---
type: "Bill"
title: "University Hospitals Authority; modifying certain names and definitions; prohibiting certain unauthorized use of titles; authorizing certain assignment of facilities. Effective date."
description: "University Hospitals Authority; modifying certain names and definitions; prohibiting certain unauthorized use of titles; authorizing certain assignment of facilities. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 406"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 406 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boles", "Garvin"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be7b20d7-5477-47bb-9f5c-9786f14bb550"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB406&session=2100"
source_hash: "a0927097384769f9df6b854da52098a11625edbc2d302460e7dccc0d40364bd6"
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 406 (2021) — University Hospitals Authority; modifying certain names and definitions; prohibiting certain unauthorized use of titles; authorizing certain assignment of facilities. 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/SB/SB406 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/SB/SB406 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/SB/SB406 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/SB406 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/SB406 SFLR.PDF)
6. **SB406 (3-02-21) (GARVIN) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB406 (3-02-21) (GARVIN) FS FA1.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Boles — primary (person)
- Garvin — 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 Garvin
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-08** Coauthored by Representative McEntire (principal House author)
- **2021-03-04** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2021-03-04** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-04** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-03-08** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Second Reading referred to Higher Education and Career Tech `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** CR; Do Pass Higher Education and Career Tech Committee `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Remove Representative McEntire as principal House author and substitute with Representative Boles
- **2021-04-06** Coauthored by Representative(s) McEntire
- **2021-04-20** General Order
- **2021-04-20** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2021-04-21** Referred for enrollment
- **2021-04-22** Enrolled, to House
- **2021-04-22** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2021-04-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-27** Approved by Governor 04/27/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be7b20d7-5477-47bb-9f5c-9786f14bb550`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).