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OK HB 1678

enacted

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

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 1678 pass?

Yes. OK HB 1678 has been enacted into law. 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
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Sponsors

  • Townleyprimary
  • Burnsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-29

    Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-22

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2025-05-22

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  4. 2025-05-22

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  5. 2025-05-21

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2025-05-21

    Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 8

    passage

  7. 2025-05-21

    SA's read, adopted

    passage

  8. 2025-05-05

    SA's received

  9. 2025-05-05

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  10. 2025-05-01

    Referred for engrossment

  11. 2025-05-01

    Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0

    passage

  12. 2025-05-01

    General Order, Considered

  13. 2025-04-17

    Placed on General Order

  14. 2025-04-15

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  15. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary

    reading-2,referral-committee

  16. 2025-03-06

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  17. 2025-03-06

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  18. 2025-03-05

    Referred for engrossment

  19. 2025-03-05

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 56 Nays: 28

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2025-03-05

    Authored by Senator Burns (principal Senate author)

  21. 2025-03-05

    General Order

  22. 2025-02-26

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee

    committee-passage

  23. 2025-02-24

    Referred to Rules

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-02-24

    Withdrawn from Government Oversight Committee

  25. 2025-02-24

    Withdrawn from Elections and Ethics Committee

  26. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Elections and Ethics

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  28. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Representative Townley

  29. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

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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