---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oklahoma Indigent Defense System; making appropriation nonfiscal; making appropriation exempt from certain limits. Emergency."
description: "Oklahoma Indigent Defense System; making appropriation nonfiscal; making appropriation exempt from certain limits. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 834"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 834 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David", "Osborn (Leslie)"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-23"
last_action: "2017-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdb853fd-6989-4276-8218-5944240dd21a"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB834&session=1800"
source_hash: "08d68771859cfff10d7a2fcc9c153cefc9686d89c3894e80e3ec2ebd6014e57f"
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 834 (2017-2018) — Oklahoma Indigent Defense System; making appropriation nonfiscal; making appropriation exempt from certain limits. 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/SB834 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB834 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB834 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB834 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Senate Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCS/SB834 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **36–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David — primary (person)
- Osborn (Leslie) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-23** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** Authored by Senator David
- **2017-03-23** Coauthored by Senator Fields
- **2017-03-23** Coauthored by Representative Osborn (Leslie) (principal House author)
- **2017-03-23** Coauthored by Representative Wallace
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget committee; JCR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28** JCR adopted
- **2017-03-28** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 6 `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-28** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-03-28** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** Second Reading, direct to Joint Calendar
- **2017-04-03** General Order
- **2017-04-03** JCR adopted
- **2017-04-03** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-03** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-04-03** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-04** Enrolled, to House
- **2017-04-04** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-04-04** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-06** Approved by Governor 04/06/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bdb853fd-6989-4276-8218-5944240dd21a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).