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Oklahoma Legislature · SB 1255 · Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/06/2026

An act relating to pardons and paroles

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Officially: “An Act relating to pardons and paroles; Read the full text

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2026 regular session

Where it is

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First Reading · Feb 2, 2026

Senate

Authored by Senator Jech · Feb 2, 2026

Senate

Second Reading referred to Public Safety · Feb 3, 2026

Senate

Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author) · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed · Feb 24, 2026

Senate

Placed on General Order · Feb 26, 2026

Senate

General Order, Amended · Mar 25, 2026

Senate

Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 1 · Mar 25, 2026

Senate

Referred for engrossment · Mar 25, 2026

Senate

Engrossed to House · Mar 26, 2026

Senate

First Reading · Mar 26, 2026

House

Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight · Mar 30, 2026

House

Referred to Criminal Judiciary · Mar 30, 2026

House

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary · Mar 31, 2026

House

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee · Apr 14, 2026

House

General Order · Apr 28, 2026

House

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 19 · Apr 28, 2026

House

Signed, returned to Senate · Apr 28, 2026

House

Referred for enrollment · Apr 28, 2026

Senate

Enrolled, to House · Apr 29, 2026

Senate

Signed, returned to Senate · Apr 29, 2026

House

Sent to Governor · Apr 29, 2026

Senate

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/06/2026 · May 6, 2026

Senate

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

JechNewton

Recorded votes

THIRD READINGHouse · 2026-04-28 · PASSED · YEAS 73, NAYS 19, EXCUSED 7, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 2
DO PASSHouse · 2026-04-14 · PASSED · YEAS 13, NAYS 0, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
DO PASSHouse · 2026-03-31 · PASSED · YEAS 6, NAYS 0, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-02-24 · VAC 0, AYES 8, NAYS 1, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Oklahoma legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/06/2026 (May 6, 2026).