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OK SB 1277

enacted

Employment benefits; modifying conditions for disqualification; specifying work search actions. Effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 1277 pass?

Yes. OK SB 1277 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Approved by Governor 05/11/2026

What is OK SB 1277 about?

OK SB 1277 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Employment benefits; modifying conditions for disqualification; specifying work search actions. Effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 1277?

Alvord, Hill are the primary sponsors of OK SB 1277.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-05-12 — Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Alvordprimary
  • Hillprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-12

    Approved by Governor 05/11/2026

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  2. 2026-05-06

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-05-06

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2026-05-06

    Enrolled, to House

  5. 2026-05-05

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-05-05

    Signed, returned to Senate

  7. 2026-05-05

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 5

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  8. 2026-05-05

    General Order

  9. 2026-04-14

    CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee

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  10. 2026-04-07

    Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Business

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  11. 2026-03-30

    Referred to Business

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-03-30

    Second Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight

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  13. 2026-03-10

    First Reading

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  14. 2026-03-10

    Engrossed to House

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  15. 2026-03-09

    Referred for engrossment

  16. 2026-03-09

    Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0

    passage

  17. 2026-03-09

    General Order, Considered

  18. 2026-02-24

    Placed on General Order

  19. 2026-02-19

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  20. 2026-02-03

    Coauthored by Representative Hill (principal House author)

  21. 2026-02-03

    Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance

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  22. 2026-02-02

    Authored by Senator Alvord

  23. 2026-02-02

    First Reading

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended Cs

    2026-02-19 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • AMD SB1277 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 3692): other
  • Third Reading

    2026-03-09 · pass · 46-0

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Frix: excused
    • Wingard: excused
  • Business Committee: Do Pass

    2026-04-07 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Banning: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Travis: yes
  • Commerce And Economic Development Oversight Committee: Do Pass

    2026-04-14 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Adams: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Menz: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Tedford: yes
  • Third Reading

    2026-05-05 · pass · 81-5

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

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