SB 4792024
bill
2024 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 479
Soldiers and sailors; expanding definition of uniformed service to include service in the Space Force. Effective date.
Veterans & military how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Vetoed by Governor Last action May 25, 2023: Veto override message received
Same number in other sessions: 2026 · 2025 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
AI analysis AI-generated
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Authors & coauthors 3
- Principal House author
- Josh West R
- Principal Senate author
- Brenda Stanley R
- Senate coauthors
- Shane Jett R
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 | Veterans and Military Affairs | Passed Feb. 15, 2023 |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Veterans and Military Affairs | Passed April 4, 2023 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 15, 2023SenateVeterans & Military AffairsPassed11–0
yes (11) Dossett, Gollihare, Hamilton, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, Paxton, Pederson, Seifried, Stanley, Stewart
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 7, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed45–0 3 excused
yes (45) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Dahm, 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, Weaver, Woods, Young
excused (3) Brooks, Thompson, Treat
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 4, 2023HouseVeterans And Military Affairs Committee: Do PassPassed8–0
yes (8) Cornwell, Duel, Fugate, Luttrell, Manger, Rosecrants, West, Wolfley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 19, 2023HouseThird ReadingPassed88–0 13 excused
yes (88) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Echols, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, Martinez, May, Maynard, McDugle, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Nichols, ODonnell, Olsen, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Provenzano, Randleman, Roberts, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Swope, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Vancuren, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (13) Blancett, Caldwell, Hardin, Hefner, Hilbert, Kannady, Lowe, McBride, Pae, Ranson, Roe, Smith, Wallace
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 25, 2023SenateVeto Override No EmergencyPassed45–0 3 excused
yes (45) Alvord, 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, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Treat, Weaver, Woods, Young
excused (3) Bergstrom, Dahm, Stanley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 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
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB479&session=2400
Timeline 24 actions
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateAuthored by Senator Stanley
- Feb. 7, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs
- Feb. 15, 2023SenateReported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
- Feb. 23, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative West (Josh) (principal House author)
- March 7, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 7, 2023SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
- March 7, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 7, 2023SenateCoauthored by Senator Jett
- March 8, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
- March 8, 2023HouseFirst Reading
- March 29, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs
- April 4, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
- April 19, 2023HouseGeneral Order
- April 19, 2023HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0
- April 19, 2023HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 19, 2023SenateReferred for enrollment
- April 20, 2023SenateEnrolled, to House
- April 20, 2023HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 20, 2023SenateSent to Governor
- April 26, 2023SenateVetoed 04/26/2023
- May 25, 2023SenateVeto overridden: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
- May 25, 2023SenateMeasure sent to House
- May 25, 2023HouseVeto override message received
Momentum: 29 of 100
| Stage (Sent to Governor) | 44 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (372 days before May 31, 2024) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 10 |
| Rule applied | vetoed without override: halved |
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.