SB 2542024
bill
2024 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 254
Behavioral health; requiring health insurer to cover certain out-of-network services under certain circumstances; providing exceptions. Effective date.
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Enacted Last action May 25, 2023: Approved by Governor 05/25/2023
Same number in other sessions: 2026 · 2025 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 5
- House coauthors
- Arturo Alonso Sandoval D, Boatman (not matched to a current member), Melissa Provenzano D
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 2
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2023 | Senate | Retirement and Insurance | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 21, 2023 |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Public Health | Passed (committee substitute) April 13, 2023 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 21, 2023SenateCommittee On Retirement & Insurance: Strike The Title, Motion By Senator Garvin - AdoptedPassed9–0
yes (9) Coleman, Dugger, Garvin, Hamilton, Jett, Matthews, Montgomery, Prieto, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 23, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed44–1 3 excused
excused (3) Alvord, Hall, Thompson
yes (44) Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, Matthews, McCortney, Montgomery, Murdock, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Treat, Weaver, Woods, Young
no (1) Dahm
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 12, 2023HousePublic Health Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed6–0
yes (6) Hasenbeck, Newton, Randleman, Ranson, Roe, Stark
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 24, 2023HouseThird ReadingPassed85–0 16 excused
yes (85) Alonso Sandoval, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dollens, Duel, Echols, Fetgatter, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Hardin, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hilbert, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, Martinez, May, Maynard, McDugle, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Nichols, ODonnell, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Sterling, Strom, Swope, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Vancuren, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (16) Archer, Baker, Blancett, Davis, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Ford, Lawson, Lowe, McBride, Newton, Pittman, Stark, Steagall, Stinson, Wallace
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 18, 2023SenateFourth ReadingPassed44–1 3 excused
yes (44) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, McCortney, Montgomery, Murdock, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Weaver, Woods, Young
no (1) Dahm
excused (3) Matthews, Stanley, Treat
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Enrolled (final version) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB254 FULLPCS1 JEFF BOATMAN-TJ.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB254&session=2400
Timeline 28 actions
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateAuthored by Senator Garvin
- Feb. 7, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Retirement and Insurance
- Feb. 13, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative Boatman (principal House author)
- Feb. 21, 2023SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Retirement and Insurance committee; CR filed
- Feb. 21, 2023SenateTitle stricken
- March 23, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 23, 2023SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 1
- March 23, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 27, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
- March 27, 2023HouseFirst Reading
- March 29, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to Public Health
- April 13, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health Committee
- April 13, 2023HouseTitle restored
- April 24, 2023HouseGeneral Order
- April 24, 2023HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Provenzano
- April 24, 2023HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
- April 24, 2023HouseReferred for engrossment
- April 25, 2023HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- April 25, 2023SenateHAs read
- April 25, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative Alonso-Sandoval
- May 18, 2023SenateHAs adopted
- May 18, 2023SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 1
- May 18, 2023SenateReferred for enrollment
- May 19, 2023SenateEnrolled, to House
- May 19, 2023HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- May 19, 2023SenateSent to Governor
- May 25, 2023SenateApproved by Governor 05/25/2023
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (372 days before May 31, 2024) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 3 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 10 / 10 |
| Rule applied | enacted/adopted = 100 |
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.