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Oklahoma Legislature · SB 981 · Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2025

An act relating to bail

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “An Act relating to bail; 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

Placed on General Order · Feb 27, 2025

Senate

Coauthored by Representative Ford (principal House author) · Mar 10, 2025

Senate

General Order, Considered · Mar 12, 2025

Senate

Measure passed: Ayes: 43 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 Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight · Apr 1, 2025

House

Referred to Criminal Judiciary · Apr 1, 2025

House

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary · Apr 8, 2025

House

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee · Apr 17, 2025

House

General Order · May 1, 2025

House

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 0 · May 1, 2025

House

Signed, returned to Senate · May 1, 2025

House

Referred for enrollment · May 1, 2025

Senate

Enrolled, to House · May 5, 2025

Senate

Signed, returned to Senate · May 5, 2025

House

Sent to Governor · May 5, 2025

Senate

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2025 · May 12, 2025

Senate

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

GollihareFord

Recorded votes

THIRD READINGHouse · 2025-05-01 · PASSED · YEAS 82, NAYS 0, EXCUSED 16, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 3
DO PASSHouse · 2025-04-17 · PASSED · YEAS 12, NAYS 0, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
DO PASSHouse · 2025-04-08 · PASSED · YEAS 3, 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: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2025 (May 12, 2025).