---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elder abuse; crime; requirement; definition; effective date."
description: "Elder abuse; crime; requirement; definition; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 2544"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2544 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jech", "Stinson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69916c96-e561-438b-a90f-771e4910bbf3"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2544&session=2100"
source_hash: "316e9a8892180bc7b01a1f826c4e4d2431f61255d1568c32227d07e4877765cb"
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 2544 (2021) — Elder abuse; crime; requirement; 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/2021-22 INT/hB/HB2544 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB2544 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB2544 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB2544 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB2544 SFLR.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Jech — primary (person)
- Stinson — 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 Kannady
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Judiciary - Criminal `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Criminal Committee `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Remove Representative Kannady as principal House author and substitute with Representative Stinson
- **2021-02-25** Coauthored by Representative(s) Sims
- **2021-03-09** General Order
- **2021-03-09** Coauthored by Representative(s) Moore
- **2021-03-09** Authored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)
- **2021-03-09** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `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`
- **2021-03-17** Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-29** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** General Order, Considered
- **2021-04-14** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Referred for enrollment
- **2021-04-15** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2021-04-15** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2021-04-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-21** Approved by Governor 04/21/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69916c96-e561-438b-a90f-771e4910bbf3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).