---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools; modifying the definition of teacher; emergency."
description: "Schools; modifying the definition of teacher; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2386"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2386 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David", "Osborn (Leslie)"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-20"
last_action: "2017-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acc1d695-d6ef-49db-8b07-c02a71d9d4b2"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2386&session=1800"
source_hash: "60ee52a067b96ff5e9ed896f7c2cdac37fe8e62c14bda41f71539a52460897f7"
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 2386 (2017-2018) — Schools; modifying the definition of teacher; 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/HB2386 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2386 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2386 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2386 HFLR.PDF)
5. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2386 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **74–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David — primary (person)
- Osborn (Leslie) — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-04-20** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-20** Authored by Representative Osborn (Leslie), Wallace
- **2017-04-20** Authored by Senator David (principal Senate author)
- **2017-04-20** Coauthored by Senator(s) Fields
- **2017-04-24** Second Reading referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-23** JCR; Do pass, amended by committee substitute Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-23** Emergency added
- **2017-05-24** General Order
- **2017-05-24** Coauthored by Senator(s) Sharp, Pittman
- **2017-05-24** JCR adopted
- **2017-05-24** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 19 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-24** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-05-24** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-05-24** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-05-25** Direct to Calendar
- **2017-05-26** JCR adopted
- **2017-05-26** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-26** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2017-05-26** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-05-26** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-05-26** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-05-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-26** Approved by Governor 06/08/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/acc1d695-d6ef-49db-8b07-c02a71d9d4b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).