---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail bondsmen; modifying certain eligibility to serve as bondsmen. Effective date."
description: "Bail bondsmen; modifying certain eligibility to serve as bondsmen. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 1489"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 1489 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leewright", "West (Kevin)"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbb62d3f-238d-40c7-a7da-434af39bbd2a"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1489&session=1800"
source_hash: "a257ff92a45afb5df40341ff095bdbf14ca259f1705cd04d11ed98471ceb76da"
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 1489 (2017-2018) — Bail bondsmen; modifying certain eligibility to serve as bondsmen. 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/SB/SB1489 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB1489 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB1489 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB1489 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB1489 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **33–1** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **87–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leewright — primary (person)
- West (Kevin) — 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 Senator Leewright
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Business, Commerce and Tourism `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Reported Do Pass Business, Commerce and Tourism committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-01** Coauthored by Representative West (Kevin) (principal House author)
- **2018-03-12** General Order, Considered
- **2018-03-12** Measure passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-13** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2018-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-21** Second Reading referred to Insurance `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-03** CR; Do Pass Insurance Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** General Order
- **2018-04-12** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 5 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-12** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2018-04-12** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-04-16** Enrolled, to House
- **2018-04-16** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2018-04-16** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-18** Approved by Governor 04/18/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cbb62d3f-238d-40c7-a7da-434af39bbd2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).