---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools; removing requirement that high schools advise certain students of certain information; effective date; emergency."
description: "Schools; removing requirement that high schools advise certain students of certain information; effective date; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1668"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1668 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rader", "Thomsen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8476cf8-e932-49d4-9267-1007ddd03662"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1668&session=1800"
source_hash: "a8bab816ade2ab31e28dfb4ea4ab84b4b447c660f7790abd2b00842c2d8ea880"
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 1668 (2017-2018) — Schools; removing requirement that high schools advise certain students of certain information; effective date; 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/2017-18 INT/hB/HB1668 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1668 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1668 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1668 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1668 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- EMERGENCY — **69–21** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **78–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rader — primary (person)
- Thomsen — 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 Thomsen
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Common Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** CR; Do Pass Common Education Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-28** Authored by Senator Rader (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-08** General Order
- **2017-03-08** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 12; Ayes: 69 Nays: 21 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-08** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-09** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-09** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-24** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-24** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-25** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-04-25** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** Approved by Governor 05/01/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8476cf8-e932-49d4-9267-1007ddd03662`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).