---
type: "Bill"
title: "Initiative and referendum; ballot titles; modifying procedures for ballot titles of certain referendums and petitions; effective date."
description: "Initiative and referendum; ballot titles; modifying procedures for ballot titles of certain referendums and petitions; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2827"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2827 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dahm", "Echols"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20198954-e5af-479f-ba31-44edbd724675"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2827&session=1800"
source_hash: "f944256d604569a49b886d9b623149afdae07cc81bbf8b3fc0b8eafc5351e22f"
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 2827 (2017-2018) — Initiative and referendum; ballot titles; modifying procedures for ballot titles of certain referendums and petitions; 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/HB2827 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2827 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2827 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2827 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2827 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2827 SFLR.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2827 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **34–9** (pass) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **72–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dahm — primary (person)
- Echols — 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 Echols
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-14** General Order
- **2018-03-14** Authored by Senator Dahm (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-14** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 63 Nays: 23 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-14** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-15** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2018-03-15** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-22** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28** Reported Do Pass as amended Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-04** General Order, Considered
- **2018-04-04** Measure passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 9 `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-04-05** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2018-04-05** SA's received
- **2018-05-03** SA's read, adopted
- **2018-05-03** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 5 `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/20198954-e5af-479f-ba31-44edbd724675`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).