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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Administrative Workers' Compensation Act; modifying definition. Effective date."
+description: "Administrative Workers' Compensation Act; modifying definition. Effective date."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
+legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 1944"
+citation: "Oklahoma SB 1944 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Murdock"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2026-02-02"
+last_action: "2026-05-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12f2396f-a547-464f-9537-7a3917a37571"
+source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1944&session=2600"
+source_hash: "6596fbbfbd4773ddb6767697f6ff4eee134bdf562df8404dde3db664c4ce9ace"
+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 1944 (2026) — Administrative Workers' Compensation Act; modifying definition. 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/SB/SB1944 INT.PDF)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/SB/SB1944 ENGR.PDF)
+3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/SB/SB1944 ENR.PDF)
+4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/SB1944 HFLR.PDF)
+5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/SB1944 SFLR.PDF)
+6. **SB1944 (3-02-26) (MURDOCK) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB1944 (3-02-26) (MURDOCK) FS FA1.PDF)
+7. **SB1944 (3-02-26) (MURDOCK) RT FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB1944 (3-02-26) (MURDOCK) RT FA2.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **39–2** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **87–1** (pass) · lower
+- Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass — **8–1** (pass) · lower
+- Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass — **10–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Murdock — 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 Senator Murdock
+- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-10** Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
+- **2026-02-12** Reported Do Pass as amended Business and Insurance committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-12** Title stricken
+- **2026-02-17** Placed on General Order
+- **2026-03-26** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
+- **2026-03-26** Title restored
+- **2026-03-26** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 2 `passage`
+- **2026-03-26** Referred for engrossment
+- **2026-03-30** Engrossed to House `passage`
+- **2026-03-30** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-03-31** Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-31** Referred to Civil Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-31** Remove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Travis
+- **2026-04-06** Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2026-04-06** Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton
+- **2026-04-16** CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
+- **2026-05-06** General Order
+- **2026-05-06** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 1 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-05-06** Signed, returned to Senate
+- **2026-05-06** Referred for enrollment
+- **2026-05-06** Enrolled, to House
+- **2026-05-06** Signed, returned to Senate
+- **2026-05-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-05-13** Approved by Governor 05/12/2026 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12f2396f-a547-464f-9537-7a3917a37571`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).
+