OK SB 642
enactedWorker's compensation; expanding rights and remedies granted to certain persons; authorizing agreement between contractors to provide certain insurance coverage. Emergency.
Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did OK SB 642 pass?
Yes. OK SB 642 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-27. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Approved by Governor 05/23/2025
What is OK SB 642 about?
OK SB 642 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Worker's compensation; expanding rights and remedies granted to certain persons; authorizing agreement between contractors to provide certain insurance coverage. Emergency.”.
Who sponsors OK SB 642?
Paxton, Hilbert are the primary sponsors of OK SB 642.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2025-05-27 — Approved by Governor 05/23/2025
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Paxtonprimary
- Hilbertprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-03
Authored by Senator Paxton
2025-02-04
Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-27
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-03-04
Placed on General Order
2025-03-13
Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
2025-03-18
General Order, Amended
2025-03-18
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 7
passage
2025-03-18
Referred for engrossment
2025-03-24
Engrossed to House
passage
2025-03-24
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-01
Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-01
Referred to Civil Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-04-10
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
committee-passage
2025-04-22
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2025-05-08
General Order
2025-05-08
Coauthored by Representative(s) Duel
2025-05-08
Amended by floor substitute
2025-05-08
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 18
passage,reading-3
2025-05-08
Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Kannady
2025-05-08
Motion to reconsider tabled
2025-05-08
Referred for engrossment
2025-05-12
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2025-05-12
HAs read
2025-05-13
HAs rejected, conference requested
amendment-failure
2025-05-13
SCs named Paxton, Howard, Daniels, Rader, Rosino, Pugh, Kirt
2025-05-15
Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
2025-05-20
CCR read
2025-05-20
Coauthored by Representative Ford
2025-05-21
CCR adopted
passage
2025-05-21
Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6
passage
2025-05-21
CCR submitted
2025-05-21
CCR adopted
passage
2025-05-21
Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 12
passage
2025-05-21
To Senate
2025-05-21
Referred for enrollment
2025-05-21
Enrolled, to House
2025-05-21
Signed, returned to Senate
2025-05-21
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-27
Approved by Governor 05/23/2025
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Votes
Do Pass Amended Cs
2025-02-27 · pass · 9-2
Member-level votes (12)
- Alvord: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Brooks: no
- Mann: no
- AMD SB642 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 1779): other
Third Reading
2025-03-18 · pass · 37-7
Member-level votes (47)
- Alvord: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Mann: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Burns: yes
- Haste: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hines: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Howard: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Jech: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Frix: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rader: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Kern: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Woods: yes
- Green: yes
- Boren: no
- Dossett: no
- Hicks: no
- Nice: no
- Brooks: no
- Goodwin: no
- Kirt: no
- Gillespie: excused
- Hall: excused
- Standridge: excused
Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass
2025-04-10 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Culver: yes
- Deck: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Sneed: yes
- West (T): yes
Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass
2025-04-22 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Culver: yes
- Duel: yes
- Ford: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Manger: yes
- Moore: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Worthen: yes
Third Reading
2025-05-08 · pass · 74-18
Member-level votes (100)
- Adams: yes
- George: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Staires: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gise: yes
- Manger: yes
- Stark: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Grego: yes
- Marti: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Burns: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller: yes
- Strom: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hays: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Newton: yes
- Townley: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hill: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (J): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (K): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kane: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Williams: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Roe: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lay: yes
- Smith: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Jenkins: no
- Pogemiller: no
- Shaw: no
- Bennett: no
- McCane: no
- Provenzano: no
- Stewart: no
- Blancett: no
- Menz: no
- Ranson: no
- Waldron: no
- Deck: no
- Munson: no
- Rosecrants: no
- West (R): no
- Gann: no
- Pittman: no
- Banning: excused
- Dollens: excused
- Hefner: excused
- Lawson: excused
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Hasenbeck: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other
Fourth Reading
2025-05-21 · pass · 81-12
Member-level votes (145)
- Adams: yes
- George: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Sneed: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gise: yes
- Manger: yes
- Staires: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Grego: yes
- May: yes
- Stark: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hall: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Harris: yes
- McCane: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Menz: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hays: yes
- Miller: yes
- Strom: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Newton: yes
- Townley: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (J): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (K): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kane: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (R): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pittman: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Williams: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Roe: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lay: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Smith: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Gann: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Dollens: no
- Pogemiller: no
- Rosecrants: no
- Bennett: no
- Hefner: no
- Provenzano: no
- Stewart: no
- Deck: no
- Munson: no
- Ranson: no
- Waldron: no
- Banning: excused
- Hardin: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Marti: excused
- Caldwell (T): excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other
- Alvord: yes
- Green: yes
- Kern: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Logan: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Mann: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hines: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Frix: yes
- Howard: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jech: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rader: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Boren: no
- Goodwin: no
- Kirt: no
- Nice: no
- Dossett: no
- Hicks: no
- Brooks: excused
- Woods: excused
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