---
type: "Bill"
title: "Water; modifying definitions relating to groundwater; effective date."
description: "Water; modifying definitions relating to groundwater; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 3405"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3405 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fields", "Watson"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07afa074-4eda-4cce-ae12-b8274c886822"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3405&session=1800"
source_hash: "083ef6e418b3fa035e07e02d78e671fbd13e26ce38cea0599d4d264dc496d86e"
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 3405 (2017-2018) — Water; modifying definitions relating to groundwater; 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/HB3405 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB3405 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB3405 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB3405 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB3405 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB3405 SFLR.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB3405 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **63–27** (pass) · lower
- FOURTH READING — **70–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fields — primary (person)
- Watson — 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 Watson
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-12** General Order
- **2018-03-12** Authored by Senator Fields (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-12** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 63 Nays: 27 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-12** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2018-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Second Reading referred to Energy `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-19** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2018-04-19** Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-04-23** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2018-04-23** SA's received
- **2018-05-01** SA's read, adopted
- **2018-05-01** Coauthored by Senator(s) Pittman
- **2018-05-01** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 9 `passage`
- **2018-05-01** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-05-02** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-05-02** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-05-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Approved by Governor 05/08/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07afa074-4eda-4cce-ae12-b8274c886822`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).