---
type: "Bill"
title: "Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education; modifying entity responsible for certain program. Effective date. Emergency."
description: "Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education; modifying entity responsible for certain program. Effective date. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 880"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 880 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerbs", "Sharp"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/566d9def-f214-4142-838c-c6251bec1731"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB880&session=1800"
source_hash: "85a6af33c7d204012f7419a06729db45ae00eb186c41ced272f59bc2193dd8ae"
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 SB 880 (2017-2018) — Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education; modifying entity responsible for certain program. 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/SB/SB880 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB880 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB880 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB880 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB880 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kerbs — primary (person)
- Sharp — 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 Senator Sharp
- **2018-02-06** Second Reading referred to Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Coauthored by Representative Kerbs (principal House author)
- **2018-02-12** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-05** General Order, Considered
- **2018-03-05** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Referred for engrossment
- **2018-03-06** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2018-03-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-19** Second Reading referred to Common Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-26** CR; Do Pass Common Education Committee `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-09** General Order
- **2018-04-09** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 2 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-09** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2018-04-09** Referred for enrollment
- **2018-04-10** Enrolled, to House
- **2018-04-10** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2018-04-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-12** Approved by Governor 04/12/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/566d9def-f214-4142-838c-c6251bec1731`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).