---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driver licenses; deleting certain special permit; allowing individuals of a certain age to make application for a farm permit."
description: "Driver licenses; deleting certain special permit; allowing individuals of a certain age to make application for a farm permit."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1962"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1962 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jech", "Newton"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef64fd3e-588f-4cd2-bef2-2e5eb43fe082"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1962&session=2300"
source_hash: "01b3245a09aed15bbac5a87c52fd97197fe46cf6df7596ae05e4200e2a43c302"
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 1962 (2023) — Driver licenses; deleting certain special permit; allowing individuals of a certain age to make application for a farm permit.

## 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/HB1962 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by MARTINEZ** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB1962 FA1 MARTINEZRY-CC.PDF)
3. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1962 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB1962 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB1962 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB1962 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB1962 SFLR.PDF)
8. **HB1962 (4-20-23) (JECH) RT FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1962 (4-20-23) (JECH) RT FA1.PDF)
9. **HB1962 FULLAMD1 CARL NEWTON-JBH.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB1962 FULLAMD1 CARL NEWTON-JBH.PDF)
10. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1962 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Jech — primary (person)
- Newton — 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 Newton
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22** Authored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-06** General Order
- **2023-03-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-06** Title stricken
- **2023-03-06** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 14 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-07** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Second Reading referred to Aeronautics and Transportation `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Reported Do Pass as amended Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-11** Enacting clause stricken
- **2023-04-26** General Order, Amended
- **2023-04-26** Title restored
- **2023-04-26** Enacting clause restored
- **2023-04-26** Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 8 `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Emergency failed: Ayes: 7 Nays: 38
- **2023-04-26** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-04-26** Coauthored by Senator Stephens
- **2023-04-27** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-04-27** SA's received
- **2023-05-08** SA's read, adopted
- **2023-05-08** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 63 Nays: 23 `passage`
- **2023-05-08** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-09** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-05-09** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-05-09** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Approved by Governor 05/11/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef64fd3e-588f-4cd2-bef2-2e5eb43fe082`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).