---
type: "Bill"
title: "Water quality standards; modifying entity to receive certain written comment; modifying certain responsibilities; effective date."
description: "Water quality standards; modifying entity to receive certain written comment; modifying certain responsibilities; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1982"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1982 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boles", "Paxton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bba90402-a6e5-498e-abb7-e6470adede62"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1982&session=2300"
source_hash: "009a0654a9c50bedf8b95acda753d59404fe3f7346058e86302e74f651d5f6e6"
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 1982 (2023) — Water quality standards; modifying entity to receive certain written comment; modifying certain responsibilities; 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/HB1982 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB1982 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB1982 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB1982 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB1982 SFLR.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Boles — primary (person)
- Paxton — 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 Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Remove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Boles
- **2023-02-14** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Energy and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23** Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton
- **2023-02-23** Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-07** General Order
- **2023-03-07** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** 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 Energy and Telecommunications `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Reported Do Pass Energy and Telecommunications committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 6 `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-04-26** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-04-26** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-04-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Approved by Governor 05/02/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bba90402-a6e5-498e-abb7-e6470adede62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).