---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children; Improving Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth Act; homeless; procedural requirements; written verification; identification cards; exception; age; fee; codification; effective date."
description: "Children; Improving Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth Act; homeless; procedural requirements; written verification; identification cards; exception; age; fee; codification; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 3231"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3231 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lawson", "Stanley"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 40
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ea32316-ea14-4d20-a3a1-c8b52b62c42e"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3231&session=2400"
source_hash: "c70ce809ad5cdf4b92f17a0669762b058d3b0a30f63d67d3ff438f177dda6993"
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 3231 (2024) — Children; Improving Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth Act; homeless; procedural requirements; written verification; identification cards; exception; age; fee; codification; 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/HB3231 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by LAWSON (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB3231 FA1 LAWSONMA-CMA(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
3. **2 Floor Amendment by LAWSON (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB3231 FA2 LAWSONMA-CMA(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
4. **3 Floor Amendment by CALDWELL (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB3231 FA3 CALDWELLTR-CC(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
5. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB3231 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB3231 ENGR.PDF)
7. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB3231 ENR.PDF)
8. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB3231 HFLR.PDF)
9. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB3231 SFLR.PDF)
10. **HB3231 (4-23-24) (STANLEY) RT FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB3231 (4-23-24) (STANLEY) RT FA1.PDF)

## Votes

- Fourth Reading — **78–2** (pass) · lower
- Health & Human Services — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **34–9** (pass) · upper
- Appropriations — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass — **30–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **85–2** (pass) · lower
- Appropriations And Budget Human Services Subcommittee: Do Pass — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lawson — primary (person)
- Stanley — 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 Lawson
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-19** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22** CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22** Authored by Senator Stanley (principal Senate author)
- **2024-03-04** General Order
- **2024-03-04** Coauthored by Representative(s) Alonso-Sandoval
- **2024-03-04** House Rule suspended
- **2024-03-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-04** Title stricken
- **2024-03-04** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-03-05** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Coauthored by Representative Pittman
- **2024-03-05** Coauthored by Representative Deck
- **2024-03-05** Coauthored by Representative Munson
- **2024-03-19** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28** Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28** Enacting clause stricken
- **2024-03-28** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-18** Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-18** Coauthored by Senator Kirt
- **2024-04-24** General Order, Amended
- **2024-04-24** Title restored
- **2024-04-24** Enacting clause restored
- **2024-04-24** Measure passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 9 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-04-25** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2024-04-25** SA's received
- **2024-05-13** SA's read, adopted
- **2024-05-13** Coauthored by Representative(s) Hefner
- **2024-05-13** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2024-05-13** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-05-14** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2024-05-14** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2024-05-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-16** Approved by Governor 05/16/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ea32316-ea14-4d20-a3a1-c8b52b62c42e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).