---
type: "Bill"
title: "Abortion; prohibiting the performance of an abortion without first determining whether there is a detectable fetal heartbeat; exception; penalty; effective date."
description: "Abortion; prohibiting the performance of an abortion without first determining whether there is a detectable fetal heartbeat; exception; penalty; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 2441"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2441 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniels", "Russ"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8ea0ce2-90ff-4b93-9388-4cddeeae78f3"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2441&session=2100"
source_hash: "bf8846001e1c56869d725bbc55c808d0de8c1d132b2ba3506ac1b5422a9b4748"
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 2441 (2021) — Abortion; prohibiting the performance of an abortion without first determining whether there is a detectable fetal heartbeat; exception; penalty; 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/HB2441 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by RUSS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2441 FA1 RUSSTO-AB.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB2441 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB2441 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB2441 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB2441 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB2441 FULLPCS1 TODD RUSS-AB.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB2441 FULLPCS1 TODD RUSS-AB.PDF)
8. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2441 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Daniels — primary (person)
- Russ — 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 Russ
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2021-02-22** Referred to States Rights `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute States Rights Committee `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Coauthored by Representative(s) CrosswhiteHader, Smith, Stearman, Olsen, West (Kevin), Burns
- **2021-03-09** General Order
- **2021-03-09** Coauthored by Representative(s) Conley, Townley, Grego, Boles, Fetgatter, Lepak, Stark, Gann, Dills, Steagall, McDugle, Roe
- **2021-03-09** Authored by Senator Daniels (principal Senate author)
- **2021-03-09** Amended by floor substitute
- **2021-03-09** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 19 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-09** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-03-10** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-10** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Coauthored by Representative Kendrix
- **2021-03-17** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-29** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Coauthored by Senator Bergstrom
- **2021-04-19** Coauthored by Senator Stephens
- **2021-04-20** Coauthored by Senator Rogers
- **2021-04-20** Coauthored by Senator Jett
- **2021-04-20** General Order, Considered
- **2021-04-20** Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 10 `passage`
- **2021-04-20** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2021-04-20** Referred for enrollment
- **2021-04-21** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2021-04-21** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2021-04-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-26** Approved by Governor 04/26/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8ea0ce2-90ff-4b93-9388-4cddeeae78f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).