---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prisons and reformatories; modifying powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Corrections; removing qualifications for wardens; allowing Director to enter into contracts with media or film production companies; effective date."
description: "Prisons and reformatories; modifying powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Corrections; removing qualifications for wardens; allowing Director to enter into contracts with media or film production companies; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2631"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2631 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Babinec", "Bergstrom"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 38
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d09d8df-7daa-4a80-8131-08213ed56028"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2631&session=1800"
source_hash: "3c6c343fc6c3c0b3e99958303a8894482be4794a95ac0d89f77bd53a9fea2021"
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 2631 (2017-2018) — Prisons and reformatories; modifying powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Corrections; removing qualifications for wardens; allowing Director to enter into contracts with media or film production companies; 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/HB2631 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2631 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2631 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2631 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2631 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2631 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **55–27** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **62–27** (pass) · lower
- SUSPEND HOUSE — **24–47** (fail) · lower
- TABLE AMENDMENT — **44–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Babinec — primary (person)
- Bergstrom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Authored by Representative Babinec
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** CR; Do Pass Public Safety Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-01** Authored by Senator Fry (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-08** General Order
- **2018-03-08** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 55 Nays: 27 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-08** Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Martinez
- **2018-03-13** Motion expired
- **2018-03-13** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-14** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2018-03-14** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-22** Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05** Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-05** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Title stricken
- **2018-04-25** Remove as author Senator Fry; authored by Senator Bergstrom
- **2018-04-25** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2018-04-25** Title restored
- **2018-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-04-26** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2018-04-26** SA's received
- **2018-04-27** SA's rejected, conference requested, naming Conference Committee on Public Safety
- **2018-05-01** Conference granted, SCs named Bergstrom, Fry, Brecheen, Dugger, Jech, Brooks, Matthews
- **2018-05-02** CCR submitted
- **2018-05-03** CCR adopted
- **2018-05-03** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 62 Nays: 27 `passage`
- **2018-05-03** To Senate
- **2018-05-03** CCR read
- **2018-05-03** CCR adopted
- **2018-05-03** Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 `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 05/10/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d09d8df-7daa-4a80-8131-08213ed56028`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).