SB 3762024
bill
2024 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 376
Absentee voting; modifying procedures for marking and return of ballot for certain persons; clarifying signature requirement for certain affidavit. Effective date.
Elections & ethicsCourts & civil law how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action June 7, 2023: Approved by Governor 06/07/2023
Same number in other sessions: 2026 · 2025 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 3
- Principal House author
- Carl Newton R
- Principal Senate author
- Brent Howard R
- Senate coauthors
- Julia Kirt 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 | Judiciary | Passed Feb. 14, 2023 |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Elections and Ethics | Passed April 3, 2023 |
Roll-call votes 6
Feb. 14, 2023SenateCommittee On JudiciaryPassed10–1
yes (10) Boren, Brooks, Floyd, Gollihare, Hall, Howard, Jech, Standridge, Stewart, Weaver
no (1) Bullard
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 23, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed45–2 1 excused
yes (45) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hall, 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
no (2) Dahm, Young
excused (1) Thompson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 3, 2023HouseElections And Ethics Committee: Do PassPassed7–0
yes (7) Dollens, Gann, Olsen, Staires, Swope, Wolfley, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 19, 2023HouseThird ReadingPassed92–0 9 excused
yes (92) Alonso Sandoval, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Fetgatter, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Hardin, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hilbert, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, Martinez, May, Maynard, McBride, McDugle, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Nichols, ODonnell, Olsen, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pittman, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Swope, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Vancuren, Waldron, Wallace, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (9) Archer, Echols, Ford, Hefner, Osburn, Pfeiffer, Roe, Turner, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 25, 2023HouseFourth ReadingPassed92–0 9 excused
yes (92) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Grego, Hardin, Hays, Hefner, Hilbert, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, Martinez, May, Maynard, McBride, McDugle, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Sneed, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Swope, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Vancuren, Waldron, Wallace, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (9) Blancett, Boatman, Echols, Fetgatter, Goodwin, Hasenbeck, Nichols, ODonnell, Staires
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 25, 2023SenateFourth ReadingPassed43–0 5 excused
yes (43) Alvord, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, Montgomery, Murdock, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Treat, Weaver, Woods, Young
excused (5) Bergstrom, Dahm, Matthews, McCortney, Stanley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 1 Floor Amendment by MARTINEZ (UNTIMELY FILED) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Amended And Engrossed · 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
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB376 (3-13-23) (HOWARD) FS FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
4 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB376&session=2400
Timeline 36 actions
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateAuthored by Senator Howard
- Feb. 7, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary
- Feb. 14, 2023SenateReported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
- Feb. 14, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
- March 23, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- March 23, 2023SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 2
- March 23, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 27, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
- March 27, 2023HouseFirst Reading
- March 29, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to Elections and Ethics
- April 3, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass Elections and Ethics Committee
- April 19, 2023HouseGeneral Order
- April 19, 2023HouseAmended
- April 19, 2023HouseTitle stricken
- April 19, 2023HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0
- April 19, 2023HouseReferred for engrossment
- April 20, 2023HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- April 20, 2023SenateHAs read
- April 25, 2023SenateHAs rejected, conference requested
- May 11, 2023SenateSCs named Howard, Gollihare, Kirt, Jech, Hall, Pugh, Garvin
- May 18, 2023HouseConference granted, naming Conference Committee on Elections and Ethics
- May 23, 2023SenateCCR read
- May 23, 2023SenateTitle restored
- May 25, 2023SenateCCR adopted
- May 25, 2023SenateMeasure passed, to House: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0
- May 25, 2023HouseCCR submitted
- May 25, 2023HouseCCR adopted
- May 25, 2023HouseFourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0
- May 25, 2023HouseTo Senate
- May 25, 2023SenateReferred for enrollment
- May 25, 2023SenateCoauthored by Senator Kirt
- May 26, 2023SenateEnrolled, to House
- May 26, 2023HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- May 26, 2023SenateSent to Governor
- June 7, 2023SenateApproved by Governor 06/07/2023
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (359 days before May 31, 2024) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 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.