HB 19772024
bill
2024 Regular Session · House bill
HB 1977
Broadband easements; Department of Transportation; emergency rules; considerations; emergency.
State government & agenciesBusiness, jobs & the economyEnergy & 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.
Passed both chambers Last action May 18, 2023: Conference granted, SCs named Paxton, Green, Boren, Bullard, Kidd
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
- Lonnie Paxton R
- House coauthors
- Mike Dobrinski 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 3
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2023 | House | Rules | — |
| Feb. 9, 2023 | House | Utilities | Passed (committee substitute) March 2, 2023 |
| March 29, 2023 | Senate | Energy and Telecommunications | Passed April 6, 2023 |
Roll-call votes 4
March 2, 2023HouseUtilities Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed9–0
yes (9) Bashore, Blancett, Caldwell, Dobrinski, Dollens, Ford, Marti, O'Donnell, Staires
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 14, 2023HouseThird ReadingPassed85–0 16 excused
yes (85) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Hardin, Hays, Hefner, Hilbert, Hill, Humphrey, Kane, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, Martinez, May, Maynard, McDugle, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Nichols, Olsen, Pae, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Strom, Swope, Tedford, Townley, Vancuren, Waldron, Wallace, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (16) Conley, Echols, Grego, Hasenbeck, Johns, Kannady, McBride, McEntire, ODonnell, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pittman, Sneed, Stinson, Talley, Turner
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 6, 2023SenateEnergy & Telecommunications: Strike The Enacting Clause, Motion By Senator Paxton - AdoptedPassed11–0
yes (11) Boren, Bullard, Dossett, Green, Howard, Jett, Kidd, Newhouse, Paxton, Rader, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 24, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed48–0
yes (48) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Dahm, Daniels, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, Matthews, McCortney, Montgomery, Murdock, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Treat, Weaver, Woods, Young
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 1 Floor Amendment by WALLACE · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- HB1977 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=HB1977&session=2400
Timeline 28 actions
- Feb. 6, 2023HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 6, 2023HouseAuthored by Representative Newton
- Feb. 7, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb. 9, 2023HouseWithdrawn from Rules Committee
- Feb. 9, 2023HouseReferred to Utilities
- March 2, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Utilities Committee
- March 2, 2023HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Dobrinski
- March 2, 2023HouseAuthored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
- March 2, 2023HouseEmergency added
- March 14, 2023HouseGeneral Order
- March 14, 2023HouseAmended
- March 14, 2023HouseTitle stricken
- March 14, 2023HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
- March 14, 2023HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 20, 2023HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 20, 2023SenateFirst Reading
- March 29, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Energy and Telecommunications
- April 6, 2023SenateReported Do Pass as amended Energy and Telecommunications committee; CR filed
- April 6, 2023SenateEnacting clause stricken
- April 24, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- April 24, 2023SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
- April 24, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
- April 25, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
- April 25, 2023HouseSA's received
- May 8, 2023HouseSA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later
- May 16, 2023HouseHC's named: Conference Committee on Utilities
- May 17, 2023HouseNaming of conferees rescinded
- May 18, 2023SenateConference granted, SCs named Paxton, Green, Boren, Bullard, Kidd
Momentum: 52 of 100
| Stage (Passed both chambers) | 38 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (379 days before May 31, 2024) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 10 |
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.