---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools; positions in the school system; adding a definition for athletic trainer; effective date."
description: "Schools; positions in the school system; adding a definition for athletic trainer; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1544"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1544 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moore", "Rader"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2024-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e1cb3f9-e79a-4a63-b2b3-4318bf381513"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1544&session=2400"
source_hash: "72c92a3a02fad75cbaf686e96e4bc91072161413548bf36284e3246caef85307"
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 1544 (2024) — Schools; positions in the school system; adding a definition for athletic trainer; 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/2023-24 INT/hB/HB1544 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1544 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB1544 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB1544 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB1544 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB1544 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB1544 (2-26-24) (RADER) FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1544 (2-26-24) (RADER) FA1.PDF)
8. **HB1544 (2-26-24) (RADER) RT FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1544 (2-26-24) (RADER) RT FA2.PDF)

## Votes

- Education — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended, Strike The Title — **34–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **78–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **41–2** (pass) · upper
- Fourth Reading — **78–2** (pass) · lower
- Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass — **14–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Moore — primary (person)
- Rader — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Authored by Representative Moore
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02** CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02** Authored by Senator Rader (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-02** Title stricken
- **2023-03-09** General Order
- **2023-03-09** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-24** General Order, Amended
- **2024-04-24** Title restored
- **2024-04-24** Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-04-25** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2024-04-25** SA's received
- **2024-05-01** SA's read, adopted
- **2024-05-01** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-05-02** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2024-05-02** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2024-05-02** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-08** Approved by Governor 05/08/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e1cb3f9-e79a-4a63-b2b3-4318bf381513`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).