HB 21632026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 2163
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Enacted Last action May 29, 2025: Filed with Secretary of State
Same number in other sessions: 2025 · 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 2
- Principal House author
- John Pfeiffer R
- Principal Senate author
- Brent Howard 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 3
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Government Oversight | Passed Feb. 4, 2025 |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | General Government | Passed March 4, 2025 |
| April 1, 2025 | Senate | Judiciary | Passed April 8, 2025 |
Roll-call votes 7
Feb. 4, 2025HouseGeneral Government Committee: Do PassPassed8–0
yes (8) Adams, Hildebrant, Hill, Moore, Munson, Pogemiller, Roberts, Woolley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 4, 2025HouseGovernment Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed11–4
yes (11) Bennett, Dempsey, Fugate, Hays, Kelley, Lepak, Luttrell, May, Munson, Steagall, Woolley
no (4) Crosswhite Hader, Olsen, Shaw, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 25, 2025HouseThird ReadingPassed80–9 10 excused
yes (80) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, George, Gise, Hall, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hill, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Townley, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, Wilk, Wolfley, Worthen
no (9) Caldwell, Crosswhite Hader, Hader, Hardin, Hildebrant, Lepak, Olsen, West, Woolley
excused (10) Dollens, Grego, Humphrey, Kannady, Lowe, Menz, Osburn, Smith, Tedford, Williams
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 8, 2025SenateJudiciaryPassed7–0
yes (7) Boren, Brooks, Gollihare, Howard, Jech, Rosino, Standridge
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 5, 2025SenateThird ReadingPassed40–5 2 excused
yes (40) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Kern, Kirt, Mann, McIntosh, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Woods
no (5) Bullard, Deevers, Hamilton, Jett, Sacchieri
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 29, 2025HouseVeto Override With Emer.Passed76–13 9 excused
yes (76) Adams, Archer, Bashore, Bennett, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Culver, Deck, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Fugate, George, Gise, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hill, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Osburn, Pae, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Stark, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, Wilk, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (9) Alonso Sandoval, Caldwell, Dempsey, Ford, Grego, Humphrey, Patzkowsky, Smith, Staires
no (13) Banning, Crosswhite Hader, Gann, Hader, Jenkins, Lepak, Olsen, Shaw, Sneed, Steagall, West, Williams, Woolley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 29, 2025SenateVeto Override With EmergencyPassed37–8 3 excused
yes (37) Alvord, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Mann, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
no (8) Bergstrom, Deevers, Grellner, Guthrie, Jett, McIntosh, Sacchieri, Stewart
excused (3) Burns, Prieto, Pugh
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 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
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2163&session=2600
Timeline 28 actions
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Pfeiffer
- Feb. 4, 2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Government Oversight
- Feb. 4, 2025HouseReferred to General Government
- Feb. 4, 2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass General Government
- March 4, 2025HouseCR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
- March 4, 2025HouseAuthored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
- March 25, 2025HouseGeneral Order
- March 25, 2025HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 9
- March 25, 2025HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 26, 2025HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 26, 2025SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary
- April 8, 2025SenateReported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
- April 10, 2025SenatePlaced on General Order
- May 5, 2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- May 5, 2025SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 5
- May 5, 2025SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
- May 5, 2025HouseReferred for enrollment
- May 6, 2025HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 6, 2025SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 6, 2025HouseSent to Governor
- May 12, 2025HouseVetoed 05/10/2025
- May 29, 2025HouseVeto overridden: Ayes: 76 Nays: 13
- May 29, 2025HouseTo Senate
- May 29, 2025SenateVeto overridden: Ayes: 37 Nays: 8
- May 29, 2025SenateMeasure returned to House
- May 29, 2025HouseFiled with Secretary of State
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (365 days before May 29, 2026) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 3 / 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.