---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public health and safety; adding definition; emergency."
description: "Public health and safety; adding definition; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2281"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2281 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Echols", "Paxton"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8487cba5-4fd3-4c8a-a678-f6d2cd306f4e"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2281&session=2300"
source_hash: "ceb3a473a4c66217952a5d3b0d8bebe1139d6c45d8f1b16b7db51d6fcca54ce9"
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 2281 (2023) — Public health and safety; adding definition; emergency.

## 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/HB2281 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2281 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2281 PCS.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB2281 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB2281 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB2281 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB2281 SFLR.PDF)
8. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB2281 SCSH.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Echols — 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 Echols
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** CR; Do Pass Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21** General Order
- **2023-03-21** Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-21** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-22** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-22** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Second Reading referred to Business and Commerce `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business and Commerce committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-25** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-04-26** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-04-26** SA's received
- **2023-05-08** SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later
- **2023-05-09** Rejection of SA's and request for conference rescinded
- **2023-05-09** SA's read, adopted
- **2023-05-09** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-10** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-05-10** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-05-10** 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/8487cba5-4fd3-4c8a-a678-f6d2cd306f4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).