---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure; service of process; requiring filing of an affidavit if alternative method of process is necessary; effective date."
description: "Civil procedure; service of process; requiring filing of an affidavit if alternative method of process is necessary; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1235"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1235 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Osburn (Mike)", "Sykes"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68c1a649-83d9-48f6-80e6-160106165232"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1235&session=1800"
source_hash: "08f6e06a18af54bd82a1e9cd1b647c97965a87fff127356f98af72e5072f90fd"
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 1235 (2017-2018) — Civil procedure; service of process; requiring filing of an affidavit if alternative method of process is necessary; 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/HB1235 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1235 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1235 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1235 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1235 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1235 SFLR.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1235 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Osburn (Mike) — primary (person)
- Sykes — 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 Osburn (Mike)
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil and Environmental `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary - Civil and Environmental Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-06** General Order
- **2017-03-06** Authored by Senator Sykes (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-06** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-06** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-07** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-24** General Order, Amended
- **2017-04-24** Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-04-25** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-04-25** SA's received
- **2017-05-11** SA's read, adopted
- **2017-05-11** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-05-15** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-05-15** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-05-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19** Approved by Governor 05/19/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68c1a649-83d9-48f6-80e6-160106165232`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).