---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers' Compensation; modifying definition; effective date."
description: "Workers' Compensation; modifying definition; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2722"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2722 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Russ"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d83252b7-2834-4875-bdbd-133d06bdb0d1"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2722&session=1800"
source_hash: "ec61ac92006af83051841e10bb298d9a98918fa3a84410ff0a7d1823746f57b0"
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 2722 (2017-2018) — Workers' Compensation; modifying definition; 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/HB2722 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2722 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2722 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2722 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2722 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **70–17** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Russ — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Authored by Representative Russ
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Withdrawn from Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-28** Referred to General Government Oversight and Accountability `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** CR; Do Pass General Government Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-12** General Order
- **2018-03-12** Authored by Senator Allen (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-12** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 17 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-12** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2018-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-24** General Order, Considered
- **2018-04-24** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-04-25** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-04-25** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-01** Approved by Governor 05/01/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d83252b7-2834-4875-bdbd-133d06bdb0d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).