06** Engrossed to House `passage`
+- **2018-03-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-03-19** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** CR; Do Pass Public Safety Committee `committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-09** General Order
+- **2018-04-09** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 43 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-09** Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Babinec
+- **2018-04-09** Emergency failed: Ayes: 30 Nays: 31
+- **2018-04-11** Motion expired
+- **2018-04-11** Signed, returned to Senate
+- **2018-04-11** Referred for enrollment
+- **2018-04-12** Enrolled, to House
+- **2018-04-12** Signed, returned to Senate
+- **2018-04-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-04-18** Approved by Governor 04/18/2018 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/281d6e18-f97e-4870-ad22-994510bc4c51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).
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