---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cybersecurity; The Oklahoma Hospital Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2023; definitions; affirmative defense; industry framework; effective date."
description: "Cybersecurity; The Oklahoma Hospital Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2023; definitions; affirmative defense; industry framework; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2790"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2790 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Stinson"]
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/3455e320-9ad5-4771-a27d-82c1c091bf1b"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2790&session=2300"
source_hash: "9c5a0cc3799d767be77b4d2ba169e5d75b59ede71615f9d87f4253db32bdc85b"
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 2790 (2023) — Cybersecurity; The Oklahoma Hospital Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2023; definitions; affirmative defense; industry framework; 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/HB2790 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB2790 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB2790 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB2790 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB2790 SFLR.PDF)
6. **HB2790 FULLAMD1 PRESTON STINSON-MAH.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB2790 FULLAMD1 PRESTON STINSON-MAH.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2790 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Howard — primary (person)
- Stinson — 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 Stinson
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Public Health `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02** Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-22** General Order
- **2023-03-22** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-23** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-23** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Coauthored by Representative West (Josh)
- **2023-03-30** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-19** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **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/3455e320-9ad5-4771-a27d-82c1c091bf1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).