SB 14912026
bill
2026 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 1491
Presidential Electors; prescribing oath for Electors filling vacancies. Effective date.
Elections & ethicsState government & agencies how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action May 5, 2026: Approved by Governor 05/01/2026
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
- Kyle Hilbert R
- Principal Senate author
- Lonnie Paxton 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 | Rules | Passed March 4, 2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Government Oversight | Passed April 14, 2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Elections and Ethics | Passed April 6, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 6
March 4, 2026SenateRulesPassed17–1
yes (17) Bergstrom, Boren, Bullard, Coleman, Daniels, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Jech, Murdock, Paxton, Rader, Rosino, Seifried, Stanley, Thompson
no (1) Hicks
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 24, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed40–6 2 excused
yes (40) Alvord, Bergstrom, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Logan, McIntosh, Murdock, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
no (6) Brooks, Goodwin, Hicks, Kirt, Mann, Nice
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 24, 2026SenateAdvancePassed41–0 7 excused
yes (41) Alvord, Bergstrom, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Deevers, Dossett, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
excused (7) Boren, Daniels, Frix, Hall, Mann, Pugh, Seifried
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 6, 2026HouseElections And Ethics Committee: Do PassPassed5–1
yes (5) Crosswhite Hader, Jenkins, Olsen, Staires, Williams
no (1) Dollens
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 14, 2026HouseGovernment Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed10–4
yes (10) Crosswhite Hader, Hays, Kelley, Lepak, Luttrell, May, Olsen, Roberts, Shaw, Woolley
no (4) Fugate, Munson, Pogemiller, Steagall
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 28, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed68–16 15 excused
yes (68) Adams, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Boles, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Duel, Eaves, Ford, Gann, George, Gise, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hildebrant, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, Miller, Moore, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pfeiffer, Roberts, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
no (16) Alonso Sandoval, Blancett, Clinton, Deck, Dollens, Fugate, Hefner, McCane, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Steagall, Stewart, Timmons
excused (15) Caldwell, Fetgatter, Grego, Hill, Humphrey, Kannady, Kerbs, Luttrell, Menz, Munson, Pae, Patzkowsky, Roe, Waldron, West
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=SB1491&session=2600
Timeline 25 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateAuthored by Senator Paxton
- Feb. 3, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb. 23, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
- March 4, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Rules committee; CR filed
- March 9, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- March 24, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 24, 2026SenateAdvanced to Third Reading
- March 24, 2026SenateAyes: 41 Nays: 0
- March 24, 2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6
- March 24, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 25, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- March 25, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- March 30, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Government Oversight
- March 30, 2026HouseReferred to Elections and Ethics
- April 6, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass Elections and Ethics
- April 14, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
- April 28, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- April 28, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 16
- 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 5, 2026SenateApproved by Governor 05/01/2026
On committee agendas 3
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:30 a.m. — Senate Rules · Room 535
- Monday, April 6, 2026, 3:00 p.m. — House Elections and Ethics · Room 5S.2
- Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Government Oversight · Room 206
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (24 days before May 29, 2026) | 17 / 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.