SB 697 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Medical marijuana licenses; establishing certain requirements for license issuance; allowing certain actions by certain licensees; requiring certain information to be documented in certain inventory manifest prior to certain action. Effective date.

SB 697 establishes a new "medical marijuana transporter license" in Oklahoma, allowing specific entities - like licensed growers, processors, dispensaries, research facilities, and logistics companies - to legally transport medical marijuana products. It requires transporters to use a digital tracking system for all shipments, store products in secure facilities, and follow strict vehicle safety rules (including GPS tracking, locked containers, and driver-inaccessible storage). The bill also creates a separate "transporter agent" license for employees, requiring background checks and a $25 annual fee. These changes directly affect medical marijuana businesses, transporters, and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, which will enforce the new rules. The bill aims to standardize and regulate transportation logistics within the state’s medical marijuana system.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate version, with minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a new subsection (L) requiring the Authority to issue transporter agent licenses to individual agents, employees, officers, or owners of a transporter. The substantive policy content regarding medical marijuana transporter licenses remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same, focusing on medical marijuana transporter licenses and related requirements.

REQUIREMENT

New requirement for the Authority to issue transporter agent licenses to individual agents, employees, officers, or owners of a transporter.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting adjustments and page header changes from House to Senate version.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 7 edits · Mar 13, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from an Engrossed House Amendment to an Engrossed Senate Bill, indicating it has moved through the legislative process and is now in its final Senate version. The substantive content of the bill remains focused on establishing a medical marijuana transporter license category, but the document structure has been updated to reflect Senate authorship and formatting changes.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged - it continues to establish medical marijuana transporter licenses for licensed medical marijuana businesses, research facilities, education facilities, and testing laboratories. The bill allows transporters to maintain licensed premises for temporary storage and operate warehouses with permits.

TECHNICAL

Document title changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDMENT' to 'ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 697', reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Authorship attribution updated to show Coleman of the Senate and Marti of the House as co-authors, with Marti's role as principal House author removed in favor of Representative Turner.

Page numbering and formatting were adjusted to align with Senate bill standards, including renumbering of sections and removal of House amendment markers.

REQUIREMENT

Section 1 was completely rewritten to establish the medical marijuana transporter license category with detailed requirements for license issuance, validity, and operational standards.

New provisions allow transporters to maintain licensed premises for temporary storage and operate multiple warehouses with annual permits, each requiring physical and technical suitability approval.

Transporter agents must now hold individual licenses with a $25 annual fee, and warehouses require separate annual permits with a $20 reprint fee for license holders.

ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement authority was expanded to include the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and Attorney General for transportation-related provisions.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025 · House May 8, 2025

How they voted

46–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 49

Mar 13, 2025

D Democratic9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

R Republican40

38 Yea 2

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Health and Human Services Oversight

lower

May 15, 2025

Amended

HAs rejected, conference requested

upper

May 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

May 8, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0

lower

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors