---
type: "Bill"
title: "Legal representation; modifying requirements for contracting for certain legal representation. Effective date."
description: "Legal representation; modifying requirements for contracting for certain legal representation. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 984"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 984 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David", "ODonnell"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2022-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa557a13-5455-4829-99c9-a0e1936052b0"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB984&session=2200"
source_hash: "eab0b2ceb617bb0c81505f56d1641089f6637584889506fd84e363d3b6c6dcd7"
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 984 (2022) — Legal representation; modifying requirements for contracting for certain legal representation. 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/SB984 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by ODONNELL** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/SB984 FA1 ODONNELLTE-LRB.PDF)
3. **2 Floor Amendment by MAY** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/SB984 FA2 MAYST-LRB.PDF)
4. **3 Floor Amendment by ODONNELL** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/SB984 FA3 ODONNELLTE-LRB.PDF)
5. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/SB984 HASB & ENGR.PDF)
6. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB984 PCS.PDF)
7. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/SB/SB984 ENGR.PDF)
8. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/SB/SB984 ENR.PDF)
9. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/SB984 HFLR.PDF)
10. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/SB984 SFLR.PDF)
11. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCS/SB984 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- David — primary (person)
- ODonnell — 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 David
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Coauthored by Representative ODonnell (principal House author)
- **2021-02-23** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09** General Order, Considered
- **2021-03-09** Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 6 `passage`
- **2021-03-09** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-03-10** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2021-03-10** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-12** CR; Do Pass Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-27** General Order
- **2022-04-27** Coauthored by Representative(s) Echols, Townley, Lepak, McBride, Martinez, Mize, McDugle, Burns, Grego
- **2022-04-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-27** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 35 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-27** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-05-02** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2022-05-02** HAs read
- **2022-05-16** HAs adopted
- **2022-05-16** Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 9 `passage`
- **2022-05-16** Referred for enrollment
- **2022-05-17** Enrolled, to House
- **2022-05-17** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2022-05-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-20** Approved by Governor 05/20/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa557a13-5455-4829-99c9-a0e1936052b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).