Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 2053 — Water and water rights; application for permits to take and use groundwater; appeals; injunctive relief; emergency.

Last action — Approved by Governor 06/07/2023

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kevin Stitt (Republican) on May 26, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor 06/07/2023

  2. Sent to Governor

  3. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  4. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  5. Referred for enrollment

  6. Coauthored by Senator Bergstrom

  7. Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 40 Nays: 2

  8. CCR adopted

  9. CCR read

  10. To Senate

  11. Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 75 Nays: 16

  12. Coauthored by Senator(s) Pederson

  13. Coauthored by Representative(s) Dobrinski

  14. Remove as coauthor Representative(s) Sims

  15. CCR adopted

  16. Coauthored by Representative(s) Kerbs, Archer, Lowe (Dick), Caldwell (Trey), Moore, Burns, Newton, Grego, Patzkowsky

  17. Remove as coauthor Representative(s) West (Josh)

  18. CCR submitted

  19. Conference granted, SCs named Howard, Paxton, Green, Kidd, Boren

  20. HC's named: Conference Committee on Agriculture

  21. Naming of conferees rescinded

  22. HC's named: Conference Committee on Agriculture

  23. SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later

  24. SA's received

  25. Engrossed to House

  26. Coauthored by Representative Sims

  27. Coauthored by Representative West (Josh)

  28. Coauthored by Representative Fetgatter

  29. Referred for engrossment

  30. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 9

  31. Enacting clause restored

  32. Title restored

  33. General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

  34. Coauthored by Senator Woods

  35. Enacting clause stricken

  36. Reported Do Pass as amended Energy and Telecommunications committee; CR filed

  37. Second Reading referred to Energy and Telecommunications

  38. First Reading

  39. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  40. Referred for engrossment

  41. Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 11

  42. Title stricken

  43. Amended

  44. General Order

  45. Emergency added

  46. Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)

  47. CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture Committee

  48. Second Reading referred to Agriculture

  49. Authored by Representative Hardin

  50. First Reading

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 19 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Fourth Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3200
Republican 26003
Unaffiliated 11003
Total 40206
% of votes cast 83%4%0%13%
How each member voted (48)
Member Party Vote
McCortney — Yea
Garvin — Yea
Young — Yea
Newhouse — Not Voting
Dahm — Not Voting
Rogers — Not Voting
Matthews — Yea
Montgomery — Yea
Stephens — Yea
Pemberton — Yea
Treat — Yea
Dugger — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Kidd — Yea
Carri Hicks Democrat Nay
Jo Anna Dossett Democrat Nay
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 Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

Fourth Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 16 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 59204
Unaffiliated 15305
Democrat 11101
Total 7516010
% of votes cast 74%16%0%10%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Echols — Yea
Alonso-Sandoval — Nay
Bennett — Nay
Swope — Nay
Lowe (J) — Not Voting
Nichols — Not Voting
Sims — Not Voting
Wallace — Not Voting
Martinez — Not Voting
McBride — Yea
Baker — Yea
McDugle — Yea
McEntire — Yea
Boatman — Yea
ODonnell — Yea
Talley — Yea
Vancuren — Yea
Conley — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Davis — Yea
Randleman — Yea
Crosswhite Hader — Yea
Andy Fugate Democrat Nay
Annie Menz Democrat Nay
Cyndi Munson Democrat Nay
Ellyn Hefner Democrat Nay
Jacob Rosecrants Democrat Nay
Jared Deck Democrat Not Voting
John Waldron Democrat Nay
Melissa Provenzano Democrat Nay
Meloyde Blancett Democrat Nay
Mickey Dollens Democrat Nay
Regina Goodwin Democrat Nay
Suzanne Schreiber Democrat Nay
Trish Ranson Democrat Yea
Anthony Moore Republican Yea
Bob Ed Culver Republican Nay
Brad Boles Republican Yea
Brian Hill Republican Yea
Carl Newton Republican Yea
Chad Caldwell Republican Yea
Chris Banning Republican Yea
Chris Kannady Republican Yea
Chris Sneed Republican Yea
Clay Staires Republican Yea
Cody Maynard Republican Yea
Collin Duel Republican Yea
Cynthia Roe Republican Yea
Daniel Pae Republican Yea
Danny Sterling Republican Yea
Danny Williams Republican Yea
David Hardin Republican Yea
David Smith Republican Yea
Dell Kerbs Republican Yea
Dick Lowe Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
Ken Luttrell Republican Yea
Kenton Patzkowsky Republican Yea
Kevin West Republican Yea
Kyle Hilbert Republican Yea
Marilyn Stark Republican Yea
Mark Lawson Republican Not Voting
Mark Lepak Republican Yea
Mark Tedford Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Tammy Townley Republican Yea
Tammy West Republican Yea
Tim Turner Republican Nay
Tom Gann Republican Yea
Toni Hasenbeck Republican Yea
Trey Caldwell Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Third Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28100
Unaffiliated 8402
Democrat 1400
Total 37902
% of votes cast 77%19%0%4%
How each member voted (48)
Member Party Vote
Newhouse — Yea
Pemberton — Yea
Stephens — Yea
Dahm — Yea
Dugger — Yea
Kidd — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Garvin — Yea
Floyd — Nay
McCortney — Nay
Matthews — Nay
Young — Nay
Montgomery — Not Voting
Treat — Not Voting
Carri Hicks Democrat Nay
Jo Anna Dossett Democrat Nay
Julia Kirt Democrat Nay
Mary B. Boren Democrat Nay
Michael Brooks Democrat Yea
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 Nay
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 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

Official roll call →

Energy & Telecommunications: Strike The Enacting Clause, Motion By Senator Howard - Adopted

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Unaffiliated 2000
Democrat 0200
Total 9200
% of votes cast 82%18%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Kidd — Yea
Newhouse — Yea
Jo Anna Dossett Democrat Nay
Mary B. Boren Democrat Nay
Brent Howard Republican Yea
Dave Rader Republican Yea
David Bullard Republican Yea
Grant Green Republican Yea
Lonnie Paxton Republican Yea
Shane Jett Republican Yea
Tom Woods Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 11 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 56207
Unaffiliated 15305
Democrat 3604
Total 7411016
% of votes cast 73%11%0%16%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
McEntire — Yea
Nichols — Yea
Boatman — Yea
ODonnell — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Alonso-Sandoval — Nay
Swope — Nay
Bennett — Nay
Baker — Not Voting
McDugle — Not Voting
Lowe (J) — Not Voting
Wallace — Not Voting
McBride — Not Voting
Talley — Yea
Conley — Yea
Vancuren — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Randleman — Yea
Davis — Yea
Echols — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Sims — Yea
Crosswhite Hader — Yea
Andy Fugate Democrat Nay
Annie Menz Democrat Not Voting
Cyndi Munson Democrat Nay
Ellyn Hefner Democrat Nay
Jacob Rosecrants Democrat Not Voting
Jared Deck Democrat Not Voting
John Waldron Democrat Yea
Melissa Provenzano Democrat Not Voting
Meloyde Blancett Democrat Nay
Mickey Dollens Democrat Nay
Regina Goodwin Democrat Nay
Suzanne Schreiber Democrat Yea
Trish Ranson Democrat Yea
Anthony Moore Republican Yea
Bob Ed Culver Republican Yea
Brad Boles Republican Yea
Brian Hill Republican Yea
Carl Newton Republican Not Voting
Chad Caldwell Republican Not Voting
Chris Banning Republican Yea
Chris Kannady Republican Not Voting
Chris Sneed Republican Not Voting
Clay Staires Republican Yea
Cody Maynard Republican Yea
Collin Duel Republican Yea
Cynthia Roe Republican Yea
Daniel Pae Republican Yea
Danny Sterling Republican Yea
Danny Williams Republican Yea
David Hardin Republican Yea
David Smith Republican Yea
Dell Kerbs Republican Yea
Dick Lowe Republican Yea
Eddy Dempsey Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Judd Strom Republican Yea
Justin Humphrey Republican Nay
Ken Luttrell Republican Yea
Kenton Patzkowsky Republican Yea
Kevin West Republican Yea
Kyle Hilbert Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Nay
Tom Gann Republican Yea
Toni Hasenbeck Republican Yea
Trey Caldwell Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Agriculture Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2000
Republican 11000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Alonso-Sandoval — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Danny Sterling Republican Yea
David Hardin Republican Yea
Dell Kerbs Republican Yea
Dick Lowe Republican Yea
George Burns Republican Yea
Jim Grego Republican Yea
John Pfeiffer Republican Yea
Kenton Patzkowsky Republican Yea
Rick West Republican Yea
Toni Hasenbeck Republican Yea
Trey Caldwell Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2053?
HB 2053 is sponsored by David Hardin (Republican) and Brent Howard (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2053?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2023. Enacted.
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