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HB 1562

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Passed both chambers Last action May 29, 2025: Emergency added

Same number in other sessions: 2026 · 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).

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Authors & coauthors 2

Principal House author
Collin Duel R
Principal Senate author
Brent Howard R

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 5

ReferredChamberCommitteeOutcome
Feb. 4, 2025HouseJudiciary and Public Safety OversightPassed (committee substitute) March 4, 2025
Feb. 4, 2025HouseCivil JudiciaryPassed Feb. 13, 2025
April 1, 2025SenateJudiciaryPassed April 15, 2025
April 1, 2025SenateAppropriationsPassed April 23, 2025
April 15, 2025SenateAppropriations—

Official text & documents

6 committee reports and other documents

Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1562&session=2500

Timeline 32 actions

  1. Feb. 3, 2025HouseFirst Reading
  2. Feb. 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Duel
  3. Feb. 4, 2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  4. Feb. 4, 2025HouseReferred to Civil Judiciary
  5. Feb. 13, 2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
  6. March 4, 2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
  7. March 24, 2025HouseGeneral Order
  8. March 24, 2025HouseAuthored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
  9. March 24, 2025HouseAmended
  10. March 24, 2025HouseTitle stricken
  11. March 24, 2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16
  12. March 24, 2025HouseReferred for engrossment
  13. March 25, 2025HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
  14. March 25, 2025SenateFirst Reading
  15. April 1, 2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
  16. April 15, 2025SenateReported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
  17. April 15, 2025SenateReferred to Appropriations
  18. April 23, 2025SenateReported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
  19. April 23, 2025SenateEnacting clause stricken
  20. April 28, 2025SenatePlaced on General Order
  21. May 5, 2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
  22. May 5, 2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 12
  23. May 5, 2025SenateReferred for engrossment
  24. May 6, 2025SenateEngrossed to House
  25. May 6, 2025HouseSA's received
  26. May 14, 2025HouseSA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later
  27. May 15, 2025HouseHC's named: Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  28. May 15, 2025SenateConference granted, SCs named Howard, Gollihare, Jech, Rosino, Paxton, Daniels, Boren
  29. May 29, 2025HouseCCR submitted
  30. May 29, 2025HouseTitle restored
  31. May 29, 2025HouseEnacting clause restored
  32. May 29, 2025HouseEmergency added

On committee agendas 3

Momentum: 71 of 100

Stage (Passed both chambers)38 / 50
Recency (1 days before May 30, 2025)20 / 20
Committee progress10 / 10
Coauthors3 / 10
Bipartisan sponsorship0 / 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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