---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools; vision screening; specifying that optometrists and ophthalmologists may perform screening; adding exemptions; effective date."
description: "Schools; vision screening; specifying that optometrists and ophthalmologists may perform screening; adding exemptions; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 3823"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3823 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Newton", "Rosino"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b3cd374-a7d0-4c7a-846d-42f3caa36533"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3823&session=2200"
source_hash: "37ed5ba44903bdf09e193401192da5905fcc6aae1da67ef7fa6964e0c5691139"
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 3823 (2022) — Schools; vision screening; specifying that optometrists and ophthalmologists may perform screening; adding exemptions; 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/2021-22 INT/hB/HB3823 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB3823 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB3823 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB3823 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB3823 SFLR.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Newton — primary (person)
- Rosino — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Authored by Representative Newton
- **2022-02-08** Second Reading referred to Common Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** CR; Do Pass Common Education Committee `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17** Authored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)
- **2022-03-08** General Order
- **2022-03-08** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-03-09** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-09** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** Remove as author Senator Jech; authored by Senator Rosino
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-26** General Order, Considered
- **2022-04-26** Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-26** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2022-04-26** Referred for enrollment
- **2022-04-27** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2022-04-27** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2022-04-27** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-02** Approved by Governor 04/29/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b3cd374-a7d0-4c7a-846d-42f3caa36533`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).