Recall elections; authorizing Legislature to propose recall of state officer; establishing procedures for legislative approval for recall election; providing procedures for certain recall election. Effective date.
SB 990 establishes procedures for recalling statewide elected officials in Oklahoma (excluding those subject to impeachment). It allows the Legislature to initiate a recall by passing a joint resolution naming the official, setting an election date, and obtaining legislative approval - bypassing gubernatorial veto and regular deadlines. Voters would decide by majority vote on a ballot question asking whether the official should be removed; if approved, the official is removed and the Governor appoints a replacement to finish the term. The bill takes effect November 1, 2025, and applies to statewide offices like governor, lieutenant governor, and state auditor.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from 'Engrossed' to 'Senate Floor Version' with updated headers and page numbers, but no substantive policy changes were made to the recall election procedures, effective dates, or statutory requirements.
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Header changed from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date (March 4, 2025) and page numbering adjustments.
Added note indicating bold face denotes Committee Amendments to help identify changes during floor debate.
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2025
How they voted
32–16
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 27, 2025
D
Democratic9
55% Yea
R
Republican40
67% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections and Ethics
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 31 Nays: 15
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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