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OK HB 1562

died on adjournment

Business courts; creating of business courts; jurisdiction; emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did OK HB 1562 pass?

No. OK HB 1562 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 (2025-05-29): Emergency added

What is OK HB 1562 about?

OK HB 1562 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Business courts; creating of business courts; jurisdiction; emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1562?

Duel, Howard are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1562.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-05-29 — Emergency added
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Duelprimary
  • Howardprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Representative Duel

  3. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-13

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

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-03-04

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-03-24

    General Order

  8. 2025-03-24

    Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)

  9. 2025-03-24

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  10. 2025-03-24

    Title stricken

  11. 2025-03-24

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2025-03-24

    Referred for engrossment

  13. 2025-03-25

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  14. 2025-03-25

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  15. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee

    reading-2,referral-committee

  16. 2025-04-15

    Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  17. 2025-04-15

    Referred to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-04-23

    Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  19. 2025-04-23

    Enacting clause stricken

  20. 2025-04-28

    Placed on General Order

  21. 2025-05-05

    General Order, Considered

  22. 2025-05-05

    Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 12

    passage

  23. 2025-05-05

    Referred for engrossment

  24. 2025-05-06

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  25. 2025-05-06

    SA's received

  26. 2025-05-14

    SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later

  27. 2025-05-15

    HC's named: Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  28. 2025-05-15

    Conference granted, SCs named Howard, Gollihare, Jech, Rosino, Paxton, Daniels, Boren

  29. 2025-05-29

    CCR submitted

  30. 2025-05-29

    Title restored

  31. 2025-05-29

    Enacting clause restored

  32. 2025-05-29

    Emergency added

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass

    2025-02-13 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Culver: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Deck: no

  • Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2025-03-04 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Culver: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Lowe (J): yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Worthen: yes

  • Third Reading

    2025-03-24 · pass · 73-16

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Adams: yes
    • George: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • May: yes
    • Steagall: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Menz: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Archer: no
    • Gann: no
    • Moore: no
    • Shaw: no
    • Bennett: no
    • Hardin: no
    • Munson: no
    • Smith: no
    • Deck: no
    • Humphrey: no
    • Olsen: no
    • West (R): no
    • Fugate: no
    • Jenkins: no
    • Pittman: no
    • Woolley: no
    • Alonso-Sandoval: excused
    • Kannady: excused
    • Lowe (J): excused
    • Ranson: excused
    • Dollens: excused
    • Lawson: excused
    • McCane: excused
    • West (T): excused
    • Ford: excused
    • Lepak: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 2: other

  • Judiciary

    2025-04-15 · pass · 6-2

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Boren: no
    • Brooks: no

  • Appropriations

    2025-04-23 · pass · 17-4

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Brooks: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hicks: no
    • Kirt: no
    • STRIKE ENACTING CLAUSE - ADOPTED: other

  • Third Reading

    2025-05-05 · pass · 35-12

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Green: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Boren: no
    • Burns: no
    • Hamilton: no
    • Kirt: no
    • Brooks: no
    • Deevers: no
    • Hicks: no
    • Mann: no
    • Bullard: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Jett: no
    • Nice: no

Related bills

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Official source

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1562&session=2600

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