republic-os/legislation/us/states/ok/2017-2018/sb-898.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	Public meetings; modifying provisions relating to certain discussion regarding penal institutions.	Public meetings; modifying provisions relating to certain discussion regarding penal institutions.	us/states/ok	Oklahoma Legislature	2017-2018	SB 898	Oklahoma SB 898 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Babinec Thompson	5	23	1	2018-02-05	2018-04-18	openstates	ocd-bill/281d6e18-f97e-4870-ad22-994510bc4c51	http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB898&session=1800	a7f8e8dd49d955f3d4be3fbcef7b52fb2d063eb879cc575d36b4a8c837a51d40	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ok

Oklahoma SB 898 (2017-2018) — Public meetings; modifying provisions relating to certain discussion regarding penal institutions.

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/SB/SB898 INT.PDF)
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB898 ENGR.PDF)
3. Enrolled (final version) (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB898 ENR.PDF)
4. Floor (House) (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB898 HFLR.PDF)
5. Floor (Senate) (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB898 SFLR.PDF)

Votes

• THIRD READING — 44–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Babinec — primary (person)
• Thompson — 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 Senator Thompson
• 2018-02-06 Second Reading referred to General Government reading-2, referral-committee
• 2018-02-12 Reported Do Pass as amended General Government committee; CR filed committee-passage
• 2018-02-28 Coauthored by Representative Babinec (principal House author)
• 2018-03-05 General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
• 2018-03-05 Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 passage
• 2018-03-05 Referred for engrossment
• 2018-03-06 Engrossed to House passage
• 2018-03-06 First Reading introduction, reading-1
• 2018-03-19 Second Reading referred to Public Safety reading-2, referral-committee
• 2018-03-22 CR; Do Pass Public Safety Committee committee-passage
• 2018-04-09 General Order
• 2018-04-09 Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 43 reading-3, passage
• 2018-04-09 Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Babinec
• 2018-04-09 Emergency failed: Ayes: 30 Nays: 31
• 2018-04-11 Motion expired
• 2018-04-11 Signed, returned to Senate
• 2018-04-11 Referred for enrollment
• 2018-04-12 Enrolled, to House
• 2018-04-12 Signed, returned to Senate
• 2018-04-12 Sent to Governor executive-receipt
• 2018-04-18 Approved by Governor 04/18/2018 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/281d6e18-f97e-4870-ad22-994510bc4c51. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).