SB 814 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Absentee ballots; authorizing uniformed service member to receive certain absentee ballot. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 814 expands access to emergency absentee ballots for military service members deployed during active duty. It allows these voters to request ballots after the standard deadline by submitting a written request with valid ID to their county election office. Ballots must be returned in person or by mail by 7:00 p.m. on election day, following the same processing rules as other emergency absentee ballots. Signed into law on May 5, 2025, this amendment to Oklahoma’s election code (26 O.S. § 14-115.6) specifically adds uniformed-service members to the existing eligibility category that previously covered first responders during 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
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate version, primarily changing the header information, sponsor attribution, and committee report details. The substantive legislative text regarding absentee ballot procedures for first responders, emergency workers, and uniformed service members remains unchanged. The only notable substantive change is the committee report attribution, which shifted from the House Government Oversight Committee to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the legislative provisions remain identical.
TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and sponsor information.

Committee report attribution changed from House Government Oversight Committee to Senate Judiciary Committee.

Page headers and footers updated to reflect Senate floor version formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

430
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
Mar 12, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican40
34 Yea 6
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/05/2025
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass Elections and Ethics
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections and Ethics
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors