---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset; Board of Examiners in Optometry; extending sunset; emergency."
description: "Sunset; Board of Examiners in Optometry; extending sunset; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2809"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2809 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstrom", "Kendrix"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dbe1d17-e4d6-4abc-ac4b-6a67b4ec28a1"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2809&session=2300"
source_hash: "a9a27bdcbeff41a16eb60c2837a4351cba3f90ad2847b5159786a559a5bd2e33"
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 2809 (2023) — Sunset; Board of Examiners in Optometry; extending sunset; 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/HB2809 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2809 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2809 PCS.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB2809 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB2809 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB2809 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB2809 SFLR.PDF)
8. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2809 CS.PDF)
9. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB2809 SCSH.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Bergstrom — primary (person)
- Kendrix — 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 Kendrix
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Administrative Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21** General Order
- **2023-02-21** Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
- **2023-02-21** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-02-22** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-02-22** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Administrative Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-05** Emergency added
- **2023-04-18** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-18** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-04-19** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-04-19** SA's received
- **2023-05-10** SA's read, adopted
- **2023-05-10** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-10** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-11** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-05-11** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-05-11** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-15** Approved by Governor 05/15/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3dbe1d17-e4d6-4abc-ac4b-6a67b4ec28a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).