---
type: "Bill"
title: "Legal interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing; clarifying definitions; qualifications; narrowing when an interpreter is appointed by a court; effective date."
description: "Legal interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing; clarifying definitions; qualifications; narrowing when an interpreter is appointed by a court; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 2411"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2411 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks", "Kannady"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2d6ab1e-dbda-4eb4-a17f-7160afb9719a"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2411&session=2400"
source_hash: "4b785b561297e16c754d9dbca2f43a5c38c063d74a32fd93b924eb69e974c83e"
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 2411 (2024) — Legal interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing; clarifying definitions; qualifications; narrowing when an interpreter is appointed by a court; 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/HB2411 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB2411 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB2411 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB2411 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB2411 SFLR.PDF)
6. **HB2411 FULLPCS1 CHRIS KANNADY-TJ.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB2411 FULLPCS1 CHRIS KANNADY-TJ.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2411 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- Judiciary — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary - Civil Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brooks — primary (person)
- Kannady — 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 Kannady
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2023-02-20** Referred to Judiciary - Civil `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary - Civil Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-08** General Order
- **2023-03-08** Authored by Senator Brooks (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-08** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-09** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-09** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `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/c2d6ab1e-dbda-4eb4-a17f-7160afb9719a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).