---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools; student transfers; permitting school district to give preference for sibling transfers; emergency."
description: "Schools; student transfers; permitting school district to give preference for sibling transfers; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 3038"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3038 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boles", "Pemberton"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad84bc2a-af9f-428c-a8da-0e31f1385b4d"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3038&session=2200"
source_hash: "681429875a5a22e7fcb62ce0e240e43b9dd3428bd2fb0de1097802699d739282"
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 3038 (2022) — Schools; student transfers; permitting school district to give preference for sibling transfers; 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/2021-22 INT/hB/HB3038 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB3038 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB3038 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB3038 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB3038 SFLR.PDF)
6. **HB3038 FULLPCS1 BRAD BOLES-EK.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB3038 FULLPCS1 BRAD BOLES-EK.PDF)
7. **HB3038 FULLPCS1-AMD1 BRAD BOLES-EK.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB3038 FULLPCS1-AMD1 BRAD BOLES-EK.PDF)
8. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB3038 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Boles — primary (person)
- Pemberton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Authored by Representative Boles
- **2022-02-08** Second Reading referred to Common Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education Committee `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-16** Coauthored by Representative(s) Ranson
- **2022-02-16** Authored by Senator Pemberton (principal Senate author)
- **2022-02-21** General Order
- **2022-02-21** Coauthored by Representative(s) Sterling, Stark
- **2022-02-21** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-21** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-02-22** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2022-02-22** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading referred to Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-05** Coauthored by Senator Dossett (J.J.)
- **2022-04-28** General Order, Considered
- **2022-04-28** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-28** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2022-04-28** Referred for enrollment
- **2022-05-02** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2022-05-02** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2022-05-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-04** Approved by Governor 05/04/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad84bc2a-af9f-428c-a8da-0e31f1385b4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).