OK SB 1491
enactedPresidential Electors; prescribing oath for Electors filling vacancies. Effective date.
Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did OK SB 1491 pass?
Yes. OK SB 1491 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Approved by Governor 05/01/2026
What is OK SB 1491 about?
OK SB 1491 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Presidential Electors; prescribing oath for Electors filling vacancies. Effective date.”.
Who sponsors OK SB 1491?
Paxton, Hilbert are the primary sponsors of OK SB 1491.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-05-05 — Approved by Governor 05/01/2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Paxtonprimary
- Hilbertprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-05
Approved by Governor 05/01/2026
executive-signature
2026-04-29
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-04-29
Signed, returned to Senate
2026-04-29
Enrolled, to House
2026-04-28
Referred for enrollment
2026-04-28
Signed, returned to Senate
2026-04-28
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 16
passage,reading-3
2026-04-28
General Order
2026-04-14
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2026-04-06
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass Elections and Ethics
committee-passage
2026-03-30
Referred to Elections and Ethics
referral-committee
2026-03-30
Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-25
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2026-03-25
Engrossed to House
passage
2026-03-24
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-24
Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6
passage
2026-03-24
Ayes: 41 Nays: 0
2026-03-24
Advanced to Third Reading
2026-03-24
General Order, Considered
2026-03-09
Placed on General Order
2026-03-04
Reported Do Pass Rules committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2026-02-23
Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
2026-02-03
Second Reading referred to Rules
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Authored by Senator Paxton
2026-02-02
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
Versions
Documents
Votes
Rules
2026-03-04 · pass · 17-1
Member-level votes (18)
- Bergstrom: yes
- Boren: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Green: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Howard: yes
- Jech: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Rader: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Hicks: no
Advance
2026-03-24 · pass · 41-0
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Green: yes
- Kern: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Logan: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Burns: yes
- Haste: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hines: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jech: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rader: yes
- Woods: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Boren: excused
- Frix: excused
- Mann: excused
- Seifried: excused
- Daniels: excused
- Hall: excused
- Pugh: excused
Third Reading
2026-03-24 · pass · 40-6
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Green: yes
- Kern: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Logan: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Burns: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hall: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Haste: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hines: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Frix: yes
- Howard: yes
- Rader: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jech: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Woods: yes
- Brooks: no
- Hicks: no
- Mann: no
- Nice: no
- Goodwin: no
- Kirt: no
- Boren: excused
- Pugh: excused
Elections And Ethics Committee: Do Pass
2026-04-06 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (6)
- Crosswhite: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Staires: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dollens: no
Government Oversight Committee: Do Pass
2026-04-14 · pass · 10-4
Member-level votes (14)
- Crosswhite: yes
- Hays: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- May: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Fugate: no
- Munson: no
- Pogemiller: no
- Steagall: no
Third Reading
2026-04-28 · pass · 68-16
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- Gann: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Stark: yes
- Archer: yes
- George: yes
- Manger: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Banning: yes
- Gise: yes
- Marti: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Strom: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Boles: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller: yes
- Townley: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Moore: yes
- Travis: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hays: yes
- Newton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Norwood: yes
- West (J): yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Olsen: yes
- West (R): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Johns: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (T): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Duel: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lay: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Staires: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Dollens: no
- Pogemiller: no
- Schreiber: no
- Blancett: no
- Fugate: no
- Provenzano: no
- Steagall: no
- Clinton: no
- Hefner: no
- Ranson: no
- Stewart: no
- Deck: no
- McCane: no
- Rosecrants: no
- Timmons: no
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Menz: excused
- Roe: excused
- Fetgatter: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Munson: excused
- Waldron: excused
- Grego: excused
- Kerbs: excused
- Pae: excused
- West (K): excused
- Hill: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Patzkowsky: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
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