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OK SB 1168

enacted

The Governmental Tort Claims Act; definitions and extent of liability; increasing limits on liability for certain claims. Effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did OK SB 1168 pass?

Yes. OK SB 1168 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-28): Approved by Governor 05/27/2025

What is OK SB 1168 about?

OK SB 1168 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “The Governmental Tort Claims Act; definitions and extent of liability; increasing limits on liability for certain claims. Effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 1168?

Caldwell (Trey), Hall are the primary sponsors of OK SB 1168.

Introduced
2025-03-31
Latest action
2025-05-28 — Approved by Governor 05/27/2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Caldwell (Trey)primary
  • Hallprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-28

    Approved by Governor 05/27/2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-05-22

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2025-05-22

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2025-05-22

    Enrolled, to House

  5. 2025-05-22

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2025-05-22

    Signed, returned to Senate

  7. 2025-05-22

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 1

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-05-22

    JCR adopted

    passage

  9. 2025-05-22

    General Order

  10. 2025-05-21

    Second Reading, direct to Joint Calendar

  11. 2025-05-20

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  12. 2025-05-20

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  13. 2025-05-20

    Referred for engrossment

  14. 2025-05-20

    Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0

    passage

  15. 2025-05-20

    JCR adopted

    passage

  16. 2025-05-19

    Emergency removed

  17. 2025-05-19

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget committee; JCR filed

    committee-passage

  18. 2025-04-02

    Second Reading referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

    reading-2,referral-committee

  19. 2025-03-31

    Coauthored by Representative Kane

  20. 2025-03-31

    Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Trey) (principal House author)

  21. 2025-03-31

    Coauthored by Senator Haste

  22. 2025-03-31

    Authored by Senator Hall

  23. 2025-03-31

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Joint Committee On Appropriations And Budget

    2025-05-19 · pass · 21-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Dossett: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • AMD SB1168 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 2155): other

  • Joint Committee On Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2025-05-19 · pass · 23-6

    Member-level votes (29)
    • Bashore: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • Hilbert: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • West (K): yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Bennett: no
    • Blancett: no
    • Fugate: no
    • Munson: no
    • Provenzano: no
    • Ranson: no

  • Third Reading

    2025-05-20 · pass · 42-0

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Bergstrom: excused
    • Gollihare: excused
    • Jech: excused
    • Woods: excused
    • Frix: excused

  • Third Reading

    2025-05-22 · pass · 85-1

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

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1168&session=2600

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