Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 1265 — Municipal ordinances; increasing the time limit for publication of certain ordinances. Effective date.

Last action — CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • Passed Senate

    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 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

29 added · 28 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 1265 has been amended to extend the time limit for municipal ordinances to be published from 15 days to 30 days after their passage. This change is significant because it allows local governments more time to ensure their ordinances are properly publicized, potentially improving transparency and public awareness of new laws. The bill is set to take effect on November 1, 2026.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO.
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO.
Gillespie of the Senate and Blair of the House 8 An Act relating to municipal ordinances;
Gillespie of the Senate and Blair of the House 5 An Act relating to municipal ordinances;
When publishing the ordinance, the publisher or managing officer of the newspaper shall prefix to the ordinance a line in brackets stating the date of SB1265 HFLR Page 1 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments.
When publishing the ordinance, the publisher or managing officer of the newspaper shall prefix to the ordinance a line in brackets stating the date of publication as “Published _______”, giving the month, day, and year of publication.
publication as “Published _______”, giving the month, day, and year of publication.
5 COMMITTEE REPORT BY:
ENGR.
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, dated 04/14/2026 - DO PASS 7 9 SB1265 HFLR Page 2 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments.
S.
B.
NO.
1265 Page 1 Passed the Senate the 17th day of February, 2026.
3 Presiding Officer of the Senate 5 Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2026.
8 Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives ENGR.
S.
B.
NO.
1265 Page 2
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Action History

  1. CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee

  2. Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government

  3. Referred to County and Municipal Government

  4. Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

  5. First Reading

  6. Engrossed to House

  7. Referred for engrossment

  8. Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0

  9. General Order, Considered

  10. Placed on General Order

  11. Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed

  12. Second Reading referred to Local and County Government

  13. Coauthored by Representative Blair (principal House author)

  14. Authored by Senator Gillespie

  15. 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.

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

Government Oversight Committee: Do Pass

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Democrat 3000
Republican 9000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Crosswhite — Yea
Andy Fugate Democrat Yea
Cyndi Munson Democrat Yea
Ellen Pogemiller Democrat Yea
Dillon Travis Republican Yea
Eric Roberts Republican Yea
Gabe Woolley Republican Yea
Jim Shaw Republican Yea
Ken Luttrell Republican Yea
Mark Lepak Republican Yea
Mike Kelley Republican Yea
Neil Hays Republican Yea
Stan May Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Third Reading

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 39001
Democrat 8000
Total 47001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (48)
Member Party Vote
Carri Hicks Democrat Yea
Jo Anna Dossett Democrat Yea
Julia Kirt Democrat Yea
Mark Mann Democrat Yea
Mary B. Boren Democrat Yea
Michael Brooks Democrat Yea
Nikki Nice Democrat Yea
Regina Goodwin Democrat Yea
Aaron Reinhardt Republican Yea
Adam Pugh Republican Yea
Ally Seifried Republican Yea
Avery Frix Republican Yea
Bill Coleman Republican Yea
Brenda Stanley Republican Yea
Brent Howard Republican Yea
Brian Guthrie Republican Yea
Bryan Logan Republican Yea
Casey Murdock Republican Yea
Christi Gillespie 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
Dusty Deevers Republican Yea
George Burns Republican Yea
Grant Green Republican Not Voting
Jack Stewart Republican Yea
Jerry Alvord Republican Yea
John Haste Republican Yea
Jonathan Wingard Republican Yea
Julie Daniels Republican Yea
Julie McIntosh Republican Yea
Kelly Hines Republican Yea
Kendal Sacchieri Republican Yea
Kristen Thompson Republican Yea
Lisa Standridge Republican Yea
Lonnie Paxton Republican Yea
Micheal Bergstrom Republican Yea
Paul Rosino Republican Yea
Randy Grellner Republican Yea
Roland Pederson Republican Yea
Shane Jett Republican Yea
Spencer Kern Republican Yea
Todd Gollihare Republican Yea
Tom Woods Republican Yea
Warren Hamilton Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1265?
SB 1265 is sponsored by Christi Gillespie (Republican) and Jason Blair (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1265?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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