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SB 259 OK
Became Law

Water and water rights; establishing procedures for permitting, monitoring, and reporting of groundwater use. Effective date.

OK · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 3, 2025

Latest action (May 29, 2026) Approved by Governor 05/20/2026

Sponsors (2)

Action history (38)
  1. Feb 3, 2025 First Reading · upper
  2. Feb 3, 2025 Authored by Senator Howard · upper
  3. Feb 4, 2025 Second Reading referred to Energy Committee then to Appropriations Committee · upper
  4. Feb 24, 2025 Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author) · upper
  5. Mar 5, 2026 Withdrawn from Appropriations committee · upper
  6. Mar 5, 2026 Referred to Energy · upper
  7. Mar 5, 2026 Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy committee; CR filed · upper
  8. Mar 5, 2026 Title stricken · upper
  9. Mar 10, 2026 Placed on General Order · upper
  10. Mar 25, 2026 General Order, Amended · upper
  11. Mar 25, 2026 Title restored · upper
  12. Mar 25, 2026 Advanced to Third Reading · upper
  13. Mar 25, 2026 Ayes: 34 Nays: 8 · upper
  14. Mar 25, 2026 Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 11 · upper
  15. Mar 25, 2026 Referred for engrossment · upper
  16. Mar 26, 2026 Engrossed to House · upper
  17. Mar 26, 2026 First Reading · lower
  18. Mar 30, 2026 Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight · lower
  19. Mar 30, 2026 Referred to Agriculture · lower
  20. Apr 6, 2026 Withdrawn from Agriculture Committee · lower
  21. Apr 6, 2026 Referred to Energy · lower
  22. Apr 8, 2026 Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy · lower
  23. Apr 8, 2026 Coauthored by Senator(s) Burns · lower
  24. Apr 14, 2026 CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee · lower
  25. May 6, 2026 General Order · lower
  26. May 6, 2026 Amended · lower
  27. May 6, 2026 Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 1 · lower
  28. May 6, 2026 Referred for engrossment · lower
  29. May 7, 2026 Engrossed, signed, to Senate · lower
  30. May 14, 2026 HAs read · upper
  31. May 14, 2026 Coauthored by Representative Boles · upper
  32. May 14, 2026 HAs adopted · upper
  33. May 14, 2026 Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 10 · upper
  34. May 14, 2026 Referred for enrollment · upper
  35. May 14, 2026 Enrolled, to House · upper
  36. May 14, 2026 Signed, returned to Senate · lower
  37. May 14, 2026 Sent to Governor · upper
  38. May 29, 2026 Approved by Governor 05/20/2026 · upper

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