---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mental health workforce development; Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund; revolving fund for the University Hospitals Authority; pilot program; emergency."
description: "Mental health workforce development; Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund; revolving fund for the University Hospitals Authority; pilot program; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 3449"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3449 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boatman", "Haste"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 34
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97b3c5ec-c242-488f-86bf-6958fc8cde63"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3449&session=2400"
source_hash: "54ac70138aaa9419b4d3f8265068b2dbcc1af450090e7cea02136617c1afa2c6"
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 3449 (2024) — Mental health workforce development; Oklahoma State University Medical Authority Behavioral Health Workforce Development Fund; revolving fund for the University Hospitals Authority; pilot program; emergency.

## 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/HB3449 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB3449 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Committee Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB3449 CA1.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB3449 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB3449 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB3449 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB3449 SFLR.PDF)
8. **HB3449 (4-24-24) (HASTE) RT FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB3449 (4-24-24) (HASTE) RT FA1.PDF)

## Votes

- Appropriations — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **37–5** (pass) · upper
- Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **86–3** (pass) · lower
- Health & Human Services — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Fourth Reading — **78–4** (pass) · lower
- Appropriations And Budget Health Subcommittee: Do Pass — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boatman — primary (person)
- Haste — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-05** Authored by Representative Boatman
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22** CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22** Coauthored by Representative(s) Provenzano
- **2024-02-22** Authored by Senator Haste (principal Senate author)
- **2024-03-04** General Order
- **2024-03-04** Coauthored by Representative(s) Alonso-Sandoval, Deck
- **2024-03-04** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 3 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-03-05** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-19** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28** Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-18** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-18** Title stricken
- **2024-04-18** Coauthored by Senator Kirt
- **2024-04-25** General Order, Amended
- **2024-04-25** Title restored
- **2024-04-25** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 5 `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-04-29** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2024-04-29** SA's received
- **2024-05-07** SA's read, adopted
- **2024-05-07** Coauthored by Representative(s) Hefner, Dollens, Waldron, Pittman, Fugate
- **2024-05-07** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 4 `passage`
- **2024-05-07** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-05-08** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2024-05-08** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2024-05-08** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-13** Approved by Governor 05/13/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97b3c5ec-c242-488f-86bf-6958fc8cde63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).