OK SB 998

enacted

Public utilities; cost of transmission upgrades; modifying application process for construction of certain facilities; establishing cost recovery provisions.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did OK SB 998 pass?

Yes. OK SB 998 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-14. Latest recorded action (2025-05-14): Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/14/2025

What is OK SB 998 about?

OK SB 998 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Public utilities; cost of transmission upgrades; modifying application process for construction of certain facilities; establishing cost recovery provisions.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 998?

Green, Caldwell (Trey) are the primary sponsors of OK SB 998.

Introduced: 2025-02-03
Latest action: 2025-05-14 — Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/14/2025
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-03
Authored by Senator Gollihare
2025-02-04
Second Reading referred to Energy
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-06
Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-03-11
Placed on General Order
2025-03-13
Remove as author Senator Gollihare; authored by Senator Green
2025-03-13
Coauthored by Senator Gollihare
2025-03-25
Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Trey) (principal House author)
2025-03-27
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
2025-03-27
Measure passed: Ayes: 26 Nays: 20
passage
2025-03-27
Emergency passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 13
2025-03-27
Referred for engrossment
2025-03-31
Engrossed to House
passage
2025-03-31
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-01
Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-01
Referred to Utilities
referral-committee
2025-04-09
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Utilities
committee-passage
2025-04-16
CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2025-05-06
General Order
2025-05-06
Third Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 39; Ayes: 48 Nays: 36
passage,reading-3
2025-05-06
Signed, returned to Senate
2025-05-06
Referred for enrollment
2025-05-07
Enrolled, to House
2025-05-07
Signed, returned to Senate
2025-05-07
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-14
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/14/2025
became-law

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Do Pass
2025-03-06 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Dossett: yes
- Green: yes
- Jett: yes
- Kern: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Rader: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Woods: yes
- Boren: no
Third Reading
2025-03-27 · pass · 26-20
Member-level votes (47)
- Alvord: yes
- Green: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Hall: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Haste: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Hines: yes
- Rader: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Howard: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Frix: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Woods: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Kern: yes
- Bergstrom: no
- Gillespie: no
- Hicks: no
- Nice: no
- Boren: no
- Goodwin: no
- Jett: no
- Prieto: no
- Brooks: no
- Grellner: no
- Kirt: no
- Sacchieri: no
- Burns: no
- Guthrie: no
- Mann: no
- Standridge: no
- Deevers: no
- Hamilton: no
- McIntosh: no
- Wingard: no
- Pederson: excused
Utilities Committee: Do Pass
2025-04-08 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Blair: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Turner: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Menz: no
Energy And Natural Resources Oversight Committee: Do Pass
2025-04-16 · pass · 11-3
Member-level votes (14)
- Boles: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Chapman: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- George: yes
- Grego: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Pittman: yes
- West (R): yes
- Archer: no
- Deck: no
- Dollens: no
Emergency
2025-05-06 · pass · 48-36
Member-level votes (100)
- Bashore: yes
- Harris: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Shaw: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Smith: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Manger: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Marti: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- May: yes
- Strom: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Johns: yes
- Maynard: yes
- West (J): yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Kane: yes
- Newton: yes
- West (T): yes
- Ford: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Wilk: yes
- George: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pae: yes
- Williams: yes
- Gise: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Hall: yes
- Lay: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Deck: no
- Miller: no
- Staires: no
- Archer: no
- Dollens: no
- Moore: no
- Stark: no
- Banning: no
- Duel: no
- Munson: no
- Stewart: no
- Bennett: no
- Gann: no
- Olsen: no
- Tedford: no
- Blancett: no
- Hays: no
- Pogemiller: no
- Turner: no
- Burns: no
- Jenkins: no
- Provenzano: no
- Waldron: no
- Cornwell: no
- Kendrix: no
- Ranson: no
- West (K): no
- Crosswhite Hader: no
- McCane: no
- Roberts: no
- West (R): no
- Culver: no
- Menz: no
- Roe: no
- Wolfley: no
- Adams: excused
- Eaves: excused
- Lawson: excused
- Sneed: excused
- Blair: excused
- Fugate: excused
- Pittman: excused
- Stinson: excused
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Grego: excused
- Rosecrants: excused
- Townley: excused
- Dempsey: excused
- Hefner: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other
Third Reading
2025-05-06 · pass · 51-39
Member-level votes (100)
- Bashore: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Marti: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blair: yes
- Harris: yes
- May: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Miller: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hill: yes
- Newton: yes
- Strom: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (J): yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Pittman: yes
- Woolley: yes
- George: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Gise: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Hall: yes
- Manger: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Duel: no
- Lay: no
- Rosecrants: no
- Archer: no
- Eaves: no
- McCane: no
- Staires: no
- Banning: no
- Fetgatter: no
- Menz: no
- Stark: no
- Bennett: no
- Fugate: no
- Moore: no
- Tedford: no
- Burns: no
- Gann: no
- Munson: no
- Waldron: no
- Crosswhite Hader: no
- Hays: no
- Olsen: no
- West (K): no
- Culver: no
- Hefner: no
- Pogemiller: no
- West (R): no
- Deck: no
- Jenkins: no
- Ranson: no
- West (T): no
- Dempsey: no
- Johns: no
- Roberts: no
- Wolfley: no
- Dollens: no
- Kendrix: no
- Roe: no
- Adams: excused
- Grego: excused
- Lawson: excused
- Stinson: excused
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Kannady: excused
- Sneed: excused
- Townley: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other

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Official source

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB998&session=2600

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