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OK HB 1240

died on adjournment

Prisons and reformatories; granting elected state officials the right to access facilities operated by the Department of Corrections without prior notification; codification; effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did OK HB 1240 pass?

No. OK HB 1240 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-02-05): Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety

What is OK HB 1240 about?

OK HB 1240 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Prisons and reformatories; granting elected state officials the right to access facilities operated by the Department of Corrections without prior notification; codification; effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1240?

Humphrey, Burns are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1240.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-02-05 — Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Humphreyprimary
  • Burnsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Representative Humphrey

  3. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Public Safety

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-05

    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety

    committee-passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Public Safety Committee: Do Pass

    2025-02-05 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Hardin: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Lowe (J): yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Turner: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1240&session=2600

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:30:20.811026Z

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