SJR 47 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment; requiring proof of identity for voting at election conducted by county or state election board; ordering special election.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to Oklahoma that would require voters to present proof of identity when casting ballots in elections conducted by county or state election boards. The amendment applies to all authorized voting methods and directs the state Legislature to create specific rules defining what constitutes acceptable proof of identity. If approved by voters in a special election scheduled for August 25, 2026, the change would become part of the state constitution and establish a new requirement for voter identification. The measure does not specify what forms of identification would be accepted, leaving that determination to future legislation.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 3, 2026 Last action Apr 16, 2026

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What changed between versions

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

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a House version to a Senate version, updating the header, authorship credits, and page footers. The substantive legal text regarding the proposed constitutional amendment remains identical.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version, including the date March 4, 2026, and changing the authorship credit to list Senator Paxton and Representative Hilbert.

The page footers were updated to change the document identifier from 'SJR47 HFLR' to 'SJR47 SFLR' and adjusted the committee report date to March 4, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2026 · House Apr 15, 2026

How they voted

41–8

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Mar 26, 2026

D Democratic9

1 Yea 8 Nay

88% Nay

R Republican41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

Filed with Secretary of State

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Committee

Referred for enrollment

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Special election provision passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 15

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 13

lower

Apr 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Rules Committee

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

Special Election passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 8

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 8

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Rules committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors