---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools; creating the School Finance Review Commission Act; creating task force; creating Commission; effective date; emergency."
description: "Schools; creating the School Finance Review Commission Act; creating task force; creating Commission; effective date; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1578"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1578 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Stanislawski"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b423b447-adff-4768-9f84-044f28d392e8"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1578&session=1800"
source_hash: "df68cd6091d90904b5d5cc5dc942d37216e2b6ea35dabc1a41c8427003a6bd74"
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 1578 (2017-2018) — Schools; creating the School Finance Review Commission Act; creating task force; creating Commission; effective date; 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/2017-18 INT/hB/HB1578 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1578 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1578 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1578 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1578 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1578 SFLR.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1578 CS.PDF)
8. **House Conference Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCCS/HB1578 CCS.PDF)

## Votes

- EMERGENCY — **68–25** (pass) · lower
- FOURTH READING — **41–3** (pass) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **63–32** (pass) · lower
- TABLE RECONSIDERAT — **34–6** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **64–26** (pass) · lower
- TABLE RECONSIDERAT — **39–13** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **36–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Stanislawski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Authored by Representative Caldwell
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2017-02-22** Referred to Common Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** Withdrawn from Common Education Committee
- **2017-02-28** Referred to Appropriations and Budget `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-02** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-14** General Order
- **2017-03-14** Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton
- **2017-03-14** Authored by Senator Stanislawski (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-14** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 64 Nays: 26 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-14** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-20** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-20** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Appropriations `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Referred to Appr/Sub-Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appr/Sub-Education sub-committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-12** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-12** Title stricken
- **2017-04-25** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 7 `passage`
- **2017-04-25** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-04-26** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-04-26** SA's received
- **2017-05-02** SA's rejected, conference requested, naming GCCA
- **2017-05-09** Conference granted, GCCA
- **2017-05-24** CCR submitted
- **2017-05-24** Title restored
- **2017-05-24** Emergency added
- **2017-05-25** CCR adopted
- **2017-05-25** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 63 Nays: 32 `passage`
- **2017-05-25** Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Caldwell
- **2017-05-25** Emergency passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 25
- **2017-05-25** Motion to reconsider emergency tabled
- **2017-05-25** Ayes: 39 Nays: 13
- **2017-05-25** Motion to reconsider tabled
- **2017-05-25** Ayes: 34 Nays: 6
- **2017-05-25** To Senate
- **2017-05-25** CCR read
- **2017-05-26** CCR adopted
- **2017-05-26** Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 41 Nays: 3 `passage`
- **2017-05-26** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-05-26** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-05-26** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-05-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-26** Approved by Governor 06/06/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b423b447-adff-4768-9f84-044f28d392e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).