---
type: "Bill"
title: "Boards of education; providing appeal process for board member in violation of the continuing education requirements; effective date."
description: "Boards of education; providing appeal process for board member in violation of the continuing education requirements; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 3117"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3117 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bice", "Newton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3f1e5bd-d3ec-48e2-8396-e40d214743bf"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3117&session=1800"
source_hash: "d0351ad1a3577eebb7375c9df02499e779373d4e3efd8af6dff7f1d64bbc78f6"
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 3117 (2017-2018) — Boards of education; providing appeal process for board member in violation of the continuing education requirements; 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/HB3117 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB3117 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB3117 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB3117 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB3117 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- SUSPEND HOUSE — **75–3** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **85–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bice — primary (person)
- Newton — 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 Newton
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Common Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** CR; Do Pass Common Education Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-12** General Order
- **2018-03-12** Authored by Senator Bice (principal Senate author)
- **2018-03-12** House Rule suspended
- **2018-03-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-12** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 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 Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-26** Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26** Title stricken
- **2018-03-26** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-04** Title stricken
- **2018-04-25** General Order, Amended
- **2018-04-25** Title restored
- **2018-04-25** Amendment restored bill to engrossed version `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-04-26** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2018-04-26** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2018-04-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-02** Approved by Governor 05/02/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3f1e5bd-d3ec-48e2-8396-e40d214743bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).