Counties; authorizing grandchildren of veterans to view certain military discharge papers. Effective date.
SB 2026 amends Oklahoma law to allow veterans' grandchildren to access military discharge records (DD 214 forms) held by county clerks. The bill expands existing access rights, which previously permitted only veterans, spouses, children, or legal representatives, to explicitly include grandchildren. County clerks must still keep these records confidential and separate from public files, requiring proper identification or court orders for viewing. The change takes effect November 1, 2026, directly affecting veterans' grandchildren seeking access to these military service records.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 6, 2026
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The bill was converted from a House version to a Senate version, which involved removing the House committee report and adding a new Senate committee report. The core policy regarding who can view military discharge papers remains unchanged, though the text was slightly reorganized to include 'attorney' as an eligible viewer alongside the veteran, spouse, child, and grandchild.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain the same; only the procedural metadata (committee reports and version headers) changed.
TECHNICAL
The committee report was changed from the House Health and Human Services committee to the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs committee, reflecting the bill's current chamber.
The bill title was slightly shortened by removing the phrase 'updating statutory reference' and consolidating the description of the law being amended.
The text listing eligible people to view records was reorganized to explicitly include 'attorney' in the list of authorized viewers.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2026 · House Apr 29, 2026
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican41
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/06/2026
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Veteran and Military Affairs
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Referred to Veteran and Military Affairs
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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