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OK SB 642

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Worker'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

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 642 pass?

Yes. OK SB 642 has been enacted into law. 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

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Approved by Governor 05/23/2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-05-21

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2025-05-21

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2025-05-21

    Enrolled, to House

  5. 2025-05-21

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2025-05-21

    To Senate

  7. 2025-05-21

    Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 12

    passage

  8. 2025-05-21

    CCR adopted

    passage

  9. 2025-05-21

    CCR submitted

  10. 2025-05-21

    Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6

    passage

  11. 2025-05-21

    CCR adopted

    passage

  12. 2025-05-20

    Coauthored by Representative Ford

  13. 2025-05-20

    CCR read

  14. 2025-05-15

    Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  15. 2025-05-13

    SCs named Paxton, Howard, Daniels, Rader, Rosino, Pugh, Kirt

  16. 2025-05-13

    HAs rejected, conference requested

    amendment-failure

  17. 2025-05-12

    HAs read

  18. 2025-05-12

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  19. 2025-05-08

    Referred for engrossment

  20. 2025-05-08

    Motion to reconsider tabled

  21. 2025-05-08

    Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Kannady

  22. 2025-05-08

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 18

    passage,reading-3

  23. 2025-05-08

    Amended by floor substitute

  24. 2025-05-08

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Duel

  25. 2025-05-08

    General Order

  26. 2025-04-22

    CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  27. 2025-04-10

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

    committee-passage

  28. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2025-03-24

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-03-24

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  32. 2025-03-18

    Referred for engrossment

  33. 2025-03-18

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 7

    passage

  34. 2025-03-18

    General Order, Amended

  35. 2025-03-13

    Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)

  36. 2025-03-04

    Placed on General Order

  37. 2025-02-27

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  38. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance

    reading-2,referral-committee

  39. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Senator Paxton

  40. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

  • Committee AmendmentCompare
  • 3 Amendment to Amendment by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)Compare
  • 2 Floor Amendment by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)Compare
  • 2 Amendment to Amendment by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)Compare
  • 1 Amendment to Amendment by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)Compare
  • 1 Floor Amendment by HILBERTCompare
  • SB642 (3-17-25) (PAXTON) FA1.PDFCompare
  • Enrolled (final version)Compare
  • Senate Conference Committee SubstituteCompare
  • Amended And EngrossedCompare
  • EngrossedCompare
  • Floor (Senate)Compare
  • Floor (House)Compare
  • Committee SubstituteCompare
  • IntroducedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

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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