SB 18272026
bill
2026 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 1827
Governmental Tort Claims Act; modifying definitions. Effective date.
Courts & civil lawCriminal 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 13, 2026: Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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
- Erick Harris 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. 3, 2026 | Senate | Judiciary | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 10, 2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight | Passed April 16, 2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Civil Judiciary | Passed April 13, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 10, 2026SenateJudiciaryPassed6–1
yes (6) Boren, Gollihare, Howard, Jech, Jett, Rosino
no (1) Brooks
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 23, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed31–11 6 excused
yes (31) Alvord, Bergstrom, Bullard, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Hamilton, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Kern, Logan, Mann, Murdock, Paxton, Pederson, Pugh, Reinhardt, Rosino, Seifried, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Wingard, Woods
excused (6) Boren, Brooks, Hall, Haste, Rader, Weaver
no (11) Burns, Deevers, Grellner, Guthrie, Jett, Kirt, McIntosh, Nice, Prieto, Sacchieri, Standridge
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 2, 2026HouseCivil Judiciary Committee: Do PassPassed9–0
yes (9) Culver, Deck, Duel, Kannady, Osburn, Schreiber, Sneed, Stinson, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 16, 2026HouseJudiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed11–0
yes (11) Culver, Duel, Hardin, Harris, Humphrey, Kane, Manger, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sterling, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 6, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed71–19 9 excused
yes (71) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Culver, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hefner, Hill, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Norwood, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Schreiber, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Worthen
no (19) Banning, Crosswhite Hader, Eaves, Gann, Hader, Hall, Hays, Hildebrant, Humphrey, Jenkins, Kendrix, Maynard, Newton, Olsen, Shaw, Steagall, West, Wolfley, Woolley
excused (9) Caldwell, Cantrell, Deck, Luttrell, Munson, Rosecrants, Tedford, Waldron, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Committee Amendment · 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=SB1827&session=2600
Timeline 23 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateAuthored by Senator Howard
- Feb. 3, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary
- Feb. 10, 2026SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed
- Feb. 12, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- Feb. 23, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Harris (principal House author)
- March 23, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 23, 2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 31 Nays: 11
- March 23, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 24, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- March 24, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- March 30, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- March 30, 2026HouseReferred to Civil Judiciary
- April 13, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
- April 16, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- May 6, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- May 6, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 71 Nays: 19
- May 6, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- May 6, 2026SenateReferred for enrollment
- May 6, 2026SenateEnrolled, to House
- May 6, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- May 6, 2026SenateSent to Governor
- May 13, 2026SenateApproved by Governor 05/12/2026
On committee agendas 3
- Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, 1:30 p.m. — Senate Judiciary · Room 4S.9
- Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Civil Judiciary · Room 450
- Thursday, April 16, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight · Room 4S.5
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (16 days before May 29, 2026) | 19 / 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.