---
type: "Bill"
title: "Substance abuse services; clarifying applicability of certain liability protections; broadening the Good Samaritan Act. Emergency."
description: "Substance abuse services; clarifying applicability of certain liability protections; broadening the Good Samaritan Act. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 1740"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 1740 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boatman", "Gollihare"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c3947e7-ea36-4dcc-91ac-eb3bb7fcb85a"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1740&session=2400"
source_hash: "6db267da41168e4ec69cff58163da10b2bdd2ef1a2b1dd5ec7a904a4d0ce1656"
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 SB 1740 (2024) — Substance abuse services; clarifying applicability of certain liability protections; broadening the Good Samaritan Act. 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/SB/SB1740 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/SB/SB1740 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/SB/SB1740 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/SB1740 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/SB1740 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **83–0** (pass) · lower
- Health & Human Services — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Public Health Committee: Do Pass — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boatman — primary (person)
- Gollihare — 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 Senator Gollihare
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Coauthored by Representative Boatman (principal House author)
- **2024-02-15** Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-05** General Order, Considered
- **2024-03-05** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-03-06** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2024-03-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-25** Second Reading referred to Public Health `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** CR; Do Pass Public Health Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-16** General Order
- **2024-04-16** Coauthored by Representative(s) Swope
- **2024-04-16** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-16** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2024-04-16** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled, to House
- **2024-04-17** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2024-04-17** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Approved by Governor 04/19/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c3947e7-ea36-4dcc-91ac-eb3bb7fcb85a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).