OK SB 1597
enactedCourt-appointed special advocates; removing requirement for state association to adhere to certain national standards. Effective date.
Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did OK SB 1597 pass?
Yes. OK SB 1597 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
What is OK SB 1597 about?
OK SB 1597 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Court-appointed special advocates; removing requirement for state association to adhere to certain national standards. Effective date.”.
Who sponsors OK SB 1597?
Gollihare, Moore are the primary sponsors of OK SB 1597.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-05-13 — Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Gollihareprimary
- Mooreprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-13
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
executive-signature
2026-05-06
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-06
Signed, returned to Senate
2026-05-06
Enrolled, to House
2026-05-06
Referred for enrollment
2026-05-06
Signed, returned to Senate
2026-05-06
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 8
passage,reading-3
2026-05-06
General Order
2026-04-14
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2026-04-06
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
committee-passage
2026-03-30
Referred to Civil Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-30
Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2026-03-03
Engrossed to House
passage
2026-03-02
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-02
Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 7
passage
2026-03-02
General Order, Considered
2026-03-02
Coauthored by Senator Pederson
2026-03-02
Coauthored by Senator Coleman
2026-02-16
Coauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author)
2026-02-12
Placed on General Order
2026-02-10
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2026-02-10
Coauthored by Senator Murdock
2026-02-10
Coauthored by Senator Jett
2026-02-03
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Authored by Senator Gollihare
2026-02-02
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
Versions
Documents
Votes
Judiciary
2026-02-10 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (8)
- Brooks: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Howard: yes
- Jech: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Boren: no
Third Reading
2026-03-02 · pass · 41-7
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Green: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Logan: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hall: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hines: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Frix: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Woods: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Boren: no
- Goodwin: no
- Kirt: no
- Nice: no
- Brooks: no
- Hicks: no
- Mann: no
Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass
2026-04-02 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Culver: yes
- Deck: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Moore: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Stinson: yes
- West (T): yes
Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass
2026-04-14 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Culver: yes
- Duel: yes
- Ford: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Harris: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Kane: yes
- Manger: yes
- Moore: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Worthen: yes
Third Reading
2026-05-06 · pass · 83-8
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- Gann: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Archer: yes
- George: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Staires: yes
- Banning: yes
- Gise: yes
- Manger: yes
- Stark: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Grego: yes
- Marti: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Moore: yes
- Strom: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hays: yes
- Newton: yes
- Townley: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Travis: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (J): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (R): yes
- Culver: yes
- Johns: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (T): yes
- Deck: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Roe: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lay: yes
- Smith: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Dollens: no
- Munson: no
- Ranson: no
- Blancett: no
- McCane: no
- Pogemiller: no
- Timmons: no
- Fetgatter: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Provenzano: excused
- Waldron: excused
- Hill: excused
- Menz: excused
- Tedford: excused
- West (K): excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
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