---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset; State Accrediting Agency; re-creating agency; modifying termination date."
description: "Sunset; State Accrediting Agency; re-creating agency; modifying termination date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1992"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1992 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jordan", "Simpson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/694e677d-3f7e-4229-a00c-377e5c4c55df"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1992&session=1800"
source_hash: "ac02c553a33ba69815daaa53077f1fc0c22cbba59608f2ea7a782255fc1e5d1d"
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 1992 (2017-2018) — Sunset; State Accrediting Agency; re-creating agency; modifying termination 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/HB1992 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1992 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1992 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1992 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1992 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1992 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **39–2** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT SENATE — **71–17** (pass) · lower
- FOURTH READING — **79–13** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jordan — primary (person)
- Simpson — 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 Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** CR; Do Pass Administrative Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-09** General Order
- **2017-02-09** Authored by Senator Dahm (principal Senate author)
- **2017-02-09** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-09** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-02-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-02-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-14** Second Reading referred to General Government `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** Reported Do Pass as amended General Government committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-17** Remove as author Senator Dahm; authored by Senator Simpson
- **2017-04-17** Coauthored by Senator Dahm
- **2017-04-25** General Order, Amended
- **2017-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-04-26** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-04-26** SA's received
- **2017-05-10** SA's read, adopted
- **2017-05-10** Ayes: 71 Nays: 17
- **2017-05-10** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 13 `passage`
- **2017-05-10** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-05-11** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-05-11** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-05-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-17** Approved by Governor 05/17/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/694e677d-3f7e-4229-a00c-377e5c4c55df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).