---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oklahoma Juvenile Code; authorizing use of videoconference for certain hearing. Effective date."
description: "Oklahoma Juvenile Code; authorizing use of videoconference for certain hearing. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 415"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 415 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dills", "Newhouse"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac6e4827-f895-45c4-91ae-a90a1e4c3000"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB415&session=2000"
source_hash: "a101c1f9e21867e98bd4f7c723502ee610d66380ab10ecf0fab084aa1f89396f"
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 415 (2020) — Oklahoma Juvenile Code; authorizing use of videoconference for certain hearing. 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/2019-20 INT/SB/SB415 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENGR/SB/SB415 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENR/SB/SB415 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/HFLR/SB415 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/SFLR/SB415 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dills — primary (person)
- Newhouse — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-04** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Authored by Senator Newhouse
- **2019-02-05** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-02-12** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-28** Coauthored by Representative Dills (principal House author)
- **2019-03-12** General Order, Considered
- **2019-03-12** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-03-13** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2019-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-19** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** CR; Do Pass Judiciary Committee `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-17** General Order
- **2019-04-17** Coauthored by Representative(s) Sims, Provenzano
- **2019-04-17** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-17** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2019-04-17** Referred for enrollment
- **2019-04-22** Enrolled, to House
- **2019-04-22** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2019-04-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-25** Approved by Governor 04/25/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac6e4827-f895-45c4-91ae-a90a1e4c3000`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).