Bill Commons

OK SB 2

died on adjournment

Wind energy; providing setback requirements for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters; zoning; construction; exemptions; database.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 2 pass?

No. OK SB 2 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): Fourth Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 20 Nays: 67

What is OK SB 2 about?

OK SB 2 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Wind energy; providing setback requirements for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters; zoning; construction; exemptions; database.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 2?

Paxton, Caldwell (Trey) are the primary sponsors of OK SB 2.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2026-05-14 — Fourth Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 20 Nays: 67
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Paxtonprimary
  • Caldwell (Trey)primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-14

    Fourth Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 20 Nays: 67

  2. 2026-05-14

    2 CCR adopted

    passage

  3. 2026-05-14

    2 CCR submitted

  4. 2026-05-14

    Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 31 Nays: 16

    passage

  5. 2026-05-14

    2 CCR adopted

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Title restored

  7. 2026-05-06

    2 CCR read

  8. 2026-05-06

    Coauthored by Representative Marti

  9. 2026-05-05

    CCR rejected, further conference requested, same conferees

  10. 2026-05-05

    CCR read

  11. 2026-05-04

    Conference granted, naming Special Conference Committee on SB 2

  12. 2026-04-27

    SCs named Paxton, Daniels, Rosino, Rader, Jech, Kirt

  13. 2026-04-27

    HAs rejected, conference requested

    amendment-failure

  14. 2026-02-05

    Remove as author Senator Green; authored by Senator Paxton

  15. 2025-05-08

    HAs read

  16. 2025-05-08

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  17. 2025-05-07

    Referred for engrossment

  18. 2025-05-07

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 54 Nays: 39

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-05-07

    Title stricken

  20. 2025-05-07

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-05-07

    Returned to General Order

  22. 2025-05-07

    Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 61 Nays: 29

    passage

  23. 2025-05-06

    Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Caldwell (Trey)

  24. 2025-05-06

    Third Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 49

    reading-3

  25. 2025-05-06

    Title restored

  26. 2025-05-06

    Amended by floor substitute

  27. 2025-05-06

    General Order

  28. 2025-05-01

    Remove Representative Pfeiffer as principal House author and substitute with Representative Caldwell (Trey)

  29. 2025-04-23

    Title stricken

  30. 2025-04-23

    CR; Do Pass, as amended, Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  31. 2025-04-09

    Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy

    committee-passage

  32. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Energy

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  34. 2025-03-31

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  35. 2025-03-31

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  36. 2025-03-27

    Referred for engrossment

  37. 2025-03-27

    Measure passed: Ayes: 28 Nays: 19

    passage

  38. 2025-03-27

    Emergency removed

  39. 2025-03-27

    General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

  40. 2025-02-19

    Placed on General Order

  41. 2025-02-13

    Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  42. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Energy

    reading-2,referral-committee

  43. 2025-02-03

    Coauthored by Representative Pfeiffer (principal House author)

  44. 2025-02-03

    Coauthored by Senator Seifried

  45. 2025-02-03

    Coauthored by Senator Thompson

  46. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Senator Green

  47. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2025-02-13 · pass · 6-5

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Frix: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Boren: no
    • Dossett: no
    • Jett: no
    • McIntosh: no
    • Murdock: no
  • Third Reading

    2025-03-27 · pass · 28-19

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Standridge: no
    • Mann: no
    • Stewart: no
    • Deevers: no
    • Hicks: no
    • Murdock: no
    • Wingard: no
    • Dossett: no
    • Hines: no
    • Nice: no
    • Bullard: no
    • Hamilton: no
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Green: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Boren: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Jett: no
    • Pederson: no
    • Brooks: no
    • Grellner: no
    • Kirt: no
  • Energy Committee: Do Pass

    2025-04-09 · pass · 8-4

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Bashore: yes
    • Hilbert: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • May: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • Archer: no
    • Deck: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Lowe (D): no
  • Energy And Natural Resources Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended, Strike The Title

    2025-04-23 · pass · 9-6

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Boles: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • George: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Archer: no
    • Deck: no
    • Dollens: no
    • Grego: no
    • Pittman: no
    • West (R): no
  • Third Reading

    2025-05-06 · fail · 44-49

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Adams: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • George: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hays: yes
    • May: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: no
    • Harris: no
    • Munson: no
    • Sneed: no
    • Archer: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Newton: no
    • Staires: no
    • Bennett: no
    • Humphrey: no
    • Osburn: no
    • Steagall: no
    • Blancett: no
    • Kelley: no
    • Pae: no
    • Sterling: no
    • Burns: no
    • Kendrix: no
    • Patzkowsky: no
    • Stewart: no
    • Culver: no
    • Lowe (D): no
    • Pittman: no
    • Stinson: no
    • Deck: no
    • Luttrell: no
    • Pogemiller: no
    • Strom: no
    • Dempsey: no
    • Manger: no
    • Provenzano: no
    • Townley: no
    • Dobrinski: no
    • McCane: no
    • Ranson: no
    • Waldron: no
    • Dollens: no
    • Menz: no
    • Roe: no
    • West (J): no
    • Duel: no
    • Miller: no
    • Rosecrants: no
    • West (K): no
    • Fugate: no
    • Moore: no
    • Schreiber: no
    • West (T): no
    • Hardin: no
    • Banning: excused
    • Hasenbeck: excused
    • Kannady: excused
    • West (R): excused
    • Grego: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 3: other
  • Reconsider Measure

    2025-05-07 · pass · 61-29

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Adams: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Hays: yes
    • May: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • George: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: no
    • Fugate: no
    • Munson: no
    • Steagall: no
    • Archer: no
    • Grego: no
    • Patzkowsky: no
    • Sterling: no
    • Bennett: no
    • Hardin: no
    • Pogemiller: no
    • Stewart: no
    • Blancett: no
    • Kendrix: no
    • Provenzano: no
    • Strom: no
    • Burns: no
    • Lowe (D): no
    • Ranson: no
    • Townley: no
    • Culver: no
    • McCane: no
    • Rosecrants: no
    • Waldron: no
    • Deck: no
    • Menz: no
    • Schreiber: no
    • West (R): no
    • Dollens: no
    • Banning: excused
    • Dobrinski: excused
    • Hasenbeck: excused
    • Lawson: excused
    • Dempsey: excused
    • Eaves: excused
    • Hefner: excused
    • Pittman: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 3: other
  • Third Reading

    2025-05-07 · pass · 54-39

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Adams: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • George: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hall: yes
    • May: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: no
    • Harris: no
    • Osburn: no
    • Staires: no
    • Archer: no
    • Kannady: no
    • Pae: no
    • Steagall: no
    • Bennett: no
    • Kelley: no
    • Patzkowsky: no
    • Stewart: no
    • Blancett: no
    • Kendrix: no
    • Pittman: no
    • Stinson: no
    • Burns: no
    • Lowe (D): no
    • Pogemiller: no
    • Strom: no
    • Culver: no
    • Luttrell: no
    • Provenzano: no
    • Townley: no
    • Deck: no
    • McCane: no
    • Ranson: no
    • Waldron: no
    • Dobrinski: no
    • Menz: no
    • Roe: no
    • West (J): no
    • Dollens: no
    • Munson: no
    • Rosecrants: no
    • West (R): no
    • Fugate: no
    • Newton: no
    • Schreiber: no
    • Banning: excused
    • Hardin: excused
    • Hefner: excused
    • Manger: excused
    • Grego: other
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 3: other
  • Appeal Of The Decision Of The Chair

    2025-05-07 · pass · 76-16

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Adams: yes
    • George: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Archer: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Steagall: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • May: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • West (R): yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: no
    • Dollens: no
    • Menz: no
    • Ranson: no
    • Bennett: no
    • Fugate: no
    • Munson: no
    • Rosecrants: no
    • Blancett: no
    • Gann: no
    • Pogemiller: no
    • Stewart: no
    • Deck: no
    • McCane: no
    • Provenzano: no
    • Waldron: no
    • Banning: excused
    • Lawson: excused
    • Smith: excused
    • West (K): excused
    • Hefner: excused
    • Pittman: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 3: other
  • Fourth Reading

    2026-05-14 · fail · 20-67

    Member-level votes (147)
    • Adams: yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: no
    • Gise: no
    • Marti: no
    • Sneed: no
    • Archer: no
    • Grego: no
    • May: no
    • Staires: no
    • Banning: no
    • Harris: no
    • McCane: no
    • Stark: no
    • Blair: no
    • Hasenbeck: no
    • Miller: no
    • Sterling: no
    • Clinton: no
    • Hays: no
    • Munson: no
    • Stinson: no
    • Cornwell: no
    • Hildebrant: no
    • Newton: no
    • Timmons: no
    • Crosswhite Hader: no
    • Hill: no
    • Norwood: no
    • Travis: no
    • Culver: no
    • Jenkins: no
    • Olsen: no
    • Turner: no
    • Deck: no
    • Johns: no
    • Pae: no
    • West (J): no
    • Dobrinski: no
    • Kane: no
    • Patzkowsky: no
    • West (K): no
    • Dollens: no
    • Kelley: no
    • Provenzano: no
    • West (R): no
    • Duel: no
    • Kendrix: no
    • Ranson: no
    • Wilk: no
    • Eaves: no
    • Lay: no
    • Roberts: no
    • Williams: no
    • Fetgatter: no
    • Lepak: no
    • Roe: no
    • Wolfley: no
    • Ford: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Rosecrants: no
    • Woolley: no
    • Gann: no
    • Luttrell: no
    • Shaw: no
    • Worthen: no
    • George: no
    • Manger: no
    • Smith: no
    • Blancett: excused
    • Hardin: excused
    • Maynard: excused
    • Steagall: excused
    • Cantrell: excused
    • Humphrey: excused
    • Menz: excused
    • Tedford: excused
    • Chapman: excused
    • Kerbs: excused
    • Schreiber: excused
    • Waldron: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 2: other
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Bullard: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Logan: no
    • Sacchieri: no
    • Burns: no
    • Grellner: no
    • McIntosh: no
    • Seifried: no
    • Deevers: no
    • Guthrie: no
    • Murdock: no
    • Standridge: no
    • Dossett: no
    • Jett: no
    • Prieto: no
    • Wingard: no
    • Pederson: excused

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