---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms; modifying certain background check procedure; effective date."
description: "Firearms; modifying certain background check procedure; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1630"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1630 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hardin (David)", "Pemberton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5582dda9-6ff2-4314-ac91-29bdb849090a"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1630&session=2100"
source_hash: "b2858f7736e7375bc5b5de44954b8b5abb3df8245395499ac9c63b59a797d5c9"
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 HB 1630 (2021) — Firearms; modifying certain background check procedure; 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/2021-22 INT/hB/HB1630 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB1630 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB1630 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB1630 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB1630 SFLR.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Hardin (David) — primary (person)
- Pemberton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-01** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** Authored by Representative Hardin (David)
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Criminal `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Criminal Committee `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Coauthored by Representative(s) Roberts (Sean)
- **2021-02-10** Authored by Senator Pemberton (principal Senate author)
- **2021-02-22** General Order
- **2021-02-22** Coauthored by Representative(s) McDugle, Lawson, Burns
- **2021-02-22** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 18 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-22** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-02-23** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Coauthored by Representative Steagall
- **2021-02-23** Coauthored by Senator Stephens
- **2021-03-15** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** Coauthored by Senator Bergstrom
- **2021-03-29** Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-15** General Order, Considered
- **2021-04-15** Coauthored by Senator Bullard
- **2021-04-15** Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 6 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Referred for enrollment
- **2021-04-19** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2021-04-19** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2021-04-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Approved by Governor 04/22/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5582dda9-6ff2-4314-ac91-29bdb849090a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).