HB 19652024
bill
2024 Regular Session · House bill
HB 1965
Easements; defining terms; providing for use of certain easements for broadband services; effective date.
Energy & utilitiesTechnology & telecommunications industryOil, gas, energy & utilities industry how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action May 11, 2023: Approved by Governor 05/11/2023
Same number in other sessions: 2026 · 2025 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
AI analysis AI-generated
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Authors & coauthors 3
- Principal House author
- Carl Newton R
- Principal Senate author
- Brent Howard R
- House coauthors
- Scott Fetgatter R
Principal authors from Open States; coauthors read from “Coauthored by …” actions (removals applied).
Status
- Introduced
- In committee (origin chamber)
- Passed committee (origin chamber)
- Passed origin chamber
- In committee (second chamber)
- Passed committee (second chamber)
- Passed both chambers
- Sent to Governor
- Enacted / adopted
Committee referrals 2
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2023 | House | Utilities | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 23, 2023 |
| March 23, 2023 | Senate | Energy and Telecommunications | Passed April 13, 2023 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 23, 2023HouseUtilities Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed10–0
yes (10) Bashore, Blancett, Boatman, Caldwell, Dobrinski, Dollens, Ford, O'Donnell, Patzkowsky, Staires
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 6, 2023HouseThird ReadingPassed96–0 5 excused
yes (96) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Cantrell, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Echols, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Hardin, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hilbert, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Martinez, May, Maynard, McBride, McDugle, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Nichols, ODonnell, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Swope, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Vancuren, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (5) Caldwell, Conley, Marti, Steagall, Wallace
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 13, 2023SenateEnergy & Telecommunications: Amendment 1, Motion By Senator Howard - AdoptedPassed10–0
yes (10) Boren, Dossett, Green, Howard, Jett, Kidd, Newhouse, Paxton, Rader, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 18, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed44–0 4 excused
yes (44) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Dahm, Daniels, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, McCortney, Montgomery, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stephens, Thompson, Thompson, Weaver, Woods, Young
excused (4) Matthews, Murdock, Stewart, Treat
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 9, 2023HouseFourth ReadingPassed83–0 18 excused
yes (83) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Echols, Ford, Fugate, George, Goodwin, Hardin, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hilbert, Hill, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, Martinez, May, Maynard, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, ODonnell, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Sneed, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Strom, Swope, Talley, Townley, Vancuren, Waldron, Wallace, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (18) Deck, Dempsey, Fetgatter, Gann, Grego, Humphrey, Kerbs, McBride, McDugle, Nichols, Olsen, Pae, Staires, Stinson, Tedford, Turner, West, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Enrolled (final version) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- HB1965 FULLPCS1 CARL NEWTON-JBH.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- House Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1965&session=2400
Timeline 25 actions
- Feb. 6, 2023HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 6, 2023HouseAuthored by Representative Newton
- Feb. 7, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to Utilities
- Feb. 23, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Utilities Committee
- Feb. 23, 2023HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Fetgatter
- Feb. 23, 2023HouseAuthored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
- March 6, 2023HouseGeneral Order
- March 6, 2023HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0
- March 6, 2023HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 7, 2023HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 7, 2023SenateFirst Reading
- March 23, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Energy and Telecommunications
- April 13, 2023SenateReported Do Pass as amended Energy and Telecommunications committee; CR filed
- April 18, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- April 18, 2023SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
- April 18, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
- April 19, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
- April 19, 2023HouseSA's received
- May 9, 2023HouseSA's read, adopted
- May 9, 2023HouseFourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0
- May 9, 2023HouseReferred for enrollment
- May 10, 2023HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 10, 2023SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 10, 2023HouseSent to Governor
- May 11, 2023HouseApproved by Governor 05/11/2023
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (386 days before May 31, 2024) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 10 |
| Rule applied | enacted/adopted = 100 |
How this is calculated
- Stage reached — up to 50. 50 × (stage − 1) ÷ 8, where the stages are 1 Introduced · 2 In committee · 3 Passed committee · 4 Passed its first chamber · 5 In committee in the second chamber · 6 Passed that committee · 7 Passed both chambers · 8 Sent to the Governor · 9 Enacted / adopted.
- Recency — up to 20. 20 if the last recorded action was within 14 days of the reference date, falling in a straight line to 0 at 90 days. The reference date is the earlier of the data date (Oct. 1, 2026) and the session's last scheduled day, so a finished session is scored as it stood when it ended.
- Committee progress — up to 10. 5 for each chamber in which a committee reported the bill favourably.
- Coauthors — up to 10. 1 per coauthor (max 7), plus 3 if its authors and coauthors include members of both chambers.
- Bipartisan sponsorship — 10. 10 if the authors and coauthors include at least one Republican and one Democrat.
Rules on top: an enacted bill (signed, law without signature, or veto overridden) or an adopted resolution scores 100. A vetoed bill without an override, or one whose last committee vote failed, has its score halved.
Disclaimer. The momentum score is an automated, rough indicator built only from the public record (stage, dates, authors and committee reports). It is not a prediction, does not measure merit or support, and can be wrong when an action is mis-recorded or an author is mis-matched. Coauthors are read from the action text (“Coauthored by …”). Always check the official record on oklegislature.gov.