republic-os/legislation/us/states/ok/2017-2018/hb-1197.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Veterans; modifying definition; effective date.	Veterans; modifying definition; effective date.	us/states/ok	Oklahoma Legislature	2017-2018	HB 1197	Oklahoma HB 1197 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Hardin Simpson	5	21	2	2017-02-06	2017-04-25	openstates	ocd-bill/c0fc5558-2ac1-41ec-85c4-74db5bcaa8e1	http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1197&session=1800	86f6d237a751bc1d3e0591e1e7a423077339cacce21c3e281833c96a04febeda	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ok

Oklahoma HB 1197 (2017-2018) — Veterans; modifying definition; 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/2017-18 INT/hB/HB1197 INT.PDF)
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1197 ENGR.PDF)
3. Enrolled (final version) (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1197 ENR.PDF)
4. Floor (House) (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1197 HFLR.PDF)
5. Floor (Senate) (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1197 SFLR.PDF)

Votes

• THIRD READING — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• THIRD READING — 95–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Hardin — primary (person)
• Simpson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-06 First Reading introduction, reading-1
• 2017-02-06 Authored by Representative Hardin
• 2017-02-07 Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs reading-2, referral-committee
• 2017-02-14 CR; Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs Committee committee-passage
• 2017-02-14 Authored by Senator Simpson (principal Senate author)
• 2017-02-21 General Order
• 2017-02-21 Coauthored by Representative(s) Ritze
• 2017-02-21 Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0 reading-3, passage
• 2017-02-21 Referred for engrossment
• 2017-02-22 Engrossed, signed, to Senate passage
• 2017-02-22 First Reading introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-20 Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs reading-2, referral-committee
• 2017-04-06 Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed committee-passage
• 2017-04-18 General Order, Considered
• 2017-04-18 Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 0 passage
• 2017-04-18 Engrossed measure signed, returned to House passage
• 2017-04-18 Referred for enrollment
• 2017-04-19 Enrolled, signed, to Senate
• 2017-04-19 Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
• 2017-04-19 Sent to Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-04-25 Approved by Governor 04/25/2017 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c0fc5558-2ac1-41ec-85c4-74db5bcaa8e1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).