---
type: "Bill"
title: "Guardian and ward; authorizing initiation of guardianship proceedings for incapacitated minors approaching adulthood; codification; effective date."
description: "Guardian and ward; authorizing initiation of guardianship proceedings for incapacitated minors approaching adulthood; codification; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2247"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2247 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brumbaugh", "Sykes"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec476258-4853-4add-9515-b65652940ac3"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2247&session=1800"
source_hash: "0d8b8a6776f6c345d37d19be1fdf4951f49aa82cb81e155c9faad228bc24aeff"
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 2247 (2017-2018) — Guardian and ward; authorizing initiation of guardianship proceedings for incapacitated minors approaching adulthood; codification; 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/HB2247 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2247 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2247 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2247 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2247 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **87–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brumbaugh — primary (person)
- Sykes — 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 Brumbaugh
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil and Environmental `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Civil and Environmental Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-21** Authored by Senator Sykes (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-22** General Order
- **2017-03-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-22** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-23** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-23** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19** coauthored by Wright
- **2017-04-25** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 43 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/ec476258-4853-4add-9515-b65652940ac3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).