---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oklahoma Children's Code; including new definition. Effective date."
description: "Oklahoma Children's Code; including new definition. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 718"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 718 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Griffin", "Lawson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1e358e1-fb60-4527-9b7d-f3821cee9a34"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB718&session=1800"
source_hash: "6005e9b222017de921152acf3da925a64c370ec50c65d7c8bed0670fb8549557"
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 718 (2017-2018) — Oklahoma Children's Code; including new 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/SB/SB718 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/SB718 HASB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB718 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB718 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB718 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB718 SFLR.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCSS/SB718 HCS.PDF)
8. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCS/SB718 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FOURTH READING — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Griffin — primary (person)
- Lawson — 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 Griffin
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-06** Coauthored by Representative Lawson (principal House author)
- **2017-03-23** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2017-03-23** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-23** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-27** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-03-27** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Second Reading referred to Children, Youth and Family Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-12** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Children, Youth and Family Services Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18** General Order
- **2017-04-18** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-18** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-04-19** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-04-19** HAs read
- **2017-05-04** HAs adopted
- **2017-05-04** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-05-04** Coauthored by Senator Pittman
- **2017-05-08** Enrolled, to House
- **2017-05-08** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-05-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-12** Approved by Governor 05/12/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1e358e1-fb60-4527-9b7d-f3821cee9a34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).