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OK SB 1944

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Administrative Workers' Compensation Act; modifying definition. Effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did OK SB 1944 pass?

Yes. OK SB 1944 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Approved by Governor 05/12/2026

What is OK SB 1944 about?

OK SB 1944 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Administrative Workers' Compensation Act; modifying definition. Effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 1944?

Murdock, Travis are the primary sponsors of OK SB 1944.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Murdockprimary
  • Travisprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-13

    Approved by Governor 05/12/2026

    executive-signature

  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. 2026-05-06

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-05-06

    Signed, returned to Senate

  7. 2026-05-06

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 1

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2026-05-06

    General Order

  9. 2026-04-16

    CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  10. 2026-04-06

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton

  11. 2026-04-06

    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

    committee-passage

  12. 2026-03-31

    Remove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Travis

  13. 2026-03-31

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-03-31

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  15. 2026-03-30

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  16. 2026-03-30

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  17. 2026-03-26

    Referred for engrossment

  18. 2026-03-26

    Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 2

    passage

  19. 2026-03-26

    Title restored

  20. 2026-03-26

    General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

  21. 2026-02-17

    Placed on General Order

  22. 2026-02-12

    Title stricken

  23. 2026-02-12

    Reported Do Pass as amended Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  24. 2026-02-10

    Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)

  25. 2026-02-03

    Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance

    reading-2,referral-committee

  26. 2026-02-02

    Authored by Senator Murdock

  27. 2026-02-02

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-12 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • STRIKE THE TITLE - ADOPTED: other
  • Third Reading

    2026-03-26 · pass · 39-2

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Goodwin: no
    • Kirt: no
    • Burns: excused
    • Hall: excused
    • Paxton: excused
    • Weaver: excused
    • Coleman: excused
    • Haste: excused
    • Pugh: excused
  • Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass

    2026-04-02 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Culver: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Deck: no
  • Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass

    2026-04-16 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Culver: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Worthen: yes
  • Third Reading

    2026-05-06 · pass · 87-1

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

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