---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public buildings or public works; Public Competitive Bidding Act; authorizing electronic publishing of bids; effective date; emergency."
description: "Public buildings or public works; Public Competitive Bidding Act; authorizing electronic publishing of bids; effective date; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2923"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2923 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bice", "Frix"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/133dcdba-a330-49ac-a7fa-1015c828b3a4"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2923&session=1800"
source_hash: "c08aa44709cf0c2c2fa811d6dcbc1939c41930604b605b2870e0469a195920ea"
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 2923 (2017-2018) — Public buildings or public works; Public Competitive Bidding Act; authorizing electronic publishing of bids; effective date; emergency.

## 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/HB2923 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2923 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2923 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2923 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2923 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2923 SFLR.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2923 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- FOURTH READING — **75–18** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **76–13** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **40–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bice — primary (person)
- Frix — 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 Frix
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Banking and Business `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Banking and Business Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-28** Authored by Senator Bice (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-06** General Order
- **2018-03-06** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 13 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-06** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-07** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2018-03-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Second Reading referred to General Government `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-09** Reported Do Pass as amended General Government committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-09** Emergency added
- **2018-04-19** General Order, Considered
- **2018-04-19** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-04-23** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2018-04-23** SA's received
- **2018-04-30** SA's read, adopted
- **2018-04-30** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 75 Nays: 18 `passage`
- **2018-04-30** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-05-01** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-05-01** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-05-01** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Approved by Governor 05/07/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/133dcdba-a330-49ac-a7fa-1015c828b3a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).