---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oklahoma Pleading Code; requiring dismissal of certain actions within certain time period. Emergency."
description: "Oklahoma Pleading Code; requiring dismissal of certain actions within certain time period. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 31"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 31 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniels", "Moore"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ba9f71b-0762-42ac-a60a-23fef3fa896f"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB31&session=2100"
source_hash: "cb8c478cdb032570ebf641efc3d197165fbed466ba2704304a3679c5ff532c4b"
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 31 (2021) — Oklahoma Pleading Code; requiring dismissal of certain actions within certain time period. 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/2021-22 INT/SB/SB31 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/SB/SB31 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/SB/SB31 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/SB31 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/SB31 SFLR.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Daniels — primary (person)
- Moore — 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 Senator Daniels
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** Coauthored by Senator Boren
- **2021-02-02** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Coauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author)
- **2021-03-02** General Order, Considered
- **2021-03-02** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-02** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-03-03** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2021-03-03** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Civil Committee `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20** General Order
- **2021-04-20** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2021-04-20** Referred for enrollment
- **2021-04-21** Enrolled, to House
- **2021-04-21** Signed, returned to Senate
- **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/3ba9f71b-0762-42ac-a60a-23fef3fa896f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).