---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedures Act; joint resolutions; rule submission date reference; effective date."
description: "Administrative Procedures Act; joint resolutions; rule submission date reference; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 2731"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2731 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstrom", "Kendrix"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4215f4e0-d3af-4af2-a41f-85882cd64c2a"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2731&session=2600"
source_hash: "e898083dcf320f2e2fd4592ac66d5a5e45d44946bbc46ad0632e6417d7ce5d37"
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 2731 (2026) — Administrative Procedures Act; joint resolutions; rule submission date reference; effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB2731 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB2731 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB2731 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB2731 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB2731 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Administrative Rules — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Administrative Rules Committee: Do Pass — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bergstrom — primary (person)
- Kendrix — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-03** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Authored by Representative Kendrix
- **2025-02-04** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06** CR; Do Pass Administrative Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-06** Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
- **2025-02-26** General Order
- **2025-02-26** Coauthored by Representative(s) CrosswhiteHader
- **2025-02-26** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-26** Referred for engrossment
- **2025-02-27** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2025-02-27** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-01** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Reported Do Pass Administrative Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-08** Placed on General Order
- **2025-04-29** Coauthored by Senator Bullard
- **2025-04-30** General Order, Considered
- **2025-04-30** Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Referred for enrollment
- **2025-05-01** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2025-05-01** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2025-05-01** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08** Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/08/2025 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4215f4e0-d3af-4af2-a41f-85882cd64c2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).