SB 12552026
bill
2026 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 1255
Pardons and paroles; requiring medical director of the Department of Corrections to make certain request. Effective date.
Criminal justice & public safety 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: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/06/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
AI analysis AI-generated
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Authors & coauthors 2
- Principal House author
- Carl Newton R
- Principal Senate author
- Darcy Jech 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 | Public Safety | Passed Feb. 24, 2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight | Passed April 14, 2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Criminal Judiciary | Passed March 31, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 24, 2026SenatePublic SafetyPassed8–1
yes (8) Brooks, Goodwin, Hamilton, Jech, Kern, Paxton, Weaver, Wingard
no (1) Murdock
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 25, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed45–1 2 excused
yes (45) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Mann, McIntosh, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Rader, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
no (1) Murdock
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 31, 2026HouseCriminal Judiciary Committee: Do PassPassed6–0
yes (6) Clinton, Hardin, Harris, Manger, Olsen, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 14, 2026HouseJudiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed13–0
yes (13) Culver, Duel, Ford, Hardin, Harris, Humphrey, Kane, Manger, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sterling, Stewart, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 28, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed73–19 7 excused
no (19) Adams, Cantrell, Chapman, Crosswhite Hader, Ford, George, Hader, Hardin, Hays, Kannady, Manger, Maynard, Roberts, Smith, Sneed, Turner, West, Wilk, Wolfley
yes (73) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Clinton, Cornwell, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Fugate, Gann, Gise, Grego, Hall, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hefner, Hildebrant, Jenkins, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Marti, May, McCane, Menz, Miller, Mr. Speaker, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, West, West, West, Williams, Woolley, Worthen
excused (7) Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kerbs, Moore, Munson, Waldron
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
- SB1255 (3-23-26) (JECH) FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1255&session=2600
Timeline 23 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateAuthored by Senator Jech
- Feb. 3, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Public Safety
- Feb. 11, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
- Feb. 24, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
- Feb. 26, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- March 25, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Amended
- March 25, 2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 1
- March 25, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 26, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- March 26, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- March 30, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- March 30, 2026HouseReferred to Criminal Judiciary
- March 31, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
- April 14, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- April 28, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- April 28, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 19
- April 28, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 28, 2026SenateReferred for enrollment
- April 29, 2026SenateEnrolled, to House
- April 29, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 29, 2026SenateSent to Governor
- May 6, 2026SenateBecomes law without Governor's signature 05/06/2026
On committee agendas 2
- Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 3:00 p.m. — House Criminal Judiciary · Room 4S.5
- Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight · Room 4S.5
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (23 days before May 29, 2026) | 18 / 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.