---
type: "Bill"
title: "State government; positions subject to the merit system; modifying exceptions; effective date."
description: "State government; positions subject to the merit system; modifying exceptions; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1391"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1391 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dills", "Newhouse"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dec56273-5419-40d4-bbfc-125ddfa5076b"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1391&session=2000"
source_hash: "27c9d8b6cac33e550ed4ce4606fb5f5a78766ff6ee84f9c5d35dfd9fcab0e30f"
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 1391 (2020) — State government; positions subject to the merit system; modifying exceptions; 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/2019-20 INT/hB/HB1391 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1391 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENGR/hB/HB1391 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENR/hB/HB1391 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/HFLR/HB1391 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/SFLR/HB1391 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB1391 FULLPCS1 SHEILA DILLS-LRB.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB1391 FULLPCS1 SHEILA DILLS-LRB.PDF)
8. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1391 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FOURTH READING — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dills — primary (person)
- Newhouse — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Authored by Representative Dills
- **2019-02-05** Second Reading referred to Government Efficiency `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-02-27** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Efficiency Committee `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-05** General Order
- **2019-03-05** Authored by Senator Newhouse (principal Senate author)
- **2019-03-05** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-05** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-03-06** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2019-03-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-18** Second Reading referred to Appropriations `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-03-20** Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Title stricken
- **2019-03-28** General Order, Considered
- **2019-03-28** Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-04-01** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2019-04-01** SA's received
- **2019-04-11** SA's rejected, conference requested, naming Conference Committee on Government Efficiency
- **2019-05-02** Conference granted, SCs named Newhouse, Dahm, Montgomery, Howard, Floyd, Young
- **2019-05-14** CCR submitted
- **2019-05-14** Title restored
- **2019-05-20** CCR adopted
- **2019-05-20** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-20** To Senate
- **2019-05-20** CCR read
- **2019-05-22** CCR adopted
- **2019-05-22** Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Referred for enrollment
- **2019-05-22** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2019-05-22** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2019-05-22** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-23** Approved by Governor 05/28/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dec56273-5419-40d4-bbfc-125ddfa5076b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).