---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools; permitting world language to be a set of competencies; effective date."
description: "Schools; permitting world language to be a set of competencies; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2156"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2156 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nollan", "Sharp"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ded436d8-31a6-4400-bff3-6928912ff15c"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2156&session=1800"
source_hash: "55dfa0f28ad53f543f285b9146b65e4f1c6cebacaae23b52b277f320bef5f72f"
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 2156 (2017-2018) — Schools; permitting world language to be a set of competencies; 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/HB2156 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2156 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2156 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2156 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2156 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **86–6** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **36–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nollan — primary (person)
- Sharp — 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 Nollan
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Common Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** CR; Do Pass Common Education Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-07** General Order
- **2017-03-07** Authored by Senator Sharp (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-07** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 6 `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 Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-10** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-19** Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 5 `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-20** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-04-20** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-26** Approved by Governor 04/26/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ded436d8-31a6-4400-bff3-6928912ff15c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).