SB 7152024
bill
2024 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 715
Oklahoma Open Records Act; requiring certain notification for denial of access to records; authorizing court orders for release of certain records. Effective date.
State government & agenciesCourts & civil lawElections & ethics how tagged
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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 2
- Principal House author
- Mark Lawson 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 Feb. 21, 2023 |
| March 29, 2023 | House | General Government | Passed April 4, 2023 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 21, 2023SenateJudiciary: Amendment 1, Motion By Senator Bullard - AdoptedPassed11–0
yes (11) Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Daniels, Floyd, Gollihare, Hall, Howard, Jech, Stewart, Weaver
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 22, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed44–0 4 excused
yes (44) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, 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, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Rogers, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Treat, Weaver, Woods, Young
excused (4) Paxton, Pugh, Rader, Rosino
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 4, 2023HouseGeneral Government Committee: Do PassPassed6–0
yes (6) Archer, Maynard, Munson, Steagall, West, Wolfley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 27, 2023HouseThird ReadingPassed86–1 14 excused
yes (86) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Dobrinski, Duel, Echols, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Hardin, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hilbert, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Marti, Martinez, May, Maynard, McBride, McDugle, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Nichols, Olsen, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Talley, Tedford, Turner, Vancuren, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (14) Burns, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Dollens, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Pae, Pittman, Strom, Swope, Townley, Wallace
no (1) ODonnell
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 25, 2023SenateVeto Override No EmergencyPassed44–1 3 excused
yes (44) 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, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Treat, Weaver, Woods, Young
excused (3) Bergstrom, Dahm, Stanley
no (1) Newhouse
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Committee Amendment 1 · 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=SB715&session=2400
Timeline 23 actions
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateAuthored by Senator Floyd
- Feb. 7, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary
- Feb. 21, 2023SenateReported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
- March 2, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative Lawson (principal House author)
- March 22, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 22, 2023SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
- March 22, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 23, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
- March 23, 2023HouseFirst Reading
- March 29, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to General Government
- April 4, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass General Government Committee
- April 27, 2023HouseGeneral Order
- April 27, 2023HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 1
- April 27, 2023HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 27, 2023SenateReferred for enrollment
- May 1, 2023SenateEnrolled, to House
- May 1, 2023HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- May 1, 2023SenateSent to Governor
- May 5, 2023SenateVetoed 05/05/2023
- May 25, 2023SenateVeto overridden: Ayes: 44 Nays: 1
- May 25, 2023SenateMeasure sent to House
- May 25, 2023HouseVeto override message received
Momentum: 32 of 100
| Stage (Sent to Governor) | 44 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (372 days before May 31, 2024) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 0 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 10 / 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.