---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public buildings and public works; public competitive bidding procedures and requirements; bond requirements; effective date; emergency."
description: "Public buildings and public works; public competitive bidding procedures and requirements; bond requirements; effective date; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1599"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1599 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frix", "Quinn"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf7916f8-af53-488a-8bb0-74e60e1c5808"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1599&session=1800"
source_hash: "ef694203e59f9fadac58f589b886ba413bb628755c074d5a0a6371effad946a4"
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 1599 (2017-2018) — Public buildings and public works; public competitive bidding procedures and requirements; bond requirements; 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/HB1599 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1599 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1599 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1599 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1599 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **86–9** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- RECONSIDER MEASURE — **86–3** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **43–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frix — primary (person)
- Quinn — 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 Frix
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Government Modernization `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** CR; Do Pass Government Modernization Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15** General Order
- **2017-02-15** Authored by Senator Quinn (principal Senate author)
- **2017-02-15** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 9 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-15** Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Frix
- **2017-02-20** Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 86 Nays: 3
- **2017-02-20** Motion to rescind Third Reading
- **2017-02-20** Returned to General Order
- **2017-02-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-02-20** Emergency added
- **2017-02-20** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 2 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-20** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-02-21** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-02-21** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** Second Reading referred to General Government `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03** Reported Do Pass General Government committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-18** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-19** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-04-19** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-04-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-25** Approved by Governor 04/25/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf7916f8-af53-488a-8bb0-74e60e1c5808`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).