HB 2205 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Marriage; ceremonies; effective date.

HB 2205 amends Oklahoma law to clarify who can officiate marriage ceremonies. The bill adds "deacon, elder of the Gospel, priest" to the list of authorized religious leaders allowed to perform weddings, replacing prior language that included "deacon, elder" and "priest" in a different phrasing. This change directly affects religious leaders in Oklahoma who wish to legally conduct marriage ceremonies. The amendment specifies the exact titles recognized under state law for officiating weddings, without altering marriage eligibility or rights.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, with the header changed to indicate it is now the House of Representatives Floor Version. The substantive content of the marriage law amendments remains unchanged, including requirements for who can perform marriages and the effective date of November 1, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' to reflect the bill's current legislative status

Page numbering and formatting were adjusted to match floor version standards, with committee amendments now marked in bold face

Added committee report information indicating the bill was passed by the Committee on Health and Human Services Oversight on 02/27/2025

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 5

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Children, Youth and Family Services

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors