---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; modifying composition of judicial districts."
description: "Courts; modifying composition of judicial districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1823"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1823 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kannady", "Paxton"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c802f12-3b24-4fea-88bb-184dd063072a"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1823&session=1800"
source_hash: "499cfbf9485f2f4a56f735f632e49002f1dd3ccb186863b92593dc7a60614c7f"
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 1823 (2017-2018) — Courts; modifying composition of judicial districts.

## 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/HB1823 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1823 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1823 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1823 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1823 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1823 SFLR.PDF)
7. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB1823 SCSH.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **28–11** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **41–3** (pass) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **60–30** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **75–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kannady — primary (person)
- Paxton — 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 Kannady
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil and Environmental `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** CR; Do Pass Judiciary - Civil and Environmental Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-14** Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-22** General Order
- **2017-03-22** Coauthored by Representative(s) Jordan
- **2017-03-22** House Rule suspended
- **2017-03-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 75 Nays: 8 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-22** Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Fetgatter
- **2017-03-23** Motion expired
- **2017-03-23** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-27** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-27** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-10** Coauthored by Senator Sykes
- **2017-04-11** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-18** Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 3 `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-04-19** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-04-19** SA's received
- **2017-05-03** SA's read, adopted
- **2017-05-03** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 60 Nays: 30 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-05-04** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2017-05-04** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2017-05-04** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-10** Approved by Governor 05/10/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c802f12-3b24-4fea-88bb-184dd063072a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).