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OK SB 956

died on adjournment

Courts; modifying residency qualification for certain judicial candidacy. Effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did OK SB 956 pass?

No. OK SB 956 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 (2025-04-07): Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

What is OK SB 956 about?

OK SB 956 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Courts; modifying residency qualification for certain judicial candidacy. Effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 956?

Daniels, Moore are the primary sponsors of OK SB 956.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-04-07 — Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Danielsprimary
  • Mooreprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-07

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

    committee-passage

  2. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-27

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-03-27

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  6. 2025-03-26

    Referred for engrossment

  7. 2025-03-26

    Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 6

    passage

  8. 2025-03-26

    General Order, Considered

  9. 2025-03-24

    Coauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author)

  10. 2025-02-13

    Placed on General Order

  11. 2025-02-11

    Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  12. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary

    reading-2,referral-committee

  13. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Senator Daniels

  14. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Judiciary

    2025-02-11 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Boren: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rosino: yes
  • Third Reading

    2025-03-26 · pass · 38-6

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Green: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Deevers: no
    • Jett: no
    • Sacchieri: no
    • Standridge: no
    • Hamilton: no
    • Kern: no
    • Frix: excused
    • Paxton: excused
    • Howard: not voting
  • Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass

    2025-04-03 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Culver: yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • West (T): yes

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