---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public health; modifying certain exception relating to confidential information; emergency."
description: "Public health; modifying certain exception relating to confidential information; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 2938"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2938 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dills", "McCortney"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d154ed76-78fc-4328-bf4e-68d8e45afedb"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2938&session=2000"
source_hash: "6d556c6d8a2a039c5e49e47374a2eba492f373acac675c66518c7feff1a7223d"
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 2938 (2020) — Public health; modifying certain exception relating to confidential information; 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/2019-20 INT/hB/HB2938 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by DILLS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2938 FA1 DILLSSH-SH(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
3. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2938 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENGR/hB/HB2938 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENR/hB/HB2938 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/HFLR/HB2938 HFLR.PDF)
7. **HB2938 (5-06-20) (MCCORTNEY) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2938 (5-06-20) (MCCORTNEY) FS FA1.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Dills — primary (person)
- McCortney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-02-03** Authored by Representative Dills
- **2020-02-04** Second Reading referred to Health Services and Long-Term Care `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2020-02-12** CR; Do Pass Health Services and Long-Term Care Committee `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-12** Authored by Senator Newhouse (principal Senate author)
- **2020-03-05** General Order
- **2020-03-05** Coauthored by Representative(s) Branham
- **2020-03-05** House Rule suspended
- **2020-03-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-05** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** Referred for engrossment
- **2020-03-09** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2020-03-09** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-03-09** Coauthored by Representative Hill
- **2020-04-06** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2020-05-06** Remove as author Senator Newhouse; authored by Senator McCortney
- **2020-05-06** Withdrawn from Health and Human Services committee
- **2020-05-06** Direct to Calendar
- **2020-05-07** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2020-05-07** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 5 `passage`
- **2020-05-07** Referred for engrossment
- **2020-05-07** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2020-05-07** SA's received
- **2020-05-15** SA's read, adopted
- **2020-05-15** Coauthored by Representative(s) Roe
- **2020-05-15** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 75 Nays: 3 `passage`
- **2020-05-15** Referred for enrollment
- **2020-05-15** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2020-05-15** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2020-05-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-05-22** Approved by Governor 05/21/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d154ed76-78fc-4328-bf4e-68d8e45afedb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).