---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers' compensation; death benefits; effective date."
description: "Workers' compensation; death benefits; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1738"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1738 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alvord", "Townley"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcbf916b-13d9-4c8c-8e73-e1dbd0088514"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1738&session=2300"
source_hash: "1cb6019f64bac9950092bde311a7a46a6c676bed5779f61465fb0e93f50df8f4"
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 1738 (2023) — Workers' compensation; death benefits; 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/2023-24 INT/hB/HB1738 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by MARTINEZ** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB1738 FA1 MARTINEZRY-CC.PDF)
3. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1738 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB1738 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB1738 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB1738 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB1738 SFLR.PDF)
8. **HB1738 (4-10-23) (ALVORD) FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1738 (4-10-23) (ALVORD) FA1.PDF)
9. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1738 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Alvord — primary (person)
- Townley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Authored by Representative Townley
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary - Civil Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14** General Order
- **2023-03-14** Authored by Senator Alvord (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-14** Title stricken
- **2023-03-14** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-14** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-20** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-20** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Retirement and Insurance `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Reported Do Pass as amended Retirement and Insurance committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-04** Title restored
- **2023-04-18** General Order, Amended
- **2023-04-18** Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-04-19** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-04-19** SA's received
- **2023-05-10** SA's read, adopted
- **2023-05-10** Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck
- **2023-05-10** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-10** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-11** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-05-11** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-05-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-15** Approved by Governor 05/15/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcbf916b-13d9-4c8c-8e73-e1dbd0088514`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).