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SB 479 — Soldiers and sailors; expanding definition of uniformed service to include service in the Space Force. Effective date.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kevin Stitt (Republican) on April 20, 2023.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
HighHow often bills like it became law.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Bill Text
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Read SB 479 on the official Oklahoma source →Action History
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Veto override message received
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Measure sent to House
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Veto overridden: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
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Vetoed 04/26/2023
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Sent to Governor
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Signed, returned to Senate
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Enrolled, to House
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Referred for enrollment
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Signed, returned to Senate
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Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0
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General Order
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CR; Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
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Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs
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First Reading
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Engrossed to House
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Coauthored by Senator Jett
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Referred for engrossment
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Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
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General Order, Considered
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Coauthored by Representative West (Josh) (principal House author)
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Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
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Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs
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Authored by Senator Stanley
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First Reading
Sponsors
- Josh West · Primary
- Brenda Stanley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Josh West Republican
- Brenda Stanley Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (48)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Newhouse | — | Yea |
| Stephens | — | Yea |
| Pemberton | — | Yea |
| Treat | — | Yea |
| Dugger | — | Yea |
| Kidd | — | Yea |
| Floyd | — | Yea |
| Garvin | — | Yea |
| Matthews | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Dahm | — | Not Voting |
| McCortney | — | Yea |
| Montgomery | — | Yea |
| Carri Hicks | Democrat | Yea |
| Jo Anna Dossett | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia Kirt | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary B. Boren | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Pugh | Republican | Yea |
| Ally Seifried | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Coleman | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Stanley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brent Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Murdock | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dana Prieto | Republican | Yea |
| Darcy Jech | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Rader | Republican | Yea |
| David Bullard | Republican | Yea |
| District 24 | Republican | Yea |
| George Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Grant Green | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry Alvord | Republican | Yea |
| John Haste | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| Kristen Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Kristen Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Standridge | Republican | Yea |
| Lonnie Paxton | Republican | Yea |
| Micheal Bergstrom | Republican | Not Voting |
| Paul Rosino | Republican | Yea |
| Roland Pederson | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Jett | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Gollihare | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Woods | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Hamilton | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 88 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (101)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Echols | — | Yea |
| Alonso-Sandoval | — | Yea |
| McDugle | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| McEntire | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Boatman | — | Yea |
| Swope | — | Yea |
| Talley | — | Yea |
| Nichols | — | Yea |
| Wallace | — | Not Voting |
| ODonnell | — | Yea |
| Conley | — | Yea |
| Vancuren | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Lowe (J) | — | Yea |
| Randleman | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Sims | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| McBride | — | Not Voting |
| Crosswhite Hader | — | Yea |
| Andy Fugate | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Menz | Democrat | Yea |
| Cyndi Munson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ellyn Hefner | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jacob Rosecrants | Democrat | Yea |
| Jared Deck | Democrat | Yea |
| John Waldron | Democrat | Yea |
| Melissa Provenzano | Democrat | Yea |
| Meloyde Blancett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mickey Dollens | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Goodwin | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Schreiber | Democrat | Yea |
| Trish Ranson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Anthony Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Ed Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Boles | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Caldwell | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Banning | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Kannady | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Sneed | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Staires | Republican | Yea |
| Cody Maynard | Republican | Yea |
| Collin Duel | Republican | Yea |
| Cynthia Roe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daniel Pae | Republican | Not Voting |
| Danny Sterling | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Williams | Republican | Yea |
| David Hardin | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dell Kerbs | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Lowe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddy Dempsey | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| George Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Gerrid Kendrix | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Steagall | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Grego | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Olsen | Republican | Yea |
| John George | Republican | Yea |
| John Kane | Republican | Yea |
| John Pfeiffer | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Cantrell | Republican | Yea |
| Josh West | Republican | Yea |
| Judd Strom | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Humphrey | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Luttrell | Republican | Yea |
| Kenton Patzkowsky | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin West | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Hilbert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Marilyn Stark | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Lepak | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tedford | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wolfley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Dobrinski | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Osburn | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Hays | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Archer | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Preston Stinson | Republican | Yea |
| Rande Worthen | Republican | Yea |
| Rick West | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Manger | Republican | Yea |
| Ronny Johns | Republican | Yea |
| Ross Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Rusty Cornwell | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Fetgatter | Republican | Yea |
| Stan May | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bashore | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Marti | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Townley | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy West | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Gann | Republican | Yea |
| Toni Hasenbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Caldwell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Fugate | Democrat | Yea |
| Jacob Rosecrants | Democrat | Yea |
| Collin Duel | Republican | Yea |
| Josh West | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Luttrell | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wolfley | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Manger | Republican | Yea |
| Rusty Cornwell | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (48)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Matthews | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| McCortney | — | Yea |
| Montgomery | — | Yea |
| Newhouse | — | Yea |
| Stephens | — | Yea |
| Dahm | — | Yea |
| Pemberton | — | Yea |
| Dugger | — | Yea |
| Kidd | — | Yea |
| Floyd | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Garvin | — | Yea |
| Treat | — | Not Voting |
| Carri Hicks | Democrat | Yea |
| Jo Anna Dossett | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia Kirt | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary B. Boren | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brooks | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Pugh | Republican | Yea |
| Ally Seifried | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Coleman | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Stanley | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Murdock | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dana Prieto | Republican | Yea |
| Darcy Jech | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Rader | Republican | Yea |
| David Bullard | Republican | Yea |
| District 24 | Republican | Yea |
| George Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Grant Green | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry Alvord | Republican | Yea |
| John Haste | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| Kristen Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Kristen Thompson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lisa Standridge | Republican | Yea |
| Lonnie Paxton | Republican | Yea |
| Micheal Bergstrom | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Rosino | Republican | Yea |
| Roland Pederson | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Jett | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Gollihare | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Woods | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Hamilton | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Kidd | — | Yea |
| Jo Anna Dossett | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia Kirt | Democrat | Yea |
| Ally Seifried | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Stanley | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Lonnie Paxton | Republican | Yea |
| Roland Pederson | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Jett | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Gollihare | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Hamilton | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 479?
- SB 479 is sponsored by Josh West (Republican) and Brenda Stanley (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 479?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2023. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 479?
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