OK SB 171

enacted

State government; commissioning of peace officers; directing the Commission of Public Safety to commission peace officers in conjunction with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 171 pass?

Yes. OK SB 171 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Approved by Governor 05/11/2026

What is OK SB 171 about?

OK SB 171 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “State government; commissioning of peace officers; directing the Commission of Public Safety to commission peace officers in conjunction with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 171?

Gollihare, Hilbert are the primary sponsors of OK SB 171.

Introduced: 2025-02-03
Latest action: 2026-05-12 — Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-12
Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
executive-signature
2026-05-06
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-06
Signed, returned to Senate
2026-05-06
Enrolled, to House
2026-05-05
Referred for enrollment
2026-05-05
Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 8
passage
2026-05-05
HAs adopted
passage
2026-04-29
HAs read
2026-04-29
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2026-04-29
Referred for engrossment
2026-04-29
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 7
passage,reading-3
2026-04-29
Remove Senator Kirt as principal Senate author and substitute with Senator Gollihare
2026-04-29
General Order
2026-04-22
Emergency removed
2026-04-22
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee
committee-passage
2026-04-20
Referred to Rules
referral-committee
2026-04-20
Withdrawn from Government Oversight Committee
2026-04-20
Withdrawn from General Government Committee
2025-04-01
Referred to General Government
referral-committee
2025-04-01
Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-31
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-31
Engrossed to House
passage
2025-03-27
Referred for engrossment
2025-03-27
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 8
passage
2025-03-27
Title restored
2025-03-27
General Order, Amended
2025-03-26
Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
2025-02-24
Placed on General Order
2025-02-19
Title stricken
2025-02-19
Reported Do Pass as amended Retirement and Government Resources committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-02-17
Coauthored by Senator Stanley
2025-02-04
Second Reading referred to Retirement and Government Resources
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-03
Authored by Senator Kirt
2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

Versions

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1Compare
SB171 (2-26-25) (KIRT) RT FA1.PDFCompare
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House Committee Substitute for Senate BillCompare
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Documents

Votes

Do Pass Amended
2025-02-19 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Bergstrom: yes
- Boren: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Kirt: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Burns: no
- STRIKE THE TITLE - ADOPTED: other
Third Reading
2025-03-27 · pass · 36-8
Member-level votes (47)
- Alvord: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Boren: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Green: yes
- Kern: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mann: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Nice: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Frix: yes
- Hines: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Woods: yes
- Bergstrom: no
- Hamilton: no
- Prieto: no
- Sacchieri: no
- Guthrie: no
- Murdock: no
- Pugh: no
- Standridge: no
- Coleman: excused
- Deevers: excused
- Rosino: excused
Rules Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-04-22 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Fugate: yes
- George: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (T): yes
Third Reading
2026-04-29 · pass · 72-7
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Staires: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- George: yes
- Manger: yes
- Stark: yes
- Banning: yes
- Gise: yes
- Marti: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Grego: yes
- May: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hall: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Strom: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Miller: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Harris: yes
- Munson: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hays: yes
- Newton: yes
- Townley: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Travis: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Turner: yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Johns: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (J): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dollens: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Duel: yes
- Lay: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Smith: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Deck: no
- Jenkins: no
- Provenzano: no
- West (R): no
- Gann: no
- McCane: no
- Ranson: no
- Archer: excused
- Hasenbeck: excused
- Menz: excused
- Roe: excused
- Boles: excused
- Hill: excused
- Moore: excused
- Steagall: excused
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Pfeiffer: excused
- Stinson: excused
- Caldwell (T): excused
- Kannady: excused
- Pogemiller: excused
- Waldron: excused
- Fetgatter: excused
- Kerbs: excused
- Roberts: excused
- West (K): excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Fourth Reading
2026-05-05 · pass · 38-8
Member-level votes (48)
- 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
- Deevers: yes
- Hines: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Frix: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Woods: yes
- Green: yes
- Logan: yes
- Boren: no
- Dossett: no
- Hicks: no
- Mann: no
- Brooks: no
- Goodwin: no
- Kirt: no
- Nice: no
- Daniels: excused
- Howard: excused

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB171&session=2600

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