---
type: "Bill"
title: "Birth defects; updating definition; effective date."
description: "Birth defects; updating definition; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 2517"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2517 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rosino", "West (Tammy)"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a62b5dac-0f0c-45f7-a047-73b43ed2d8a0"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2517&session=2000"
source_hash: "a4b413a6373437924bcf99a3149c1eb79387990b526555fdad8e989532fcf680"
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 2517 (2020) — Birth defects; updating definition; 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/2019-20 INT/hB/HB2517 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by WEST** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2517 FA1 WESTTA-TW.PDF)
3. **2 Floor Amendment by WEST** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2517 FA2 WESTTA-SH.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENGR/hB/HB2517 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENR/hB/HB2517 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/HFLR/HB2517 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/SFLR/HB2517 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **95–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rosino — primary (person)
- West (Tammy) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Authored by Representative West (Tammy)
- **2019-02-05** Second Reading referred to Health Services and Long-Term Care `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-02-13** CR; Do Pass Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-13** General Order
- **2019-03-13** Authored by Senator Rosino (principal Senate author)
- **2019-03-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-13** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-13** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-03-14** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2019-03-14** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-04-08** Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-17** General Order, Considered
- **2019-04-17** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Referred for enrollment
- **2019-04-18** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2019-04-22** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2019-04-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-25** Approved by Governor 04/25/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a62b5dac-0f0c-45f7-a047-73b43ed2d8a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).