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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Laser hair removal; creating the Laser Hair Removal Act; requiring certain credential; mandating education and training; effective date."
+description: "Laser hair removal; creating the Laser Hair Removal Act; requiring certain credential; mandating education and training; effective date."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
+legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 2998"
+citation: "Oklahoma HB 2998 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Daniels", "Hasenbeck"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2024-02-05"
+last_action: "2024-05-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8aa97fe-e87e-4f3a-bb93-57b4dd0646c1"
+source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2998&session=2400"
+source_hash: "5da23da01f119d77414d4fb7bf24d79c4fd4210e393ebd8d1fea0dab5eb8a7af"
+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 HB 2998 (2024) — Laser hair removal; creating the Laser Hair Removal Act; requiring certain credential; mandating education and training; effective date.
+
+## 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/2023-24 INT/hB/HB2998 INT.PDF)
+2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2998 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
+3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2998 PCS.PDF)
+4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB2998 ENGR.PDF)
+5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB2998 ENR.PDF)
+6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB2998 HFLR.PDF)
+7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB2998 SFLR.PDF)
+8. **HB2998 (4-17-24) (DANIELS) RT FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2998 (4-17-24) (DANIELS) RT FA1.PDF)
+9. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB2998 SCSH.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Health & Human Services — **11–0** (pass) · upper
+- Fourth Reading — **80–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Business And Commerce Committee: Do Pass — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **39–4** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Daniels — primary (person)
+- Hasenbeck — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2024-02-05** Authored by Representative Hasenbeck
+- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Business and Commerce `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-21** CR; Do Pass Business and Commerce Committee `committee-passage`
+- **2024-02-21** Coauthored by Representative(s) McEntire
+- **2024-03-12** General Order
+- **2024-03-12** Authored by Senator Hicks (principal Senate author)
+- **2024-03-12** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2024-03-12** Referred for engrossment
+- **2024-03-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
+- **2024-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2024-03-13** Coauthored by Representative Pittman
+- **2024-03-19** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2024-04-02** Remove as author Senator Hicks; authored by Senator Daniels
+- **2024-04-02** Coauthored by Senator Hicks
+- **2024-04-11** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
+- **2024-04-11** Title stricken
+- **2024-04-24** General Order, Amended
+- **2024-04-24** Title restored
+- **2024-04-24** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 4 `passage`
+- **2024-04-24** Referred for engrossment
+- **2024-04-25** Engrossed to House `passage`
+- **2024-04-25** SA's received
+- **2024-05-07** SA's read, adopted
+- **2024-05-07** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 0 `passage`
+- **2024-05-07** Referred for enrollment
+- **2024-05-08** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
+- **2024-05-08** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
+- **2024-05-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-05-13** Approved by Governor 05/13/2024 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8aa97fe-e87e-4f3a-bb93-57b4dd0646c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).
+