An act relating to The Governmental Tort Claims Act
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2026 regular session
Where it is
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First Reading · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Authored by Senator Paxton · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Second Reading referred to Judiciary · Feb 3, 2026
Senate
Coauthored by Senator Jett · Feb 17, 2026
Senate
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed · Feb 17, 2026
Senate
Placed on General Order · Feb 19, 2026
Senate
Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author) · Feb 23, 2026
Senate
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 7 · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Referred for engrossment · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Engrossed to House · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
First Reading · Mar 30, 2026
House
Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight · Mar 31, 2026
House
Referred to Civil Judiciary · Mar 31, 2026
House
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary · Apr 6, 2026
House
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee · Apr 14, 2026
House
General Order · May 6, 2026
House
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 21 · May 6, 2026
House
Signed, returned to Senate · May 6, 2026
House
Referred for enrollment · May 6, 2026
Senate
Enrolled, to House · May 6, 2026
Senate
Signed, returned to Senate · May 6, 2026
House
Sent to Governor · May 6, 2026
Senate
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026 · May 13, 2026
Senate
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
THIRD READINGHouse · 2026-05-06 · PASSED · YEAS 70, NAYS 21, EXCUSED 8, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 2
DO PASSHouse · 2026-04-14 · PASSED · YEAS 8, NAYS 5, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
DO PASSHouse · 2026-04-02 · PASSED · YEAS 7, NAYS 2, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-02-17 · VAC 0, AYES 6, NAYS 2, 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: Approved by Governor 05/12/2026 (May 13, 2026).