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SB 899

Indigent Defense Act; authorizing reassignment of certain cases for certain purposes; increasing limit on compensation for certain attorneys in capital cases. Effective date.

Budget & taxesCourts & civil lawCriminal justice & public safety how tagged

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Passed both chambers Last action May 11, 2023: SCs named Weaver, Howard, Gollihare, Daniels, Woods, Standridge, Stephens

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
Rande Worthen R
Principal Senate author
Weaver (not matched to a current member)
Senate coauthors
Mary B. Boren D

Principal authors from Open States; coauthors read from “Coauthored by …” actions (removals applied).

Status

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee (origin chamber)
  3. Passed committee (origin chamber)
  4. Passed origin chamber
  5. In committee (second chamber)
  6. Passed committee (second chamber)
  7. Passed both chambers
  8. Sent to Governor
  9. Enacted / adopted

Committee referrals 4

ReferredChamberCommitteeOutcome
Feb. 7, 2023SenateJudiciaryPassed Feb. 14, 2023
Feb. 7, 2023SenateAppropriationsPassed Feb. 22, 2023
Feb. 14, 2023SenateAppropriations—
March 29, 2023HouseJudiciary - CriminalPassed April 12, 2023

Roll-call votes 5

Feb. 14, 2023SenateCommittee On Judiciary: Amendment 1, Motion By Senator Howard - AdoptedPassed12–0

yes (12) Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Daniels, Floyd, Gollihare, Hall, Howard, Jech, Standridge, Stewart, Weaver

Official vote record: oklegislature.gov

Feb. 22, 2023SenateCommittee On Appropriations: Strike The Title, Motion By Senator Thompson (R) - AdoptedPassed21–0

yes (21) Brooks, Burns, Dugger, Floyd, Hall, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Kirt, Matthews, Montgomery, Newhouse, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rosino, Stephens, Thompson, Thompson, Woods

Official vote record: oklegislature.gov

March 7, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed46–0 2 excused

yes (46) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Dahm, Daniels, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kirt, Matthews, McCortney, Montgomery, Murdock, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Treat, Weaver, Woods, Young

excused (2) Brooks, Kidd

Official vote record: oklegislature.gov

April 12, 2023HouseJudiciary - Criminal Committee: Do PassPassed7–0

yes (7) Duel, George, Lowe, May, Sims, Strom, Worthen

Official vote record: oklegislature.gov

April 19, 2023HouseThird ReadingPassed91–0 9 excused

yes (91) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Echols, Fetgatter, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Hardin, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hilbert, Hill, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, 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, Turner, Vancuren, Waldron, Wallace, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen

excused (9) Burns, Ford, Hefner, Humphrey, Martinez, Osburn, Pfeiffer, Roe, West

other (1) Lowe

Official vote record: oklegislature.gov

Official text & documents

3 committee reports and other documents

Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB899&session=2400

Timeline 26 actions

  1. Feb. 6, 2023SenateFirst Reading
  2. Feb. 6, 2023SenateAuthored by Senator Weaver
  3. Feb. 7, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
  4. Feb. 14, 2023SenateReported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
  5. Feb. 14, 2023SenateReferred to Appropriations
  6. Feb. 14, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative Worthen (principal House author)
  7. Feb. 15, 2023SenateCoauthored by Senator Boren
  8. Feb. 22, 2023SenateReported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
  9. Feb. 22, 2023SenateTitle stricken
  10. March 7, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Amended
  11. March 7, 2023SenateTitle restored
  12. March 7, 2023SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
  13. March 7, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
  14. March 8, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
  15. March 8, 2023HouseFirst Reading
  16. March 29, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary - Criminal
  17. April 12, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  18. April 19, 2023HouseGeneral Order
  19. April 19, 2023HouseAmended
  20. April 19, 2023HouseTitle stricken
  21. April 19, 2023HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0
  22. April 19, 2023HouseReferred for engrossment
  23. April 20, 2023HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
  24. April 20, 2023SenateHAs read
  25. April 24, 2023SenateHAs rejected, conference requested
  26. May 11, 2023SenateSCs named Weaver, Howard, Gollihare, Daniels, Woods, Standridge, Stephens

Momentum: 62 of 100

Stage (Passed both chambers)38 / 50
Recency (386 days before May 31, 2024)0 / 20
Committee progress10 / 10
Coauthors4 / 10
Bipartisan sponsorship10 / 10

How this is calculated

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Committee progress — up to 10. 5 for each chamber in which a committee reported the bill favourably.
  4. Coauthors — up to 10. 1 per coauthor (max 7), plus 3 if its authors and coauthors include members of both chambers.
  5. 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.

Bill data: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication; attribution appreciated), monthly dump of Oct. 1, 2026. Official record: oklegislature.gov.

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