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type: "Bill"
title: "Step therapy protocol; defining terms; requiring health benefit plans to implement a new process; exceptions to protocol; information; effective date."
description: "Step therapy protocol; defining terms; requiring health benefit plans to implement a new process; exceptions to protocol; information; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1736"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1736 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stanley", "Townley"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf55ee14-fbb3-4ce6-93d4-d41d4878a32f"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1736&session=2300"
source_hash: "0dc473420218a2dc61730c1d0ef6c5e32d52ebaf9a5e5d0db0e2d64521ffc2fc"
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 1736 (2023) — Step therapy protocol; defining terms; requiring health benefit plans to implement a new process; exceptions to protocol; information; 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/HB1736 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by TOWNLEY** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB1736 FA1 TOWNLEYTA-TJ.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB1736 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB1736 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB1736 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB1736 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB1736 FULLPCS1 TAMMY TOWNLEY-TJ.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB1736 FULLPCS1 TAMMY TOWNLEY-TJ.PDF)
8. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1736 CS.PDF)
## Sponsors
- Stanley — primary (person)
- Townley — 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 Townley
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Insurance `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Insurance Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01** Coauthored by Representative(s) Miller, Conley
- **2023-03-08** General Order
- **2023-03-08** Coauthored by Representative(s) Davis
- **2023-03-08** Authored by Senator Stanley (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-08** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-09** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-09** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Retirement and Insurance `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Reported Do Pass Retirement and Insurance committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-18** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-18** Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-04-19** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-04-19** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-04-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Approved by Governor 04/21/2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf55ee14-fbb3-4ce6-93d4-d41d4878a32f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).