---
type: "Bill"
title: "Forcible entry and detainer; permitting subsequent action if the court only renders judgment for possession; effective date."
description: "Forcible entry and detainer; permitting subsequent action if the court only renders judgment for possession; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 3281"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3281 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David", "Kannady"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55f22455-690c-4cee-a6bd-0b065d6a0f4b"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3281&session=1800"
source_hash: "e64df2f71588a9fc1a57fc775217cdab0180634085e878d4db771563fc047cdf"
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 3281 (2017-2018) — Forcible entry and detainer; permitting subsequent action if the court only renders judgment for possession; 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/HB3281 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB3281 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB3281 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB3281 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB3281 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David — primary (person)
- Kannady — 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 Kannady
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** CR; Do Pass Judiciary Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-13** General Order
- **2018-03-13** Authored by Senator David (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-13** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **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 Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-03** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-18** General Order, Considered
- **2018-04-18** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-04-19** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-04-19** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-04-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-25** Approved by Governor 04/25/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55f22455-690c-4cee-a6bd-0b065d6a0f4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).