---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public health and safety; amending procedure for disinterment and reinterment permits; effective date."
description: "Public health and safety; amending procedure for disinterment and reinterment permits; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1912"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1912 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ford (Roger)", "Kidd"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/677bb239-aeed-49e2-ae98-f6150e67996b"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1912&session=1800"
source_hash: "be54c6f6c2655ac7b08ab530b4216e4b519d0332bf75d5d9d7d2a208832ca1c3"
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 1912 (2017-2018) — Public health and safety; amending procedure for disinterment and reinterment permits; 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/HB1912 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1912 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1912 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1912 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1912 SFLR.PDF)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1912 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **87–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ford (Roger) — primary (person)
- Kidd — 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 Kannady
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Insurance `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Insurance Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-01** Remove Representative Kannady as principal House author and substitute with Representative Ford
- **2017-03-01** Coauthored by Representative(s) Kannady
- **2017-03-20** General Order
- **2017-03-20** Authored by Senator Kidd (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-20** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 3 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-20** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-21** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-21** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-10** Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-25** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-26** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-04-26** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-04-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-02** Approved by Governor 05/02/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/677bb239-aeed-49e2-ae98-f6150e67996b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).