---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans; modifying definition; effective date."
description: "Veterans; modifying definition; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1197"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1197 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hardin", "Simpson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0fc5558-2ac1-41ec-85c4-74db5bcaa8e1"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1197&session=1800"
source_hash: "86f6d237a751bc1d3e0591e1e7a423077339cacce21c3e281833c96a04febeda"
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 1197 (2017-2018) — Veterans; modifying definition; 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/2017-18 INT/hB/HB1197 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1197 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1197 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1197 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1197 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hardin — primary (person)
- Simpson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Authored by Representative Hardin
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** CR; Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-14** Authored by Senator Simpson (principal Senate author)
- **2017-02-21** General Order
- **2017-02-21** Coauthored by Representative(s) Ritze
- **2017-02-21** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-21** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-02-22** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-02-22** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-06** Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-18** Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-19** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-04-19** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-04-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-25** Approved by Governor 04/25/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0fc5558-2ac1-41ec-85c4-74db5bcaa8e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).