---
type: "Bill"
title: "Right-of-way acquisition; utilities; adding exemption for certain fund match. Effective date. Emergency."
description: "Right-of-way acquisition; utilities; adding exemption for certain fund match. Effective date. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 85"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 85 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fry", "Roberts (Dustin)"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a267e7b3-4fc3-44e8-bb24-a1f48342b536"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB85&session=1800"
source_hash: "ba3f5563c74b8c504c9ca9dab7c044b530d86895b5f025cf7cc3dd21b32c53fd"
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 85 (2017-2018) — Right-of-way acquisition; utilities; adding exemption for certain fund match. 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/SB/SB85 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/SB85 HASB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB85 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB85 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB85 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB85 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/SB85 HCS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- SUSPEND HOUSE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- FOURTH READING — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fry — primary (person)
- Roberts (Dustin) — 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 Fry
- **2017-02-06** Coauthored by Representative Sanders (principal House author)
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Transportation `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Remove as principal author Representative Sanders and substitute with Representative Roberts (Dustin)
- **2017-02-21** Reported Do Pass Transportation committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-14** General Order, Considered
- **2017-03-14** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-15** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-03-20** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Transportation `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Transportation Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-27** General Order
- **2017-04-27** House Rule suspended
- **2017-04-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-27** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-05-01** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-05-01** HAs read
- **2017-05-17** HAs adopted
- **2017-05-17** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-17** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-05-17** Enrolled, to House
- **2017-05-17** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-05-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-22** Approved by Governor 05/22/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a267e7b3-4fc3-44e8-bb24-a1f48342b536`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).