SB 1192024
bill
2024 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 119
Economic development; creating the Right-to-Start Act. Effective date.
Business, jobs & the economyBudget & taxesEnvironment, water & wildlife how tagged
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Passed both chambers Last action April 15, 2024: Coauthored by Representative Wallace
Same number in other sessions: 2026 · 2025 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 23
- Principal Senate author
- Micheal Bergstrom R
- House coauthors
- Baker (not matched to a current member), Brad Boles R, Carl Newton R, Clay Staires R, Cody Maynard R, Daniel Pae R, Denise Crosswhite Hader R, Echols (not matched to a current member), Josh Cantrell R, Kevin West R, Mark Lepak R, McCall (not matched to a current member), Melissa Provenzano D, Nicole Miller R, ODonnell (not matched to a current member), Scott Fetgatter R, Stan May R, Suzanne Schreiber D, Tammy Townley R, Tammy West R, Wallace (not matched to a current member)
Principal authors from Open States; coauthors read from “Coauthored by …” actions (removals applied).
Status
- Introduced
- In committee (origin chamber)
- Passed committee (origin chamber)
- Passed origin chamber
- In committee (second chamber)
- Passed committee (second chamber)
- Passed both chambers
- Sent to Governor
- Enacted / adopted
Committee referrals 5
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2023 | Senate | Business and Commerce | Passed Feb. 13, 2023 |
| Feb. 7, 2023 | Senate | Appropriations | Passed March 1, 2023 |
| Feb. 13, 2023 | Senate | Appropriations | — |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Appropriations and Budget | Passed April 19, 2023 |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee | Passed April 3, 2023 |
Roll-call votes 6
Feb. 13, 2023SenateBusiness & CommercePassed12–0
yes (12) Brooks, Burns, Coleman, Haste, Jett, Newhouse, Prieto, Pugh, Seifried, Thompson, Weaver, Young
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 1, 2023SenateAppropriationsPassed19–0
yes (19) Brooks, Burns, Dugger, Floyd, Hall, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Kirt, Matthews, Montgomery, Newhouse, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Stephens, Thompson, Thompson, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 22, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed29–18 1 excused
yes (29) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Dugger, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Haste, Howard, Jech, McCortney, Montgomery, Newhouse, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rosino, Seifried, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Weaver
no (18) Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Dahm, Floyd, Hamilton, Hicks, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, Matthews, Murdock, Paxton, Rogers, Standridge, Stephens, Woods, Young
excused (1) Treat
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 3, 2023HouseAppropriations And Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee: Do PassPassed9–0
yes (9) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Dempsey, Grego, Kerbs, Newton, Patzkowsky, Vancuren, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 19, 2023HouseAppropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended, Strike The TitlePassed33–0
yes (33) Baker, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Fetgatter, Hasenbeck, Hill, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Martinez, McBride, McEntire, Miller, Moore, Munson, Newton, Nichols, O'Donnell, Osburn, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Ranson, Sterling, Strom, Vancuren, Wallace, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 24, 2023HouseThird ReadingPassed65–23 13 excused
no (23) Alonso Sandoval, Deck, Dollens, Fugate, Gann, Goodwin, Hardin, Hefner, Humphrey, Lowe, Maynard, Menz, Munson, Olsen, Pittman, Provenzano, Ranson, Rosecrants, Smith, Swope, Turner, Waldron, West
yes (65) Archer, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Dobrinski, Duel, Echols, Ford, George, Grego, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hilbert, Hill, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, Martinez, May, McDugle, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, ODonnell, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Randleman, Roberts, Roe, Schreiber, Sims, Sneed, Staires, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Vancuren, Wallace, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (13) Baker, Banning, Davis, Dempsey, Fetgatter, Luttrell, McBride, McEntire, Newton, Nichols, Stark, Steagall, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB119 (3-08-23) (BERGSTROM) FS FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB119 (3-08-23) (BERGSTROM) RT FA2.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB119 FULLPCS1 MARK MCBRIDE-LRB.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
4 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB119&session=2400
Timeline 49 actions
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateAuthored by Senator Bergstrom
- Feb. 7, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Business and Commerce Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- Feb. 13, 2023SenateReported Do Pass as amended Business and Commerce committee; CR filed
- Feb. 13, 2023SenateTitle stricken
- Feb. 13, 2023SenateReferred to Appropriations
- March 1, 2023SenateReported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
- March 20, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative Lepak (principal House author)
- March 20, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative Pae
- March 22, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- March 22, 2023SenateTitle restored
- March 22, 2023SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 29 Nays: 18
- March 22, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 23, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
- March 23, 2023HouseFirst Reading
- March 29, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
- March 29, 2023HouseReferred to Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
- April 3, 2023HouseRecommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
- April 19, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
- April 19, 2023HouseTitle stricken
- April 19, 2023HouseEnacting clause stricken
- April 24, 2023HouseGeneral Order
- April 24, 2023HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 65 Nays: 23
- April 24, 2023HouseReferred for engrossment
- April 25, 2023HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- April 25, 2023SenateHAs read
- May 3, 2023SenateHAs rejected, conference requested
- May 11, 2023SenateSCs named Bergstrom, Coleman, Thompson (Kristen), Daniels, Seifried, Jett, Young
- March 25, 2024Senateremove as principal author Representative Lepak and substitute with Representative McBride
- March 25, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Lepak
- March 25, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Fetgatter
- March 25, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative McCall
- March 25, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Baker
- March 25, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative ODonnell
- March 25, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Echols
- March 25, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative West (Tammy)
- March 26, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Townley
- March 26, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Cantrell
- March 26, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative West (Kevin)
- March 26, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative CrosswhiteHader
- March 26, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative May
- March 26, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Newton
- March 26, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Schreiber
- March 26, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Miller
- March 26, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Maynard
- March 27, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Boles
- March 28, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Staires
- April 1, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Provenzano
- April 15, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Wallace
Momentum: 80 of 100
| Stage (Passed both chambers) | 38 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (46 days before May 31, 2024) | 12 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 10 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 10 / 10 |
How this is calculated
- Stage reached — up to 50. 50 × (stage − 1) ÷ 8, where the stages are 1 Introduced · 2 In committee · 3 Passed committee · 4 Passed its first chamber · 5 In committee in the second chamber · 6 Passed that committee · 7 Passed both chambers · 8 Sent to the Governor · 9 Enacted / adopted.
- Recency — up to 20. 20 if the last recorded action was within 14 days of the reference date, falling in a straight line to 0 at 90 days. The reference date is the earlier of the data date (Oct. 1, 2026) and the session's last scheduled day, so a finished session is scored as it stood when it ended.
- Committee progress — up to 10. 5 for each chamber in which a committee reported the bill favourably.
- Coauthors — up to 10. 1 per coauthor (max 7), plus 3 if its authors and coauthors include members of both chambers.
- Bipartisan sponsorship — 10. 10 if the authors and coauthors include at least one Republican and one Democrat.
Rules on top: an enacted bill (signed, law without signature, or veto overridden) or an adopted resolution scores 100. A vetoed bill without an override, or one whose last committee vote failed, has its score halved.
Disclaimer. The momentum score is an automated, rough indicator built only from the public record (stage, dates, authors and committee reports). It is not a prediction, does not measure merit or support, and can be wrong when an action is mis-recorded or an author is mis-matched. Coauthors are read from the action text (“Coauthored by …”). Always check the official record on oklegislature.gov.