---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset; State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; re-creating the Board; modifying termination date; effective date; emergency."
description: "Sunset; State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; re-creating the Board; modifying termination date; effective date; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 2956"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2956 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstrom", "Kendrix"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d033b98f-54d9-4950-85e4-d862f5466c31"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2956&session=2400"
source_hash: "155a2aad1b1594419ddd58f7011bbaf1ebc1ccde95a69d34c41b7f2fa9845205"
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 2956 (2024) — Sunset; State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; re-creating the Board; modifying termination date; effective date; 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/HB2956 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by KENDRIX (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB2956 FA1 KENDRIXGE-SW(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
3. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2956 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB2956 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB2956 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB2956 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB2956 SFLR.PDF)
8. **HB2956 (4-03-24) (BERGSTROM) FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2956 (4-03-24) (BERGSTROM) FA1.PDF)
9. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2956 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Administrative Rules — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Fourth Reading — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Administrative Rules Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bergstrom — primary (person)
- Kendrix — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-05** Authored by Representative Kendrix
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Administrative Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-15** Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
- **2024-03-12** General Order
- **2024-03-12** House Rule suspended
- **2024-03-12** Amended by floor substitute
- **2024-03-12** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-03-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-19** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Reported Do Pass Administrative Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-11** General Order, Amended
- **2024-04-11** Emergency added
- **2024-04-11** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-04-15** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2024-04-15** SA's received
- **2024-05-02** SA's read, adopted
- **2024-05-02** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2024-05-02** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-05-06** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2024-05-06** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2024-05-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-08** Approved by Governor 05/08/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d033b98f-54d9-4950-85e4-d862f5466c31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).