---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms; definitions. Effective date."
description: "Firearms; definitions. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 36"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 36 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstrom", "Cleveland"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0f2405c-641e-4b60-808c-ba348d7277ac"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB36&session=1800"
source_hash: "96cb4d08a1fc9d3b9a537214c91dc6268382acdd733fc28069133a8c81503cbf"
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 36 (2017-2018) — Firearms; definitions. 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/SB36 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB36 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB36 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB36 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB36 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **88–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bergstrom — primary (person)
- Cleveland — 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 Senator David
- **2017-02-06** Remove as author Senator David; authored by Bergstrom
- **2017-02-06** Coauthored by Senator David
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Coauthored by Senator Brecheen
- **2017-03-01** Coauthored by Representative Cleveland (principal House author)
- **2017-03-02** Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-02** coauthored by Calvey
- **2017-03-06** coauthored by Coody
- **2017-03-08** Coauthored by Senator Simpson
- **2017-03-08** General Order, Considered
- **2017-03-08** Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-08** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-09** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-03-09** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil and Environmental `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Civil and Environmental Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28** Coauthored by Senator(s) Dahm
- **2017-04-03** General Order
- **2017-04-03** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 3 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-03** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-04-03** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-04** Enrolled, to House
- **2017-04-04** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-04-04** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-10** Approved by Governor 04/10/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0f2405c-641e-4b60-808c-ba348d7277ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).