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OklahomaHB 1137Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse

State government; deleting federal funding and grant requirements; effective date.

Sponsored By: Ronald Stewart (Democratic)

Became Law

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New help for Oklahoma’s Indigenous families

Beginning November 1, 2025, Oklahoma’s State Bureau of Investigation must establish an Indigenous missing-and-murdered-persons liaison office, subject to available funding. Staff must have significant experience working with tribal communities; a missing-persons specialist also depends on available funding. The office coordinates American Indian missing-persons and homicide cases with state, tribal, and federal law enforcement. It develops best practices for responding to missing-persons reports and consults Indigenous community groups to strengthen community relations. It helps families, tribal agencies, and nonprofit groups use the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System and other resources. It also guides victims’ families through state and federal district court proceedings. Working with state offices, tribal liaisons, and the Secretary of Native American Affairs, it develops training on these cases and state-tribal government relations. It also provides training for law enforcement and the public. The law removes the Bureau’s January 1, 2022, federal-funding deadline and duties to seek federal grants or work with private groups on funding and grant requirements. The Bureau must still coordinate with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and U.S. Department of Justice and gather data. The law provides no specific funding amount.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Ronald Stewart

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Weaver

    Affiliation unavailable

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 301 • No: 6

Senate vote • 5/29/2025

OVERRIDE

Yes: 40 • No: 4

House vote • 5/29/2025

OVERRIDE

Yes: 91 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/28/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 42 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Committee vote: Public Safety

Yes: 8 • No: 0

House vote • 3/13/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 83 • No: 0

House vote • 3/5/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 32 • No: 0

House vote • 2/10/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Filed with Secretary of State

    5/29/2025House

  2. Measure returned to House

    5/29/2025Senate

  3. Veto overridden: Ayes: 40 Nays: 4

    5/29/2025Senate

  4. To Senate

    5/29/2025House

  5. Veto overridden: Ayes: 91 Nays: 1

    5/29/2025House

  6. Vetoed 05/05/2025

    5/5/2025House

  7. Sent to Governor

    4/29/2025House

  8. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

    4/29/2025Senate

  9. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

    4/29/2025House

  10. Referred for enrollment

    4/28/2025House

  11. Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

    4/28/2025Senate

  12. Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 1

    4/28/2025Senate

  13. General Order, Considered

    4/28/2025Senate

  14. Placed on General Order

    4/24/2025Senate

  15. Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed

    4/22/2025Senate

  16. Second Reading referred to Public Safety

    4/1/2025Senate

  17. First Reading

    3/17/2025Senate

  18. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    3/17/2025House

  19. Referred for engrossment

    3/13/2025House

  20. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0

    3/13/2025House

  21. General Order

    3/13/2025House

  22. Authored by Senator Weaver (principal Senate author)

    3/6/2025House

  23. CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee

    3/6/2025House

  24. Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

    2/10/2025House

  25. Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

    2/4/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    4/28/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (Senate)

    4/23/2025

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report

    4/22/2025

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    3/17/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    3/9/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    3/6/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    2/10/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/14/2025

    PDF

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