HB 29982024
bill
2024 Regular Session · House bill
HB 2998
Laser hair removal; creating the Laser Hair Removal Act; requiring certain credential; mandating education and training; effective date.
Health & mental healthBusiness, jobs & the economyChildren, families & social servicesHealth care & pharma industry how tagged
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Enacted Last action May 13, 2024: Approved by Governor 05/13/2024
Same number in other sessions: 2026 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 5
- Principal House author
- Toni Hasenbeck R
- Principal Senate author
- Julie Daniels R
- House coauthors
- McEntire (not matched to a current member), Pittman (not matched to a current member)
- Senate coauthors
- Carri Hicks D
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. 6, 2024 | House | Business and Commerce | Passed Feb. 21, 2024 |
| March 19, 2024 | Senate | Health and Human Services | Passed (committee substitute) April 11, 2024 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 21, 2024HouseBusiness And Commerce Committee: Do PassPassed7–0
yes (7) Banning, Blancett, Cornwell, Dobrinski, Goodwin, Kendrix, Stinson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 12, 2024HouseThird ReadingPassed96–0 5 excused
yes (96) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hilbert, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McBride, McDugle, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Nichols, ODonnell, Olsen, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Strom, Swope, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Vancuren, Waldron, Wallace, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (5) Bennett, Echols, Hardin, Pae, Stinson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 11, 2024SenateHealth & Human ServicesPassed11–0
other (2) AMD HB2998 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 3721), STRIKE THE TITLE - ADOPTED
yes (11) Daniels, Gollihare, Haste, Hicks, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rosino, Standridge, Stanley, Young
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 24, 2024SenateThird ReadingPassed39–4 5 excused
yes (39) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, Matthews, McCortney, Murdock, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Standridge, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Woods, Young
no (4) Bullard, Dahm, Deevers, Prieto
excused (5) Dossett, Newhouse, Seifried, Treat, Weaver
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 7, 2024HouseFourth ReadingPassed80–0 21 excused
yes (80) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Duel, Echols, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hill, Johns, Kane, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, May, Maynard, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, ODonnell, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Vancuren, Waldron, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (21) Baker, Caldwell, Dobrinski, Dollens, Hilbert, Humphrey, Kannady, Lowe, Marti, McBride, McDugle, Newton, Nichols, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Sims, Stinson, Strom, Swope, Wallace, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment · 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
- HB2998 (4-17-24) (DANIELS) RT FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2998&session=2400
Timeline 30 actions
- Feb. 5, 2024HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 5, 2024HouseAuthored by Representative Hasenbeck
- Feb. 6, 2024HouseSecond Reading referred to Business and Commerce
- Feb. 21, 2024HouseCR; Do Pass Business and Commerce Committee
- Feb. 21, 2024HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) McEntire
- March 12, 2024HouseGeneral Order
- March 12, 2024HouseAuthored by Senator Hicks (principal Senate author)
- March 12, 2024HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0
- March 12, 2024HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 13, 2024HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 13, 2024SenateFirst Reading
- March 13, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Pittman
- March 19, 2024SenateSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services
- April 2, 2024SenateRemove as author Senator Hicks; authored by Senator Daniels
- April 2, 2024SenateCoauthored by Senator Hicks
- April 11, 2024SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
- April 11, 2024SenateTitle stricken
- April 24, 2024SenateGeneral Order, Amended
- April 24, 2024SenateTitle restored
- April 24, 2024SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 4
- April 24, 2024SenateReferred for engrossment
- April 25, 2024SenateEngrossed to House
- April 25, 2024HouseSA's received
- May 7, 2024HouseSA's read, adopted
- May 7, 2024HouseFourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 0
- May 7, 2024HouseReferred for enrollment
- May 8, 2024HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 8, 2024SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 8, 2024HouseSent to Governor
- May 13, 2024HouseApproved by Governor 05/13/2024
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (18 days before May 31, 2024) | 19 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 6 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 10 / 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.