SB 12462026
bill
2026 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 1246
Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code; modifying provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Environmental Permitting Act. Effective date.
Environment, water & wildlifeEnergy & utilitiesOil, gas, energy & utilities industry how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action May 6, 2026: Approved by Governor 05/06/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 3
- Principal House author
- John Pfeiffer R
- Principal Senate author
- Dave Rader R
- House coauthors
- Brad Boles 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. 3, 2026 | Senate | Energy | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 26, 2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Energy and Natural Resources Oversight | Passed April 13, 2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Energy | Passed April 1, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 26, 2026SenateDo Pass Amended CsPassed11–0
yes (11) Boren, Dossett, Frix, Green, Jett, Kern, McIntosh, Murdock, Rader, Thompson, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 10, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed44–1 3 excused
yes (44) Alvord, Bergstrom, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Gillespie, Gollihare, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Mann, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
excused (3) Boren, Frix, Paxton
no (1) Goodwin
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 1, 2026HouseEnergy Committee: Do PassPassed11–0
yes (11) Archer, Bashore, Deck, Hefner, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, May, Roberts, Tedford, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 13, 2026HouseEnergy And Natural Resources Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed12–1
yes (12) Alonso Sandoval, Boles, Chapman, Cornwell, Deck, Dobrinski, Dollens, George, Grego, Luttrell, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer
no (1) West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 30, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed81–2 16 excused
yes (81) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, George, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Humphrey, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, Maynard, Menz, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Timmons, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (16) Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Dempsey, Gise, Hill, Kannady, Luttrell, May, Miller, Pae, Stewart, Tedford, Townley, Waldron, Wilk
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Committee Amendment · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Substitute · 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
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1246&session=2600
Timeline 24 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateAuthored by Senator Rader
- Feb. 3, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Energy
- Feb. 5, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Boles (principal House author)
- Feb. 23, 2026SenateRemove as principal author Representative Boles and substitute with Representative Pfeiffer
- Feb. 26, 2026SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy committee; CR filed
- March 3, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- March 10, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 10, 2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 1
- March 10, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 11, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- March 11, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- March 30, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
- March 30, 2026HouseReferred to Energy
- April 1, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy
- April 13, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
- April 30, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- April 30, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 2
- April 30, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 30, 2026SenateReferred for enrollment
- April 30, 2026SenateEnrolled, to House
- April 30, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 30, 2026SenateSent to Governor
- May 6, 2026SenateApproved by Governor 05/06/2026
On committee agendas 3
- Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 9:30 a.m. — Senate Energy · Room 230
- Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Energy · Room 206
- Monday, April 13, 2026, 3:00 p.m. — House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight · Room 450
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (23 days before May 29, 2026) | 18 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 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.