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OK SB 228

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Covenant marriage; creating the Covenant Marriage Act of Oklahoma; establishing requirements for entering covenant marriage; providing tax credit for covenant marriage. Effective date. Emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did OK SB 228 pass?

No. OK SB 228 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-02-19). Latest recorded action (2025-02-19): Coauthored by Senator Jett

What is OK SB 228 about?

OK SB 228 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Covenant marriage; creating the Covenant Marriage Act of Oklahoma; establishing requirements for entering covenant marriage; providing tax credit for covenant marriage. Effective date. Emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 228?

Deevers is the primary sponsor of OK SB 228.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-02-19 — Coauthored by Senator Jett
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Deeversprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

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  2. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Senator Deevers

  3. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Revenue and Taxation Committee

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  4. 2025-02-19

    Failed in Committee - Judiciary

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  5. 2025-02-19

    Coauthored by Senator Jett

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Judiciary

    2025-02-19 · fail · 2-6

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Jett: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Boren: no
    • Brooks: no
    • Gollihare: no
    • Howard: no
    • Jech: no
    • Rosino: no
    • STRIKE THE TITLE - ADOPTED: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB228&session=2600

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:30:20.811026Z

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