An act relating to absentee ballots
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act relating to absentee ballots;” Read the full text
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2026 regular session
Where it is
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First Reading · Feb 3, 2025
Senate
Authored by Senator Gollihare · Feb 3, 2025
Senate
Second Reading referred to Judiciary · Feb 4, 2025
Senate
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed · Feb 25, 2025
Senate
Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author) · Feb 25, 2025
Senate
Placed on General Order · Feb 27, 2025
Senate
General Order, Considered · Mar 12, 2025
Senate
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 · Mar 12, 2025
Senate
Referred for engrossment · Mar 12, 2025
Senate
Engrossed to House · Mar 13, 2025
Senate
First Reading · Mar 13, 2025
House
Second Reading referred to Government Oversight · Apr 1, 2025
House
Referred to Elections and Ethics · Apr 1, 2025
House
Remove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Hall · Apr 1, 2025
House
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass Elections and Ethics · Apr 8, 2025
House
Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton · Apr 8, 2025
House
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee · Apr 15, 2025
House
General Order · Apr 29, 2025
House
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0 · Apr 29, 2025
House
Signed, returned to Senate · Apr 29, 2025
House
Referred for enrollment · Apr 29, 2025
Senate
Enrolled, to House · Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Signed, returned to Senate · Apr 30, 2025
House
Sent to Governor · Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Approved by Governor 05/05/2025 · May 5, 2025
Senate
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
GollihareHall
Recorded votes
THIRD READINGHouse · 2025-04-29 · PASSED · YEAS 87, NAYS 0, EXCUSED 11, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 3
DO PASSHouse · 2025-04-15 · PASSED · YEAS 15, NAYS 0, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
DO PASSHouse · 2025-04-07 · PASSED · YEAS 6, NAYS 0, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-02-25 · VAC 0, AYES 7, NAYS 0, 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 05/05/2025 (May 5, 2025).