---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prisons and reformatories; Corrections Act of 1967; removing exemption; effective date."
description: "Prisons and reformatories; Corrections Act of 1967; removing exemption; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1785"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1785 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martinez", "Pugh"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d2d7d77-bf37-4a89-9559-c4b4d6b62604"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1785&session=2300"
source_hash: "a4e6d6992fd98cbc9e3d79209e994ea13983b72e2f622af5a6da904bc88dfefb"
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 1785 (2023) — Prisons and reformatories; Corrections Act of 1967; removing exemption; 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/HB1785 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB1785 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB1785 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB1785 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB1785 SFLR.PDF)
6. **HB1785 FULLPCS1 RYAN MARTINEZ-LRB.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB1785 FULLPCS1 RYAN MARTINEZ-LRB.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1785 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Martinez — primary (person)
- Pugh — 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 Williams
- **2023-02-06** Remove Representative Williams as principal House author and substitute with Representative Martinez
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Appropriations and Budget `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23** Coauthored by Representative(s) Williams
- **2023-03-08** General Order
- **2023-03-08** Authored by Senator Pugh (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-08** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-08** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-08** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-18** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-18** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-04-19** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-04-19** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-04-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Approved by Governor 04/21/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d2d7d77-bf37-4a89-9559-c4b4d6b62604`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).