---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revenue and taxation; Task Force for the Study of the Oklahoma Tax Code; membership; duties; effective date; emergency."
description: "Revenue and taxation; Task Force for the Study of the Oklahoma Tax Code; membership; duties; effective date; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1856"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1856 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bice", "Osborn (Leslie)"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c3d2af1-3ad8-432d-847c-889924d379fd"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1856&session=1800"
source_hash: "da39f791fa4d2e832fbcb5e02a2e9e478d19089c40d4922701405297896761fc"
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 1856 (2017-2018) — Revenue and taxation; Task Force for the Study of the Oklahoma Tax Code; membership; duties; 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/HB1856 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1856 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1856 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1856 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1856 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1856 SFLR.PDF)
7. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB1856 SCSH.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **87–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bice — 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 Business, Commerce and Tourism `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** CR; Do Pass Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-20** General Order
- **2017-02-20** Coauthored by Representative(s) McEntire
- **2017-02-20** Authored by Senator Bice (principal Senate author)
- **2017-02-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-02-20** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 4 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-20** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-02-21** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-02-21** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** Second Reading referred to Appropriations `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Appr/Sub-Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appr/Sub-Finance sub-committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-12** Title stricken
- **2017-04-12** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-12** Emergency clause stricken
- **2017-04-25** General Order, Amended
- **2017-04-25** Title restored
- **2017-04-25** Emergency clause restored
- **2017-04-25** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-04-26** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-04-26** SA's received
- **2017-05-11** SA's read, adopted
- **2017-05-11** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 87 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/3c3d2af1-3ad8-432d-847c-889924d379fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).