SB 9792024
bill
2024 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 979
Abstracting; modifying requirements under the Oklahoma Abstractors Act; providing exception for determination of unnecessary delay; increasing certain civil penalties.
Business, jobs & the economyLawyers & licensed professions industry how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action May 28, 2024: Approved by Governor 05/28/2024
Same number in other sessions: 2026 · 2025 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 4
- Principal Senate author
- Brent Howard R
- House coauthors
- McEntire (not matched to a current member)
- Senate coauthors
- David Bullard 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 | Business and Commerce | Passed Feb. 13, 2023 |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Business and Commerce | Passed (committee substitute) April 13, 2023 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 13, 2023SenateBusiness & CommercePassed10–0
yes (10) Brooks, Coleman, Jett, Newhouse, Prieto, Pugh, Seifried, Thompson, Weaver, Young
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 23, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed46–0 2 excused
yes (46) Alvord, Bergstrom, 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, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Weaver, Woods, Young
excused (2) Boren, Treat
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 12, 2023HouseBusiness And Commerce Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed9–0
yes (9) Banning, Blancett, Cornwell, Dobrinski, Goodwin, Kendrix, McDugle, Stinson, Tedford
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 25, 2024HouseThird ReadingPassed78–0 23 excused
excused (23) Alonso Sandoval, Blancett, Burns, Caldwell, Dollens, Ford, Grego, Hilbert, Kannady, Lepak, Manger, May, McBride, McDugle, Mr. Speaker, Nichols, ODonnell, Smith, Staires, Stinson, Tedford, Turner, Wallace
yes (78) Archer, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Boatman, Boles, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Duel, Echols, Fetgatter, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Marti, Maynard, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Munson, Newton, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Sneed, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Strom, Swope, Talley, Townley, Vancuren, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 22, 2024SenateFourth ReadingPassed36–0 12 excused
yes (36) Alvord, Bergstrom, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Dahm, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hamilton, Haste, Howard, Jech, Jett, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Seifried, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Woods, Young
excused (12) Boren, Hall, Hicks, Kidd, Kirt, Matthews, McCortney, Murdock, Rosino, Standridge, Thompson, Treat
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 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
- House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill · 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=SB979&session=2400
Timeline 25 actions
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateAuthored by Senator Howard
- Feb. 7, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Business and Commerce
- Feb. 7, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative McEntire (principal House author)
- Feb. 8, 2023SenateCoauthored by Senator Bullard
- Feb. 13, 2023SenateReported Do Pass Business and Commerce committee; CR filed
- Feb. 23, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- Feb. 23, 2023SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
- Feb. 23, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
- Feb. 27, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
- Feb. 27, 2023HouseFirst Reading
- March 29, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to Business and Commerce
- April 13, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business and Commerce Committee
- April 25, 2024HouseGeneral Order
- April 25, 2024HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 0
- April 25, 2024HouseReferred for engrossment
- April 29, 2024HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- April 29, 2024SenateHAs read
- May 22, 2024SenateHAs adopted
- May 22, 2024SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 0
- May 22, 2024SenateReferred for enrollment
- May 23, 2024SenateEnrolled, to House
- May 23, 2024HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- May 23, 2024SenateSent to Governor
- May 28, 2024SenateApproved by Governor 05/28/2024
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (3 days before May 31, 2024) | 20 / 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.