Oklahoma 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 959 — Vacancies in office; modifying procedures for filling certain vacancies. Effective date. Emergency.

Last action — Approved by Governor 05/28/2021

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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).

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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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor 05/28/2021

  2. Sent to Governor

  3. Signed, returned to Senate

  4. Enrolled, to House

  5. Referred for enrollment

  6. To Senate

  7. Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 24; Ayes: 70 Nays: 20

  8. CCR adopted

  9. CCR submitted

  10. Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 35 Nays: 10

  11. CCR adopted

  12. Emergency added

  13. Enacting clause restored

  14. Title restored

  15. CCR read

  16. Conference granted, naming GCCA

  17. SCs named Paxton, Jech, Leewright, Thompson, Boren, Kirt

  18. HAs rejected, conference requested

  19. HAs read

  20. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  21. Referred for engrossment

  22. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 15

  23. General Order

  24. Enacting clause stricken

  25. CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee

  26. Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget

  27. First Reading

  28. Engrossed to House

  29. Referred for engrossment

  30. Measure passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 11

  31. General Order, Considered

  32. Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)

  33. Title stricken

  34. Reported Do Pass as amended Rules committee; CR filed

  35. Second Reading referred to Rules

  36. Authored by Senator Paxton

  37. First Reading

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 959?
SB 959 is sponsored by Lonnie Paxton (Republican) and Kyle Hilbert (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 959?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2021. Enacted.
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