Emergency management; prohibiting Governor from closing businesses under certain circumstances; requiring due process for businesses ordered to close. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 672 prohibits Oklahoma's Governor from closing businesses during a pandemic emergency without documented scientific evidence that the business directly contributes to disease spread. It requires the Governor to provide businesses with notice and a hearing before ordering closure, ensuring due process. The law applies specifically to pandemic-related emergencies under a declared state of emergency and amends Oklahoma's emergency management statutes (63 O.S. § 683.8(F)). Signed into law by the Governor on April 23, 2025, it directly affects businesses operating during public health emergencies.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Apr 23, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill version was transitioned from the House to the Senate floor, with significant substantive changes to the Governor's emergency powers. The most critical addition prohibits the Governor from closing businesses during a pandemic without documented scientific evidence that the business directly contributes to disease spreading, and requires notice and a hearing for any closure orders. The Senate version also reorganized the bill's structure and added a new section establishing these business closure protections.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include explicit protections for businesses during pandemics, adding new requirements for scientific evidence and due process before the Governor can order business closures.
REQUIREMENT
Added prohibition on Governor closing businesses without documented scientific evidence that the business directly contributes to disease spreading during a pandemic
Added requirement for notice and hearing to businesses before ordering them to close
STRUCTURE
Reorganized bill structure with Senate formatting and added new section F regarding business closure restrictions
TECHNICAL
Changed header from House version to Senate Floor Version with updated date and sponsor information
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Apr 21, 2025
How they voted
40–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Nay
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 23, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/23/2025
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 15; Ayes: 72 Nays: 13
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Business
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 8
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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