republic-os/legislation/us/states/ok/2017-2018/hb-2631.md

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Bill	Prisons and reformatories; modifying powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Corrections; removing qualifications for wardens; allowing Director to enter into contracts with media or film production companies; effective date.	Prisons and reformatories; modifying powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Corrections; removing qualifications for wardens; allowing Director to enter into contracts with media or film production companies; effective date.	us/states/ok	Oklahoma Legislature	2017-2018	HB 2631	Oklahoma HB 2631 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Babinec Bergstrom	6	38	6	2018-02-05	2018-05-03	openstates	ocd-bill/4d09d8df-7daa-4a80-8131-08213ed56028	http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2631&session=1800	3c6c343fc6c3c0b3e99958303a8894482be4794a95ac0d89f77bd53a9fea2021	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ok

Oklahoma HB 2631 (2017-2018) — Prisons and reformatories; modifying powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Corrections; removing qualifications for wardens; allowing Director to enter into contracts with media or film production companies; 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/HB2631 INT.PDF)
2. Amended And Engrossed (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2631 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. Engrossed (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB2631 ENGR.PDF)
4. Enrolled (final version) (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB2631 ENR.PDF)
5. Floor (House) (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB2631 HFLR.PDF)
6. Floor (Senate) (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB2631 SFLR.PDF)

Votes

• THIRD READING — 55–27 (pass) · lower
• THIRD READING — 42–0 (pass) · upper
• FOURTH READING — 42–0 (pass) · upper
• FOURTH READING — 62–27 (pass) · lower
• SUSPEND HOUSE — 24–47 (fail) · lower
• TABLE AMENDMENT — 44–18 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Babinec — primary (person)
• Bergstrom — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-02-05 First Reading introduction, reading-1
• 2018-02-05 Authored by Representative Babinec
• 2018-02-06 Second Reading referred to Public Safety reading-2, referral-committee
• 2018-03-01 CR; Do Pass Public Safety Committee committee-passage
• 2018-03-01 Authored by Senator Fry (principal Senate author)
• 2018-03-08 General Order
• 2018-03-08 Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 55 Nays: 27 reading-3, passage
• 2018-03-08 Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Martinez
• 2018-03-13 Motion expired
• 2018-03-13 Referred for engrossment
• 2018-03-14 Engrossed, signed, to Senate passage
• 2018-03-14 First Reading introduction, reading-1
• 2018-03-22 Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations Committee reading-2, referral-committee
• 2018-04-05 Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed committee-passage
• 2018-04-05 Referred to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2018-04-11 Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed committee-passage
• 2018-04-11 Title stricken
• 2018-04-25 Remove as author Senator Fry; authored by Senator Bergstrom
• 2018-04-25 General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
• 2018-04-25 Title restored
• 2018-04-25 Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 passage
• 2018-04-25 Referred for engrossment
• 2018-04-26 Engrossed to House passage
• 2018-04-26 SA's received
• 2018-04-27 SA's rejected, conference requested, naming Conference Committee on Public Safety
• 2018-05-01 Conference granted, SCs named Bergstrom, Fry, Brecheen, Dugger, Jech, Brooks, Matthews
• 2018-05-02 CCR submitted
• 2018-05-03 CCR adopted
• 2018-05-03 Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 62 Nays: 27 passage
• 2018-05-03 To Senate
• 2018-05-03 CCR read
• 2018-05-03 CCR adopted
• 2018-05-03 Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 passage
• 2018-05-03 Referred for enrollment
• 2018-05-03 Enrolled, signed, to Senate
• 2018-05-03 Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
• 2018-05-03 Sent to Governor executive-receipt
• 2018-05-03 Approved by Governor 05/10/2018 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4d09d8df-7daa-4a80-8131-08213ed56028. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).