---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utilities; definitions; electric utilities; public utilities; exemptions from definitions; emergency."
description: "Utilities; definitions; electric utilities; public utilities; exemptions from definitions; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 4065"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 4065 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paxton", "Wallace"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c8146de-a45e-4e62-b169-964a682e08ed"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4065&session=2400"
source_hash: "25d7a56ea2884aef83d98b07df1663adadfe07c63eceff113f6028efc071115f"
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 4065 (2024) — Utilities; definitions; electric utilities; public utilities; exemptions from definitions; 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/HB4065 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB4065 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB4065 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB4065 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB4065 SFLR.PDF)
6. **HB4065 FULLPCS1 KEVIN WALLACE-JM.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB4065 FULLPCS1 KEVIN WALLACE-JM.PDF)
7. **HB4065 FULLPCS2 KEVIN WALLACE-JM.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB4065 FULLPCS2 KEVIN WALLACE-JM.PDF)
8. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB4065 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **89–2** (pass) · lower
- Energy & Telecommunications — **8–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paxton — primary (person)
- Wallace — 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 Wallace
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
- **2024-03-06** General Order
- **2024-03-06** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-03-07** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** 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 and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **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/1c8146de-a45e-4e62-b169-964a682e08ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).