---
type: "Bill"
title: "Corporation Commission; setback requirements and notification of intent to build a facility; prohibiting construction of certain facilities after certain date; emergency."
description: "Corporation Commission; setback requirements and notification of intent to build a facility; prohibiting construction of certain facilities after certain date; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 3561"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3561 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ortega", "Schulz"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e363dddc-c482-4271-8a2c-230e11643b92"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3561&session=1800"
source_hash: "22eb26834456a2cd35d4599f090be61e97efb9b3d81fc89834d7773d1fee60aa"
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 3561 (2017-2018) — Corporation Commission; setback requirements and notification of intent to build a facility; prohibiting construction of certain facilities after certain date; emergency.

## 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/HB3561 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB3561 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB3561 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB3561 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB3561 SFLR.PDF)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB3561 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- SUSPEND HOUSE — **71–2** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **91–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ortega — primary (person)
- Schulz — 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 Ortega
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-26** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-26** Coauthored by Representative(s) Murdock, Perryman
- **2018-02-26** Emergency added
- **2018-03-12** General Order
- **2018-03-12** Coauthored by Representative(s) Pfeiffer
- **2018-03-12** Authored by Senator Schulz (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-12** House Rule suspended
- **2018-03-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-12** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 1 `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`
- **2018-03-13** coauthored by Moore
- **2018-03-20** Second Reading referred to Energy `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Coauthored by Senator Pederson
- **2018-03-22** Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-28** General Order, Considered
- **2018-03-28** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-03-29** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-03-29** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-03-29** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-03** Approved by Governor 04/03/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e363dddc-c482-4271-8a2c-230e11643b92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).