Statutes and reports; enacting the Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act; effective date.
HB 2258, the Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act, establishes standards for Oklahoma's official electronic legal documents. It directly affects state agencies, courts, and the Oklahoma Secretary of State by requiring them to designate electronic records as official, authenticate them to ensure accuracy, and preserve them securely for permanent public access. Key provisions mandate that official publishers (like the Secretary of State or courts) provide methods to verify electronic records haven't been altered and ensure materials remain available to the public. The law took effect on May 29, 2025, after becoming law without the Governor's signature.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action May 29, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was amended to reflect its progression from the House to the Senate floor, incorporating Senate-specific formatting and adding a new sponsor (Daniels of the Senate). The substantive content of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act remains unchanged, with no modifications to definitions, requirements, or provisions.
TECHNICAL
Header and metadata updated to reflect Senate floor version with new sponsor and date.
Page headers and footers changed from House version to Senate version format.
New sponsor 'Daniels of the Senate' was added to the bill header.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 22, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 0
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
CCR adopted
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
HC's named: Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 1
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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