---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure; self-authentication; evidence; effective date."
description: "Civil procedure; self-authentication; evidence; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 3684"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3684 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Kannady"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b865300c-807e-410a-99a5-248df0c854ab"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3684&session=2400"
source_hash: "2e9f3bed5df28109788d94251e2f975f4cef3d250bd71ebd82a2bda85dd467f7"
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 3684 (2024) — Civil procedure; self-authentication; evidence; 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/HB3684 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB3684 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB3684 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB3684 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB3684 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **88–1** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary - Civil Committee: Do Pass — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Howard — primary (person)
- Kannady — 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 Kannady
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Civil Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-05** General Order
- **2024-03-05** Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
- **2024-03-05** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-03-06** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-19** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-15** General Order, Considered
- **2024-04-15** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-15** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2024-04-15** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-04-16** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2024-04-16** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2024-04-16** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-18** Approved by Governor 04/18/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b865300c-807e-410a-99a5-248df0c854ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).