---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities; exemptions; determination; effective date."
description: "Utilities; exemptions; determination; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 3863"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3863 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ford", "Thompson (Kristen)"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2da355a-6efe-49c7-b5ff-7afdf361e512"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3863&session=2400"
source_hash: "b021354990ad66ea32c67f75c4ade02dc49bb7dc5010a5af29767120893114aa"
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 3863 (2024) — Utilities; exemptions; determination; 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/HB3863 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB3863 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB3863 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB3863 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB3863 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Utilities Committee: Do Pass — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Energy & Telecommunications — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ford — primary (person)
- Thompson (Kristen) — 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 Ford
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Utilities `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Withdrawn from Utilities Committee
- **2024-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-19** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2024-02-19** Referred to Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** CR; Do Pass Utilities Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22** Coauthored by Representative(s) Dollens
- **2024-03-05** General Order
- **2024-03-05** Coauthored by Representative(s) Swope, Fugate
- **2024-03-05** Authored by Senator Thompson (Kristen) (principal Senate author)
- **2024-03-05** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `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`
- **2024-03-06** Coauthored by Representative Hefner
- **2024-03-18** Coauthored by Representative Munson
- **2024-03-19** Second Reading referred to Energy and Telecommunications `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28** Reported Do Pass Energy and Telecommunications committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-16** General Order, Considered
- **2024-04-16** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Coauthored by Senator Floyd
- **2024-04-16** Coauthored by Senator Boren
- **2024-04-16** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2024-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Approved by Governor 04/22/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2da355a-6efe-49c7-b5ff-7afdf361e512`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).