---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child support; modifying requirements for medical support orders. Effective date."
description: "Child support; modifying requirements for medical support orders. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 979"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 979 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Griffin", "Ownbey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/246db4ae-707c-4f29-8fbf-e5001d4fb7ac"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB979&session=1800"
source_hash: "b6705b59c142121c75a463f612492c0df1ca739a6b43b81331048252c026c0b3"
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 979 (2017-2018) — Child support; modifying requirements for medical support orders. 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/SB/SB979 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB979 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB979 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB979 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB979 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **85–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Griffin — primary (person)
- Ownbey — 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 Senator Griffin
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-28** Coauthored by Representative Ownbey (principal House author)
- **2018-03-06** General Order, Considered
- **2018-03-06** Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-07** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2018-03-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-19** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** CR; Do Pass Judiciary Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-17** General Order
- **2018-04-17** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-17** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2018-04-17** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-04-18** Enrolled, to House
- **2018-04-18** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2018-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-24** Approved by Governor 04/24/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/246db4ae-707c-4f29-8fbf-e5001d4fb7ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).