---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public health and safety; creating the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board; effective date."
description: "Public health and safety; creating the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2798"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2798 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downing", "Griffin"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a6ece1b-5fb4-407c-8ff7-d9044e95bb6b"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2798&session=1800"
source_hash: "dd6d892d062520f8be8e590c669881c7e96b76ae3118bee65720325999ce646d"
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 2798 (2017-2018) — Public health and safety; creating the Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board; effective date.

## 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/HB2798 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2798 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2798 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2798 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2798 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2798 SFLR.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2798 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **91–2** (pass) · lower
- FOURTH READING — **74–14** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **40–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Downing — primary (person)
- Griffin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Authored by Representative Downing
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-01** Coauthored by Representative(s) McCall, Sanders, West (Tammy), Blancett, Bush, Frix
- **2018-03-01** Authored by Senator Griffin (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-12** General Order
- **2018-03-12** Coauthored by Representative(s) ODonnell
- **2018-03-12** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 2 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-12** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2018-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Reported Do Pass as amended Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-29** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Title stricken
- **2018-04-24** Coauthored by Senator Sharp
- **2018-04-25** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2018-04-25** Title restored
- **2018-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-04-26** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2018-04-26** SA's received
- **2018-05-01** SA's read, adopted
- **2018-05-01** Coauthored by Senator(s) Pittman
- **2018-05-01** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 14 `passage`
- **2018-05-01** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-05-02** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-05-02** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-05-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Approved by Governor 05/08/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a6ece1b-5fb4-407c-8ff7-d9044e95bb6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).