---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; allowing program to include certain career technology programs. Effective date."
description: "Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; allowing program to include certain career technology programs. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 639"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 639 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker", "Pugh"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 42
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2d20daa-308a-470e-8c19-ae0627ce75fa"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB639&session=2100"
source_hash: "d21f0fa0e7538114edb3f18f78243fd69a17724f581f0c66bc6c393283e0234e"
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 639 (2021) — Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; allowing program to include certain career technology programs. 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/SB639 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/SB639 HASB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/SB/SB639 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/SB/SB639 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/SB639 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/SB639 SFLR.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCSS/SB639 HCS.PDF)
8. **SB639 (3-09-21) (PUGH) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB639 (3-09-21) (PUGH) FS FA1.PDF)
9. **SB639 (3-09-21) (PUGH) RT FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB639 (3-09-21) (PUGH) RT FA2.PDF)
10. **SB639 FULLAMD1 RHONDA BAKER-EK.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/SB639 FULLAMD1 RHONDA BAKER-EK.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Baker — primary (person)
- Pugh — 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 Pugh
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Title stricken
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Coauthored by Senator Stephens
- **2021-03-03** Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-08** Coauthored by Representative Baker (principal House author)
- **2021-03-09** Coauthored by Senator Bullard
- **2021-03-11** Coauthored by Senator Bergstrom
- **2021-03-11** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2021-03-11** Title restored
- **2021-03-11** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 9 `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2021-03-15** 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, amended by committee substitute Higher Education and Career Tech Committee `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-22** General Order
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 98 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-04-26** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2021-04-26** HAs read
- **2021-04-26** coauthored by Dollens
- **2021-04-27** HAs rejected, conference requested `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-04** SCs named Pugh, Pemberton, Kidd, Taylor, Dossett (J.J.), Dossett (J.A.)
- **2021-05-06** Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Higher Education and Career Tech
- **2021-05-20** CCR read
- **2021-05-20** Emergency removed
- **2021-05-24** CCR adopted
- **2021-05-24** Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-24** CCR submitted
- **2021-05-25** CCR adopted
- **2021-05-25** Coauthored by Senator(s) Jech
- **2021-05-25** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2021-05-25** To Senate
- **2021-05-25** Referred for enrollment
- **2021-05-25** Enrolled, to House
- **2021-05-25** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2021-05-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-28** Approved by Governor 05/28/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2d20daa-308a-470e-8c19-ae0627ce75fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).