---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Workers' Compensation Act; modifying definition. Effective date."
description: "Administrative Workers' Compensation Act; modifying definition. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 1944"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 1944 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Murdock"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12f2396f-a547-464f-9537-7a3917a37571"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1944&session=2600"
source_hash: "6596fbbfbd4773ddb6767697f6ff4eee134bdf562df8404dde3db664c4ce9ace"
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 1944 (2026) — Administrative Workers' Compensation Act; modifying definition. 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/SB/SB1944 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/SB/SB1944 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/SB/SB1944 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/SB1944 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/SB1944 SFLR.PDF)
6. **SB1944 (3-02-26) (MURDOCK) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB1944 (3-02-26) (MURDOCK) FS FA1.PDF)
7. **SB1944 (3-02-26) (MURDOCK) RT FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB1944 (3-02-26) (MURDOCK) RT FA2.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **39–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **87–1** (pass) · lower
- Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Murdock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** Authored by Senator Murdock
- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
- **2026-02-12** Reported Do Pass as amended Business and Insurance committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** Title stricken
- **2026-02-17** Placed on General Order
- **2026-03-26** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2026-03-26** Title restored
- **2026-03-26** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Referred for engrossment
- **2026-03-30** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2026-03-30** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-31** Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31** Referred to Civil Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31** Remove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Travis
- **2026-04-06** Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-06** Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton
- **2026-04-16** CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-06** General Order
- **2026-05-06** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2026-05-06** Referred for enrollment
- **2026-05-06** Enrolled, to House
- **2026-05-06** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2026-05-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-13** Approved by Governor 05/12/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12f2396f-a547-464f-9537-7a3917a37571`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).