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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Easements; defining terms; providing for use of certain easements for broadband services; effective date."
description: "Easements; defining terms; providing for use of certain easements for broadband services; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1965"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1965 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Newton"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1e6d59e-4739-4a16-9c0f-48a79695de7d"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1965&session=2400"
source_hash: "e9b130e50e8a01673ba5aeef8897b71ddacbe200b76287f71a2bef22ea723fda"
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 1965 (2024) — Easements; defining terms; providing for use of certain easements for broadband services; 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/HB1965 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1965 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Committee Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1965 CA1.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB1965 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB1965 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB1965 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB1965 SFLR.PDF)
8. **HB1965 FULLPCS1 CARL NEWTON-JBH.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB1965 FULLPCS1 CARL NEWTON-JBH.PDF)
9. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1965 CS.PDF)
## Votes
- Utilities Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **100** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **440** (pass) · upper
- Energy & Telecommunications: Amendment 1, Motion By Senator Howard - Adopted — **100** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **960** (pass) · lower
- Fourth Reading — **830** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Howard — primary (person)
- Newton — 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 Newton
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Utilities `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Utilities Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23** Coauthored by Representative(s) Fetgatter
- **2023-02-23** Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-06** General Order
- **2023-03-06** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-07** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Second Reading referred to Energy and Telecommunications `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** Reported Do Pass as amended Energy and Telecommunications committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-18** General Order, Considered
- **2023-04-18** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-04-19** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-04-19** SA's received
- **2023-05-09** SA's read, adopted
- **2023-05-09** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-10** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-05-10** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-05-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Approved by Governor 05/11/2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1e6d59e-4739-4a16-9c0f-48a79695de7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).