---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture; pesticide; applicator license; producer license; dealers license; permits; fees; effective date."
description: "Agriculture; pesticide; applicator license; producer license; dealers license; permits; fees; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1966"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1966 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jech", "Newton"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8911f376-81df-43fc-bc13-55b9c737738d"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1966&session=2300"
source_hash: "dfdb1e1234d68c8e8984acb4589fbb32ac7a67af646e16fdb02fe8a487dfe23a"
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 1966 (2023) — Agriculture; pesticide; applicator license; producer license; dealers license; permits; fees; 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/HB1966 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB1966 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB1966 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB1966 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB1966 SFLR.PDF)
6. **HB1966 FULLPCS1 CARL NEWTON-JL.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB1966 FULLPCS1 CARL NEWTON-JL.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1966 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 Agriculture `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14** General Order
- **2023-03-14** Authored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-14** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 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 Agriculture and Rural Affairs `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Reported Do Pass Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-19** Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Coauthored by Senator Pederson
- **2023-04-19** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-04-20** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-04-20** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-26** Approved by Governor 04/26/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8911f376-81df-43fc-bc13-55b9c737738d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).