SJR 342024
"joint resolution"
2024 Regular Session · Senate "joint resolution"
SJR 34
Constitutional amendment; Judicial Nominating Commission; adding requirement for holding certain office; modifying certain appointment procedure.
State government & agencies how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Passed House committee Last action April 18, 2024: Motion expired
Same number in other sessions: 2026 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 10
- Principal House author
- Mark Lepak R
- Principal Senate author
- Julie Daniels R
- House coauthors
- John Kane R, Kevin West R, McDugle (not matched to a current member)
- Senate coauthors
- Dana Prieto R, David Bullard R, George Burns R, Shane Jett R, Warren Hamilton 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. 6, 2024 | Senate | Rules | Passed Feb. 29, 2024 |
| March 25, 2024 | House | Rules | Passed (committee substitute) April 9, 2024 |
Roll-call votes 4
Feb. 29, 2024SenateRulesPassed14–4
other (1) AMD SJR34 CA1 - ADOPTED
yes (14) Bergstrom, Bullard, Coleman, Daniels, Garvin, Haste, Howard, Kidd, Paxton, Pemberton, Pugh, Rader, Rosino, Stanley
no (4) Floyd, Jech, Kirt, Thompson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 12, 2024SenateThird ReadingPassed32–14 2 excused
yes (32) Alvord, Bergstrom, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Dahm, Daniels, Deevers, Dugger, Garvin, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Jett, McCortney, Murdock, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Treat, Weaver
no (14) Boren, Brooks, Dossett, Floyd, Gollihare, Green, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Kirt, Matthews, Thompson, Thompson, Young
excused (2) Kidd, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 9, 2024HouseRules Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed6–3
yes (6) Bashore, Echols, Hill, McDugle, Pfeiffer, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 16, 2024HouseThird ReadingFailed36–60 5 excused
no (60) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Baker, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Cornwell, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Fugate, Goodwin, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hefner, Hilbert, Humphrey, Johns, Kannady, Kerbs, Lawson, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, McBride, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Moore, Munson, Newton, Nichols, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Smith, Sneed, Sterling, Strom, Swope, Talley, Turner, Vancuren, Waldron, West, West, Worthen
yes (36) Banning, Bashore, Caldwell, Cantrell, Conley, Crosswhite Hader, Davis, Echols, Fetgatter, Ford, Gann, George, Grego, Hays, Hill, Kane, Kendrix, Lepak, May, Maynard, McDugle, Mr. Speaker, ODonnell, Olsen, Pfeiffer, Roberts, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Tedford, Townley, Wallace, West, West, Williams, Wolfley
excused (5) Caldwell, Marti, Pittman, Sims, Stinson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 1 Floor Amendment by FUGATE · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · 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
- SJR34 FULLPCS1 MARK LEPAK-MAH.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SJR34&session=2400
Timeline 23 actions
- Feb. 5, 2024SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 5, 2024SenateAuthored by Senator Daniels
- Feb. 5, 2024SenateCoauthored by Senator Bullard
- Feb. 6, 2024SenateSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb. 20, 2024SenateCoauthored by Senator Prieto
- Feb. 29, 2024SenateReported Do Pass as amended Rules committee; CR filed
- March 4, 2024SenateCoauthored by Senator Jett
- March 11, 2024SenateCoauthored by Senator Burns
- March 12, 2024SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 12, 2024SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 32 Nays: 14
- March 12, 2024SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 12, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Lepak (principal House author)
- March 12, 2024SenateCoauthored by Senator Hamilton
- March 13, 2024SenateEngrossed to House
- March 13, 2024HouseFirst Reading
- March 25, 2024HouseSecond Reading referred to Rules
- April 9, 2024HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee
- April 9, 2024HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) West (Kevin), Kane
- April 16, 2024HouseGeneral Order
- April 16, 2024HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) McDugle
- April 16, 2024HouseThird Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 60
- April 16, 2024HouseNotice served to reconsider vote by Representative Lepak
- April 18, 2024HouseMotion expired
Momentum: 63 of 100
| Stage (Passed committee (second chamber)) | 31 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (43 days before May 31, 2024) | 12 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 10 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 10 |
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.