---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public finance; local governments; bond issues; use of proceeds; publication; Internet access; effective date."
description: "Public finance; local governments; bond issues; use of proceeds; publication; Internet access; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1949"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1949 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dahm", "Jordan"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db634dba-9754-4de5-adc7-b04711660f1d"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1949&session=1800"
source_hash: "fad45ac4fff90c951232b8913476fe0708516dda60552d41623ae505d76524c0"
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 1949 (2017-2018) — Public finance; local governments; bond issues; use of proceeds; publication; Internet access; 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/2017-18 INT/hB/HB1949 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1949 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1949 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1949 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1949 SFLR.PDF)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1949 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **72–16** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dahm — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Authored by Representative Jordan
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Government Modernization `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Modernization Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** General Order
- **2017-03-22** Authored by Senator Dahm (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-22** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 16 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-22** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-23** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-23** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Second Reading referred to General Government `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03** Reported Do Pass General Government committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-17** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-17** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-18** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-04-18** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-24** Approved by Governor 04/24/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db634dba-9754-4de5-adc7-b04711660f1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).