SB 4812024
bill
2024 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 481
Security of election officials; prohibiting certain actions towards election officials. Effective date. Emergency.
Elections & ethicsCourts & civil lawCriminal justice & public safety how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action May 1, 2023: Approved by Governor 05/01/2023
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 4
- Principal Senate author
- Dave Rader R
- House coauthors
- Boatman (not matched to a current member), Josh Cantrell 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 | Judiciary | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 14, 2023 |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Judiciary - Criminal | Passed April 5, 2023 |
Roll-call votes 4
Feb. 14, 2023SenateCommittee On Judiciary: Committee Substitute, Motion By Senator Howard - Adopted (Request No: 1742)Passed11–0
yes (11) Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Daniels, Floyd, Gollihare, Hall, Howard, Jech, Stewart, Weaver
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 21, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed42–3 3 excused
yes (42) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Dahm, Daniels, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kidd, McCortney, Montgomery, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Treat, Weaver, Woods, Young
excused (3) Green, Murdock, Standridge
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 5, 2023HouseJudiciary - Criminal Committee: Do PassPassed6–1
yes (6) Duel, George, May, Sims, Strom, Worthen
no (1) Lowe
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 24, 2023HouseThird ReadingPassed93–0 8 excused
yes (93) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Echols, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Hardin, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hilbert, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, Martinez, May, Maynard, McDugle, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Nichols, ODonnell, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Strom, Swope, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Vancuren, Waldron, Wallace, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (8) Baker, Davis, Dempsey, Kane, McBride, Steagall, Stinson, Turner
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Committee Amendment · 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
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB481&session=2400
Timeline 21 actions
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateAuthored by Senator Rader
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative Boatman (principal House author)
- Feb. 7, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary
- Feb. 14, 2023SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed
- Feb. 21, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- Feb. 21, 2023SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 3
- Feb. 21, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
- Feb. 22, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
- Feb. 22, 2023HouseFirst Reading
- March 29, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary - Criminal
- April 5, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- April 5, 2023HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Cantrell
- April 24, 2023HouseGeneral Order
- April 24, 2023HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0
- April 24, 2023HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 24, 2023SenateReferred for enrollment
- April 25, 2023SenateEnrolled, to House
- April 25, 2023HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 25, 2023SenateSent to Governor
- May 1, 2023SenateApproved by Governor 05/01/2023
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (396 days before May 31, 2024) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 5 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 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.