OK HB 1678

enacted

Elections; tie votes; selection of nominee or electee; effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did OK HB 1678 pass?

Yes. OK HB 1678 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-29. Latest recorded action (2025-05-29): Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025

What is OK HB 1678 about?

OK HB 1678 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Elections; tie votes; selection of nominee or electee; effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1678?

Townley, Burns are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1678.

Introduced: 2025-02-03
Latest action: 2025-05-29 — Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-03
Authored by Representative Townley
2025-02-04
Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-04
Referred to Elections and Ethics
referral-committee
2025-02-24
Withdrawn from Elections and Ethics Committee
2025-02-24
Withdrawn from Government Oversight Committee
2025-02-24
Referred to Rules
referral-committee
2025-02-26
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee
committee-passage
2025-03-05
General Order
2025-03-05
Authored by Senator Burns (principal Senate author)
2025-03-05
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 56 Nays: 28
passage,reading-3
2025-03-05
Referred for engrossment
2025-03-06
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2025-03-06
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-01
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-15
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-04-17
Placed on General Order
2025-05-01
General Order, Considered
2025-05-01
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
passage
2025-05-01
Referred for engrossment
2025-05-05
Engrossed to House
passage
2025-05-05
SA's received
2025-05-21
SA's read, adopted
passage
2025-05-21
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 8
passage
2025-05-21
Referred for enrollment
2025-05-22
Enrolled, signed, to Senate
2025-05-22
Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
2025-05-22
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-29
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
became-law

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Documents

Votes

Rules Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2025-02-25 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Archer: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Fugate: yes
- George: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (T): yes
Third Reading
2025-03-05 · pass · 56-28
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- George: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Smith: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gise: yes
- Manger: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Banning: yes
- Grego: yes
- Marti: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Harris: yes
- May: yes
- Strom: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hill: yes
- Miller: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Boles: yes
- Johns: yes
- Moore: yes
- Townley: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Kannady: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pae: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (J): yes
- Culver: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Lay: yes
- Pittman: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Williams: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lowe (J): yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Hays: no
- Gann: no
- Kendrix: no
- Stark: no
- Blair: no
- Hall: no
- Maynard: no
- Steagall: no
- Caldwell (C): no
- Hardin: no
- McCane: no
- Stewart: no
- Chapman: no
- Hildebrant: no
- Newton: no
- West (K): no
- Crosswhite Hader: no
- Humphrey: no
- Olsen: no
- West (R): no
- Duel: no
- Jenkins: no
- Shaw: no
- Wolfley: no
- Fugate: no
- Kane: no
- Staires: no
- Worthen: no
- Alonso-Sandoval: excused
- Dobrinski: excused
- Menz: excused
- Ranson: excused
- Bennett: excused
- Dollens: excused
- Munson: excused
- Roe: excused
- Burns: excused
- Hasenbeck: excused
- Pogemiller: excused
- Sneed: excused
- Deck: excused
- Hefner: excused
- Provenzano: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Judiciary
2025-04-15 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Boren: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Howard: yes
- Jech: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Standridge: yes
- AMD HB1678 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 2011): other
Advance
2025-05-01 · pass · 37-1
Member-level votes (47)
- Alvord: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Boren: yes
- Green: yes
- Nice: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hall: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hines: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Frix: yes
- Hicks: no
- Daniels: excused
- Haste: excused
- Kirt: excused
- Murdock: excused
- Goodwin: excused
- Howard: excused
- Mann: excused
- Woods: excused
- Hamilton: excused
Third Reading
2025-05-01 · pass · 45-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Alvord: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Green: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Boren: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Mann: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Hall: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Haste: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hines: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Frix: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Woods: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Daniels: excused
- Murdock: excused
Fourth Reading
2025-05-21 · pass · 82-8
Member-level votes (100)
- Adams: yes
- Ford: yes
- Manger: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Fugate: yes
- May: yes
- Smith: yes
- Archer: yes
- George: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Staires: yes
- Banning: yes
- Gise: yes
- McCane: yes
- Stark: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Grego: yes
- Menz: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hall: yes
- Miller: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Blair: yes
- Harris: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Munson: yes
- Strom: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hays: yes
- Newton: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Townley: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Pae: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (J): yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pittman: yes
- West (K): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (T): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Deck: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Lay: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Roe: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Duel: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Gann: no
- Kane: no
- Shaw: no
- West (R): no
- Jenkins: no
- Patzkowsky: no
- Sneed: no
- Woolley: no
- Caldwell (T): excused
- Fetgatter: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Marti: excused
- Dollens: excused
- Hardin: excused
- Lawson: excused
- Stinson: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1678&session=2600

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