---
type: "Bill"
title: "Virtual charter schools; modifying attendance requirements for virtual charter school alternative education programs; effective date."
description: "Virtual charter schools; modifying attendance requirements for virtual charter school alternative education programs; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2180"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2180 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe (Dick)", "Thompson (Kristen)"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 43
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b0cfcd3-693a-4f20-9df3-8af5f2c7b35e"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2180&session=2300"
source_hash: "7614cc5d2cb2c602c09415f0e96219a078baf5ccf56a0e6e39da06da3e6f08d2"
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 2180 (2023) — Virtual charter schools; modifying attendance requirements for virtual charter school alternative education 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/2023-24 INT/hB/HB2180 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2180 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB2180 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB2180 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB2180 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB2180 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB2180 (4-26-23) (THOMPSON K) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2180 (4-26-23) (THOMPSON K) FS FA1.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Lowe (Dick) — primary (person)
- Thompson (Kristen) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Authored by Representative Lowe (Dick)
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Common Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** CR; Do Pass Common Education Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22** Authored by Senator Thompson (Kristen) (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-08** General Order
- **2023-03-08** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 18 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-09** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-09** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2023-04-27** Emergency added
- **2023-04-27** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 7 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Stanley
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Coleman
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Garvin
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Newhouse
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Daniels
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Pugh
- **2023-05-01** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-05-01** SA's received
- **2023-05-08** SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later
- **2023-05-17** HC's named: Conference Committee on Common Education
- **2023-05-17** Naming of conferees rescinded
- **2023-05-17** Conference granted, SCs named Thompson (Kristen), Pugh, Bergstrom, Green, Hicks
- **2023-05-18** HC's named: Conference Committee on Common Education
- **2023-05-19** CCR submitted
- **2023-05-19** Emergency removed
- **2023-05-19** Coauthored by Senator(s) Stewart
- **2023-05-22** CCR adopted
- **2023-05-22** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 16 `passage`
- **2023-05-22** To Senate
- **2023-05-22** CCR read
- **2023-05-25** CCR adopted
- **2023-05-25** Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 39 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-25** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-26** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-05-26** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-05-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-26** Approved by Governor 06/07/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b0cfcd3-693a-4f20-9df3-8af5f2c7b35e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).