---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; special elections; modifying timelines for certain elections; effective date."
description: "Elections; special elections; modifying timelines for certain elections; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 3511"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3511 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jech", "Johns"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/969d7db2-8e00-445e-b42f-cfac0e585fce"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3511&session=2400"
source_hash: "17b7140fad64c1cc42cb8efdbd5401a58335a5c6c0897f3f040752b3c27574dd"
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 3511 (2024) — Elections; special elections; modifying timelines for certain elections; 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/HB3511 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB3511 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB3511 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB3511 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB3511 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB3511 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB3511 (4-15-24) (JECH) RT FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB3511 (4-15-24) (JECH) RT FA1.PDF)

## Votes

- Appropriations And Budget General Government Subcommittee: Do Pass — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Fourth Reading — **77–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **92–2** (pass) · lower
- Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended, Strike The Title — **33–2** (pass) · lower
- General Government — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jech — primary (person)
- Johns — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-05** Authored by Representative Johns
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29** CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Coauthored by Representative(s) Pae
- **2024-02-29** Authored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)
- **2024-02-29** Title stricken
- **2024-03-12** General Order
- **2024-03-12** Coauthored by Representative(s) Roberts
- **2024-03-12** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-03-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-19** Second Reading referred to General Government `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-04** Reported Do Pass as amended General Government committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-04** Enacting clause stricken
- **2024-04-24** General Order, Amended
- **2024-04-24** Title restored
- **2024-04-24** Enacting clause restored
- **2024-04-24** Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-04-25** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2024-04-25** SA's received
- **2024-05-13** SA's read, adopted
- **2024-05-13** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 4 `passage`
- **2024-05-13** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-05-14** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2024-05-14** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2024-05-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-16** Approved by Governor 05/16/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/969d7db2-8e00-445e-b42f-cfac0e585fce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).