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OK HB 1865

enacted

Elections; directing for ballots to be printed in advance of election; hours for voting; clarifying applicability to county election board; directing voter appear at assigned polling place; prohibiting voting centers; effective date; emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did OK HB 1865 pass?

Yes. OK HB 1865 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-27. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Approved by Governor 05/22/2025

What is OK HB 1865 about?

OK HB 1865 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Elections; directing for ballots to be printed in advance of election; hours for voting; clarifying applicability to county election board; directing voter appear at assigned polling place; prohibiting voting centers; effective date; emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1865?

Roberts, Bergstrom are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1865.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Approved by Governor 05/22/2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Robertsprimary
  • Bergstromprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Representative Roberts

  3. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Elections and Ethics

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-11

    Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and Ethics

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-02-11

    Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)

  7. 2025-02-26

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  8. 2025-03-12

    General Order

  9. 2025-03-12

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 15

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2025-03-12

    Referred for engrossment

  11. 2025-03-13

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  12. 2025-03-13

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  13. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary

    reading-2,referral-committee

  14. 2025-04-22

    Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  15. 2025-04-24

    Placed on General Order

  16. 2025-05-07

    General Order, Considered

  17. 2025-05-07

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 8

    passage

  18. 2025-05-07

    Referred for engrossment

  19. 2025-05-08

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  20. 2025-05-08

    SA's received

  21. 2025-05-15

    SA's read, adopted

    passage

  22. 2025-05-15

    Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 16

    passage

  23. 2025-05-15

    Referred for enrollment

  24. 2025-05-19

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  25. 2025-05-19

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  26. 2025-05-19

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  27. 2025-05-27

    Approved by Governor 05/22/2025

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Elections And Ethics Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2025-02-10 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Crosswhite: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Dollens: no

  • Government Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2025-02-25 · pass · 11-3

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Crosswhite: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • May: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Bennett: no
    • Fugate: no
    • Munson: no

  • Third Reading

    2025-03-12 · pass · 70-15

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

  • Judiciary

    2025-04-22 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Boren: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Brooks: no
    • AMD HB1865 CA1 - ADOPTED: other

  • Third Reading

    2025-05-07 · pass · 37-8

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

  • Fourth Reading

    2025-05-15 · pass · 68-16

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Adams: yes
    • George: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Steagall: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • May: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • West (R): yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: no
    • Dollens: no
    • Menz: no
    • Ranson: no
    • Bennett: no
    • Fugate: no
    • Munson: no
    • Rosecrants: no
    • Blancett: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Pittman: no
    • Schreiber: no
    • Deck: no
    • McCane: no
    • Pogemiller: no
    • Stewart: no
    • Archer: excused
    • Hays: excused
    • Miller: excused
    • Provenzano: excused
    • Burns: excused
    • Hill: excused
    • Newton: excused
    • Waldron: excused
    • Caldwell (C): excused
    • Lawson: excused
    • Pfeiffer: excused
    • Wilk: excused
    • Dobrinski: excused
    • Marti: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 3: other

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Official source

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1865&session=2600

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