---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset; State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters; re-creating Board; modifying termination date."
description: "Sunset; State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters; re-creating Board; modifying termination date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 2801"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2801 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstrom", "Kendrix"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59771269-331a-4359-8800-3ea0a3136332"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2801&session=2400"
source_hash: "ac2b8eb838c619009b26285f365cab042f368e1fc3fa18df4c43e7fe6b81969e"
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 2801 (2024) — Sunset; State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters; re-creating Board; modifying termination 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/HB2801 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB2801 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB2801 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB2801 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB2801 SFLR.PDF)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2801 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **83–0** (pass) · lower
- Administrative Rules Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **41–2** (pass) · upper
- Administrative Rules — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bergstrom — primary (person)
- Kendrix — 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 Kendrix
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Administrative Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02** Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-09** General Order
- **2023-03-09** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Reported Do Pass Administrative Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-18** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-18** Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-04-19** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-04-19** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-04-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Approved by Governor 04/21/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59771269-331a-4359-8800-3ea0a3136332`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).