---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mental health; immediate emergency action; detention; private centers; persons involuntarily committed; effective date."
description: "Mental health; immediate emergency action; detention; private centers; persons involuntarily committed; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 4227"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 4227 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boatman", "Paxton"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d7e7b98-75ea-4cbc-b2c1-05aa38c12e77"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4227&session=2200"
source_hash: "06d92d585c5bfce6feb42163b98ef81b12c51decfa420da68dea8e156353a549"
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 4227 (2022) — Mental health; immediate emergency action; detention; private centers; persons involuntarily committed; 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/2021-22 INT/hB/HB4227 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB4227 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB4227 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB4227 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB4227 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB4227 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB4227 (4-26-22) (PAXTON) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB4227 (4-26-22) (PAXTON) FS FA1.PDF)
8. **HB4227 FULLPCS1 JEFF BOATMAN-KN.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB4227 FULLPCS1 JEFF BOATMAN-KN.PDF)
9. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB4227 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Boatman — primary (person)
- Paxton — 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 Boatman
- **2022-02-08** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-21** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2022-02-21** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health Committee `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-15** General Order
- **2022-03-15** Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
- **2022-03-15** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 3 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-15** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-03-21** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-21** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-11** Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-27** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2022-04-27** Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-04-28** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2022-04-28** SA's received
- **2022-05-12** SA's read, adopted
- **2022-05-12** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 4 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Referred for enrollment
- **2022-05-16** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2022-05-16** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2022-05-16** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-20** Approved by Governor 05/20/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d7e7b98-75ea-4cbc-b2c1-05aa38c12e77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).