All Roll Calls
Yes: 329 • No: 91
OklahomaSB 1027Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenate
Initiative and referendum; establishing requirements for gist of proposition; establishing requirements for collection of signatures; requiring certain disclosures. Emergency.
Sponsored By: David Bullard (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.
Clearer petition and ballot explanations for voters
Petition explanations and ballot titles must use plain, fair words, without deceptive or advocacy language. They must disclose state financial effects, possible funding sources, and possible new taxes, tax increases, or service cuts. Suggested ballot titles are limited to 200 words, or 300 words when the measure affects state finances. The Secretary of State reviews petition explanations and can require replacements. The law took effect immediately and covers petitions without a circulation date set by the Secretary of State.
Petition campaigns face county signature caps
Petitions to change Oklahoma statutes face a county signature cap of 11.5% of that county's votes in the last governor election. For state constitution changes, the cap is 20.8% of those votes. The State Election Board determines the county vote totals used to calculate these limits.
Petition collectors face tighter work rules
Petition collectors must be registered Oklahoma voters and provide a notarized statement for each sheet verifying signatures and voter information. Initiative collectors must clearly post whether they are paid and name their payer at each collection location. Pay cannot depend on signature counts, sheet counts, or similar incentives. Employers of petition collectors must follow federal labor standards.
Petition funding faces limits and disclosure
People and groups that neither live nor do business in Oklahoma cannot contribute to or pay for petition circulation. Anyone spending money on circulation must file weekly reports listing spending and payers with the Secretary of State. Reports must confirm that donated funds came from Oklahoma sources. The Secretary of State must post the reports online and keep them available until the vote.
Petition signers face new information rules
Initiative petition signers must print their name, birth date, address, and county as listed in their Oklahoma voter registration. Their signature confirms they read the full petition explanation or had it read to them. A notice below the explanation must say the petition and signatures are public records under Oklahoma's open-records law. The Secretary of State must provide a process for requesting removal of a signature.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
David Bullard
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Stacy Jo Adams
Republican • House
Jerry Alvord
Republican • Senate
Micheal Bergstrom
Republican • Senate
Burns
Affiliation unavailable
Dusty Deevers
Republican • Senate
Collin Duel
Republican • House
Christi Gillespie
Republican • Senate
Randy Grellner
Republican • Senate
Warren Hamilton
Republican • Senate
Kyle Hilbert
Republican • House
Kelly Hines
Republican • Senate
Shane Jett
Republican • Senate
Kevin West
Republican • House
Cody Maynard
Republican • House
Julie McIntosh
Republican • Senate
Anthony Moore
Republican • House
Lonnie Paxton
Republican • Senate
Roland Pederson
Republican • Senate
Dana Prieto
Republican • Senate
Jay Steagall
Republican • House
Jack Stewart
Republican • Senate
Tammy Townley
Republican • House
Tim Turner
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/21/2025
FOURTH READING
Yes: 39 • No: 7
House vote • 5/7/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 69 • No: 23
House vote • 5/7/2025
REPRESENTATIVES
Yes: 53 • No: 17
House vote • 5/7/2025
EMERGENCY
Yes: 70 • No: 21
House vote • 4/15/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 14 • No: 4
House vote • 4/7/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 6 • No: 1
Senate vote • 3/18/2025
SENATE
Yes: 35 • No: 8
Senate vote • 3/18/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 36 • No: 8
Senate vote • 3/4/2025
Committee vote: Judiciary
Yes: 7 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/23/2025
5/27/2025SenateSent to Governor
5/21/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/21/2025HouseEnrolled, to House
5/21/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Burns
5/21/2025SenateReferred for enrollment
5/21/2025SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7
5/21/2025SenateHAs adopted
5/21/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Bergstrom
5/13/2025SenateHAs read
5/8/2025SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
5/8/2025HouseReferred for engrossment
5/7/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 69 Nays: 23; Ayes: 70 Nays: 21
5/7/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Moore, Townley, Duel, Turner, Burns, Maynard
5/7/2025HouseGeneral Order
5/7/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Adams, Steagall
4/16/2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
4/16/2025HouseCoauthored by Senator(s) Stewart, Pederson
4/9/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) West (Kevin)
4/9/2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and Ethics
4/9/2025HouseReferred to Elections and Ethics
4/1/2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Government Oversight
4/1/2025HouseFirst Reading
3/24/2025HouseEngrossed to House
3/24/2025SenateReferred for engrossment
3/18/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/21/2025
Amended And Engrossed
5/8/2025
Floor (House)
4/21/2025
House Committee Report
4/16/2025
House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill
4/16/2025
House Policy Committee Report
4/9/2025
Engrossed
3/24/2025
Floor (Senate)
3/5/2025
Committee Substitute
3/4/2025
Senate Committee Report
3/4/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025
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