---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mining; operator's fees; effective date."
description: "Mining; operator's fees; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1844"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1844 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fields", "Osborn (Leslie)"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17e7d120-a27d-4442-8e1b-7363e370a806"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1844&session=1800"
source_hash: "244e241123768be347caa6d1cf5999bcb9bf75e4576693cd96234bde98a0ff54"
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 1844 (2017-2018) — Mining; operator's fees; 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/HB1844 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1844 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1844 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1844 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1844 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- Reconsider — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **31–11** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **23–16** (fail) · upper
- THIRD READING — **62–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fields — primary (person)
- Osborn (Leslie) — 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 Osborn (Leslie)
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Referred to Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources and Regulatory Services Subcommittee `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Authored by Senator Fields (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-07** General Order
- **2017-03-07** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 62 Nays: 33 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-07** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-08** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-08** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** Second Reading referred to Appropriations `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Appr/Sub-Natural Resources and Regularoty Services `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations sub-committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Title stricken
- **2017-04-18** General Order, Amended
- **2017-04-18** Title restored
- **2017-04-18** Amendment restored bill to engrossed version `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-18** Measure failed: Ayes: 23 Nays: 16
- **2017-04-18** Notice served to reconsider vote on measure Fields
- **2017-04-24** Motion to reconsider vote adopted: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0
- **2017-04-24** Measure passed: Ayes: 31 Nays: 11 `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/17e7d120-a27d-4442-8e1b-7363e370a806`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).