---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; modifying certain income qualification; updating references. Effective date. Emergency."
description: "Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; modifying certain income qualification; updating references. Effective date. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 529"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 529 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Henke", "Smalley"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e6c09e6-ab46-4d8f-98be-786a1f9efae0"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB529&session=1800"
source_hash: "dfc8d88a880e66796761ce52e7bd887f96c81e4f4dc1bf9b4badfdcc8d8e980f"
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 SB 529 (2017-2018) — Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; modifying certain income qualification; updating references. Effective 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/SB/SB529 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/SB529 HASB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB529 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB529 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB529 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB529 SFLR.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCSS/SB529 HCS.PDF)
8. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCS/SB529 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **87–3** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Henke — primary (person)
- Smalley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Authored by Senator Smalley
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-27** Title stricken
- **2017-02-27** Emergency clause stricken
- **2017-02-27** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Coauthored by Representative Henke (principal House author)
- **2017-03-01** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-01** Title stricken
- **2017-03-22** General Order, Considered
- **2017-03-22** Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-22** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-23** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-03-23** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18** Coauthored by Senator(s) Pittman
- **2017-04-18** Title restored
- **2017-04-18** Emergency restored
- **2017-04-25** General Order
- **2017-04-25** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 3 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-25** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-04-26** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-04-26** HAs read
- **2017-04-26** Coauthored by Senator Jech
- **2017-05-09** HAs adopted
- **2017-05-09** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-05-10** Enrolled, to House
- **2017-05-10** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-05-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-16** Approved by Governor 05/16/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e6c09e6-ab46-4d8f-98be-786a1f9efae0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).