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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Professions and occupations; accountants; education requirements; certificates; effective date."
+description: "Professions and occupations; accountants; education requirements; certificates; effective date."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
+legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 4317"
+citation: "Oklahoma HB 4317 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Kendrix"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2026-02-02"
+last_action: "2026-05-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98757af0-58ab-4f04-a866-02509951a732"
+source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4317&session=2600"
+source_hash: "b8ffee864346d662b8b147c6d061c9aac05c8b03d26d9d59e2fe3cb6b1f784c1"
+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 4317 (2026) — Professions and occupations; accountants; education requirements; certificates; effective date.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB4317 INT.PDF)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB4317 ENGR.PDF)
+3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB4317 ENR.PDF)
+4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB4317 HFLR.PDF)
+5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB4317 SFLR.PDF)
+6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB4317 CS.PDF)
+7. **Policy Committee Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB4317 POLREC.PDF)
+8. **Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB4317 POLPCS1 GERRID KENDRIX-TKR.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+- Education Requirements; Certificates; Effective — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **83–0** (pass) · lower
+- Commerce And Economic Development Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+- Business Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Howard — primary (person)
+- Kendrix — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-02** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-02-02** Authored by Representative Kendrix
+- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-03** Referred to Business `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-17** Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-17** Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
+- **2026-03-02** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-02** Coauthored by Representative(s) Maynard
+- **2026-03-11** General Order
+- **2026-03-11** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-11** Referred for engrossment
+- **2026-03-16** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
+- **2026-03-16** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-03-24** Coauthored by Representative Timmons
+- **2026-04-01** Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-09** Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
+- **2026-04-14** Placed on General Order
+- **2026-04-29** General Order, Considered
+- **2026-04-29** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
+- **2026-04-29** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
+- **2026-04-30** Referred for enrollment
+- **2026-04-30** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
+- **2026-04-30** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
+- **2026-04-30** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-05-06** Approved by Governor 05/05/2026 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98757af0-58ab-4f04-a866-02509951a732`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).
+