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OK SB 259

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Water and water rights; establishing procedures for permitting, monitoring, and reporting of groundwater use. Effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 259 pass?

Yes. OK SB 259 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Approved by Governor 05/20/2026

What is OK SB 259 about?

OK SB 259 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Water and water rights; establishing procedures for permitting, monitoring, and reporting of groundwater use. Effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 259?

Howard, Newton are the primary sponsors of OK SB 259.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2026-05-29 — Approved by Governor 05/20/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Howardprimary
  • Newtonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-29

    Approved by Governor 05/20/2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-14

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-05-14

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2026-05-14

    Enrolled, to House

  5. 2026-05-14

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-05-14

    Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 10

    passage

  7. 2026-05-14

    HAs adopted

    passage

  8. 2026-05-14

    Coauthored by Representative Boles

  9. 2026-05-14

    HAs read

  10. 2026-05-07

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  11. 2026-05-06

    Referred for engrossment

  12. 2026-05-06

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 1

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2026-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  14. 2026-05-06

    General Order

  15. 2026-04-14

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  16. 2026-04-08

    Coauthored by Senator(s) Burns

  17. 2026-04-08

    Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy

    committee-passage

  18. 2026-04-06

    Referred to Energy

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-04-06

    Withdrawn from Agriculture Committee

  20. 2026-03-30

    Referred to Agriculture

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-30

    Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-26

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  23. 2026-03-26

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  24. 2026-03-25

    Referred for engrossment

  25. 2026-03-25

    Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 11

    passage

  26. 2026-03-25

    Ayes: 34 Nays: 8

  27. 2026-03-25

    Advanced to Third Reading

  28. 2026-03-25

    Title restored

  29. 2026-03-25

    General Order, Amended

  30. 2026-03-10

    Placed on General Order

  31. 2026-03-05

    Title stricken

  32. 2026-03-05

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  33. 2026-03-05

    Referred to Energy

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-05

    Withdrawn from Appropriations committee

  35. 2025-02-24

    Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)

  36. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Energy Committee then to Appropriations Committee

    reading-2,referral-committee

  37. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Senator Howard

  38. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended Cs

    2026-03-05 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Dossett: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Murdock: no
    • AMD SB259 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 3767): other
    • STRIKE THE TITLE - ADOPTED: other

  • Third Reading

    2026-03-25 · pass · 36-10

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

  • Advance

    2026-03-25 · pass · 34-8

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

  • Energy Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2026-04-08 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Archer: yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • May: yes
    • Waldron: yes

  • Energy And Natural Resources Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2026-04-13 · pass · 8-6

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Alonso-Sandoval: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Dollens: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Boles: no
    • Chapman: no
    • George: no
    • Grego: no
    • Patzkowsky: no
    • West (R): no

  • Third Reading

    2026-05-06 · pass · 88-1

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

  • Fourth Reading

    2026-05-14 · pass · 38-10

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

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB259&session=2600

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