---
type: "Bill"
title: "Historical artifacts; authorizing entities to display historically significant documents on property; effective date."
description: "Historical artifacts; authorizing entities to display historically significant documents on property; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2177"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2177 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett (John)", "Silk"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 43
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2018-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad37eb1b-d19a-474a-8da7-1a268281d8ae"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2177&session=1800"
source_hash: "600d399087d486ec4f91216e4ce7bbac9e20d866336a5dbbde90189d3e22ee8f"
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 2177 (2017-2018) — Historical artifacts; authorizing entities to display historically significant documents on property; 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/HB2177 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2177 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2177 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2177 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2177 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2177 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **79–11** (pass) · lower
- AMENDMENT — **7–33** (fail) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **60–14** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **39–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bennett (John) — primary (person)
- Silk — 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 Bennett (John)
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to General Government Oversight and Accountability `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** CR; Do Pass General Government Oversight and Accountability Oversight and Accountability Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-09** Coauthored by Representative(s) West (Rick), Enns, Vaughan, Dunlap, McDugle, Moore, Brumbaugh, Strohm, Roberts (Sean)
- **2017-03-21** General Order
- **2017-03-21** Coauthored by Representative(s) Babinec, Coody, Faught, Ritze, Cleveland, Russ, Calvey, Nollan, Martinez, Humphrey, West (Josh), Jordan, Derby, Downing, Gann, Rogers, Roberts (Dustin), Murphey, Newton, Hilbert, Kerbs, Montgomery
- **2017-03-21** Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-21** Coauthored by Senator(s) Allen, Brecheen, Dahm, Boggs, Silk
- **2017-03-21** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 11 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-21** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-22** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-22** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Coauthored by Senator Standridge
- **2017-04-05** Coauthored by Senator Scott
- **2017-04-11** Coauthored by Senator Daniels
- **2017-04-11** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-11** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-12** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-12** Title stricken
- **2017-04-17** Coauthored by Senator Pederson
- **2017-04-26** coauthored by Hardin
- **2017-04-26** coauthored by Murdock
- **2017-04-26** Coauthored by Senator Quinn
- **2018-03-07** Remove as coauthor Senator Silk
- **2018-03-07** Remove as author Senator Bergstrom; authored by Senator Silk
- **2018-04-25** Coauthored by Senator Murdock
- **2018-04-26** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2018-04-26** Title restored
- **2018-04-26** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 3 `passage`
- **2018-04-26** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-04-27** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2018-04-27** SA's received
- **2018-05-03** SA's read, adopted
- **2018-05-03** Coauthored by Representative(s) Frix, West (Kevin), Sanders, McCall, Lawson
- **2018-05-03** Coauthored by Senator(s) Shaw
- **2018-05-03** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 60 Nays: 14 `passage`
- **2018-05-03** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-05-03** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-05-03** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-05-03** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Approved by Governor 05/11/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad37eb1b-d19a-474a-8da7-1a268281d8ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).