Resolution; relating to protection of property and supplies of the Senate and duties of the President Pro Tempore during the interim.
This procedural resolution authorizes Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore to manage Senate property and operations during the 2025 legislative interim. It allows hiring staff for protection, restricting access to Senate chambers/offices without consent, approving repairs/equipment purchases, appointing interim committees, and processing reimbursement claims for Senate business. The resolution applies solely to internal Senate operations and does not create new public policies or affect citizens.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 28, 2025
Last action May 29, 2025
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Introduced
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Enrolled (final version)
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to its final enrolled version, adding formal adoption language, signature blocks, and official filing details required for state legislation to become effective. The substantive policy content regarding Senate interim operations remained unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Added formal adoption date (May 29, 2025), signature lines for the Presiding Officer and Secretary of State, and official page numbering to finalize the document for legal effect.
Removed draft markings, page headers, and internal tracking numbers that were present in the introduced version but are not needed in the final enrolled bill.
Reformatted section headers and spacing to match standard enrolled bill formatting conventions used by the Oklahoma Secretary of State.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
0
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Enrolled, filed with Secretary of State
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted, referred for enrollment
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lonnie Paxton
RRepublican
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