---
type: "Bill"
title: "Physician Manpower Training Commission; expanding eligibility of program to physician assistants; effective date."
description: "Physician Manpower Training Commission; expanding eligibility of program to physician assistants; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2987"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2987 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McEntire", "Yen"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/284640d0-1dfa-4681-8cd0-cf51d171d1cd"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2987&session=1800"
source_hash: "898f86604644445f09c5e10d3b5a5fa9619b86c7eddb72726cb1d9f0fcccc3ba"
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 2987 (2017-2018) — Physician Manpower Training Commission; expanding eligibility of program to physician assistants; 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/HB2987 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2987 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2987 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2987 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2987 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2987 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- FOURTH READING — **65–9** (pass) · lower
- FOURTH READING — **40–3** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **39–3** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **73–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McEntire — primary (person)
- Yen — 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 McEntire
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Health Services and Long-Term Care `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** CR; Do Pass Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-06** General Order
- **2018-03-06** Authored by Senator Yen (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-06** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 10 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-06** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-07** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2018-03-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-26** Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26** Title stricken
- **2018-03-26** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-04** Title stricken
- **2018-04-12** General Order, Considered
- **2018-04-12** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 3 `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-04-16** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2018-04-16** SA's received
- **2018-04-25** SA's rejected, conference requested, naming Conference Committee on Health Services and Long-Term Care
- **2018-04-26** Conference granted, GCCA
- **2018-05-01** CCR submitted
- **2018-05-01** Coauthored by Representative(s) Cockroft
- **2018-05-01** Coauthored by Senator(s) Pittman
- **2018-05-01** Title restored
- **2018-05-02** CCR adopted
- **2018-05-02** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 65 Nays: 9 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** To Senate
- **2018-05-02** CCR read
- **2018-05-03** CCR adopted
- **2018-05-03** Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 40 Nays: 3 `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/284640d0-1dfa-4681-8cd0-cf51d171d1cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).