---
type: "Bill"
title: "Corporation Commission; creating the Facilitating Internet Broadband Rural Expansion (FIBRE) Act; effective date."
description: "Corporation Commission; creating the Facilitating Internet Broadband Rural Expansion (FIBRE) Act; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 3835"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3835 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Martinez"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d4259d0-0b99-431b-beed-324fd754b3ae"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3835&session=2200"
source_hash: "f665ab9af8a897dacad81c75e72ac7d4ec38759693e9d5c94bd6e78a055a0380"
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 3835 (2022) — Corporation Commission; creating the Facilitating Internet Broadband Rural Expansion (FIBRE) Act; 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/HB3835 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by MARTINEZ** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB3835 FA1 MARTINEZRY-JBH.PDF)
3. **2 Floor Amendment by NEWTON (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB3835 FA2 NEWTONCA-JBH(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
4. **3 Floor Amendment by MARTINEZ (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB3835 FA3 MARTINEZRY-JBH(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB3835 ENGR.PDF)
6. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB3835 ENR.PDF)
7. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB3835 HFLR.PDF)
8. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB3835 SFLR.PDF)
9. **HB3835 FULLPCS1 RYAN MARTINEZ-JBH.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB3835 FULLPCS1 RYAN MARTINEZ-JBH.PDF)
10. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB3835 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Howard — primary (person)
- Martinez — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Authored by Representative Newton
- **2022-02-08** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** Remove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Martinez
- **2022-03-03** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-03** Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton
- **2022-03-24** General Order
- **2022-03-24** Coauthored by Representative(s) Fetgatter, Caldwell (Trey)
- **2022-03-24** Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
- **2022-03-24** House Rule suspended
- **2022-03-24** Amended by floor substitute
- **2022-03-24** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-03-28** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-28** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Second Reading referred to Business, Commerce and Tourism `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-14** Reported Do Pass Business and Commerce committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-25** General Order, Considered
- **2022-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Referred for enrollment
- **2022-04-26** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2022-04-26** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2022-04-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-28** Approved by Governor 04/28/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d4259d0-0b99-431b-beed-324fd754b3ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).