All Roll Calls
Yes: 154 • No: 44
OklahomaHB 1865Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse
Elections; directing for ballots to be printed in advance of election; hours for voting; clarifying applicability to county election board; directing voter appear at assigned polling place; prohibiting voting centers; effective date; emergency.
Sponsored By: Eric Roberts (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Paper ballots and private voting help
Beginning July 1, 2025, all ballots are printed on paper. Every precinct and in-person absentee site must let voters who are blind, have a disability, or cannot read or write cast a ballot privately and independently. The Secretary of the State Election Board sets how this assistance works. Ballots for each precinct are printed before election day. The Secretary can approve extra printing on election day if there is a shortage or an emergency under Section 22-101.
Voting hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Beginning July 1, 2025, polling places open at 7:00 a.m. and stay open until 7:00 p.m. This applies to primaries, runoffs, general elections, and other county-run elections. If you are in line at 7:00 p.m., you can vote. If federal law sets voting hours for a federal election day, Oklahoma follows those same hours for all elections that day.
Vote at your assigned precinct only
Beginning July 1, 2025, you must vote at your assigned precinct on election day. The state and counties cannot use vote centers that let anyone vote anywhere. The Secretary may allow a countywide vote center only for an emergency under Section 22-101, and only for precincts directly affected. Using subprecincts and sharing precinct officials at the same polling place is still allowed.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Eric Roberts
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Micheal Bergstrom
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/15/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 68 • No: 16
Senate vote • 5/7/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 8
Senate vote • 4/22/2025
emergency
Yes: 0 • No: 1
House vote • 3/12/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 70 • No: 15
House vote • 2/25/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 11 • No: 3
House vote • 2/10/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 5 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/22/2025
5/27/2025HouseSent to Governor
5/19/2025HouseEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
5/19/2025SenateEnrolled, signed, to Senate
5/19/2025HouseReferred for enrollment
5/15/2025HouseFourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 16
5/15/2025HouseSA's read, adopted
5/15/2025HouseSA's received
5/8/2025HouseEngrossed to House
5/8/2025SenateReferred for engrossment
5/7/2025SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 8
5/7/2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
5/7/2025SenatePlaced on General Order
4/24/2025SenateReported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
4/22/2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary
4/1/2025SenateFirst Reading
3/13/2025SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
3/13/2025HouseReferred for engrossment
3/12/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 15
3/12/2025HouseGeneral Order
3/12/2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
2/26/2025HouseAuthored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
2/11/2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and Ethics
2/11/2025HouseReferred to Elections and Ethics
2/4/2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Government Oversight
2/4/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/19/2025
Amended And Engrossed
5/8/2025
Floor (Senate)
4/23/2025
Senate Committee Report
4/22/2025
Engrossed
3/13/2025
Floor (House)
2/28/2025
House Committee Report
2/26/2025
House Committee Substitute
2/26/2025
House Policy Committee Report
2/11/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025
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