All Roll Calls
Yes: 166 • No: 38
OklahomaSB 1032Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenate
Alcoholic beverages; licensed establishments; employees; affirmative defense; violations; authorizing ABLE Commission to present evidence. Effective date.
Sponsored By: Brent Howard (Republican)
Became Law
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Repeat violations raise alcohol businesses' liability risk
Beginning November 1, 2025, repeated employee violations can make licensed Oklahoma alcohol businesses responsible despite claiming the legal defense. Three or more violations of the same type within 12 months create a presumption that the business indirectly encouraged a violation. The period runs from the incident dates, and different employees can be involved. At a hearing, the ABLE Commission can present final Commission or court orders finding two earlier violations by the business. It must also present enough initial evidence to establish a third or later employee violation. The business then bears the burden of proving it did not indirectly encourage a violation. The Commission can also use other ways to establish indirect encouragement.
Alcohol businesses gain defense with compliance duties
Beginning November 1, 2025, licensed Oklahoma alcohol businesses have a legal defense against certain employee violations. It covers providing alcohol to, or allowing drinking by, minors, intoxicated people, and people legally described as "insane or mentally deficient." Covered employees include paid alcohol sellers, servers, delivery workers, and those who immediately manage or supervise alcohol sales or service. To claim the defense, businesses must require all employees to keep valid ABLE Commission employee licenses. Employees must present a certificate from a Commission-recognized seller-server course within 14 days of hiring, unless a statutory exemption applies. Required training repeats every two years at license renewal and every two years after hiring, subject to statutory exemptions. Businesses must adopt written rules against the covered conduct and ensure employees read and understand them. Signed acknowledgments must be kept for at least one year after employment ends. Within 10 days of receiving an administrative violation notice, businesses claiming the defense must submit an affidavit showing compliance when the violation occurred. It must include the employee's valid license, current training certificate, and signed policy acknowledgment; a hearing may require more evidence. An unlicensed employee's actions remain the business's responsibility.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Brent Howard
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Neil Hays
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/15/2025
FOURTH READING
Yes: 37 • No: 5
House vote • 5/7/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 60 • No: 28
House vote • 4/21/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 8 • No: 5
House vote • 4/9/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/13/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 44 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/27/2025
Committee vote: Business & Insurance
Yes: 10 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/26/2025
5/27/2025SenateSent to Governor
5/19/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/19/2025HouseEnrolled, to House
5/19/2025SenateReferred for enrollment
5/15/2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 5
5/15/2025SenateHAs adopted
5/15/2025SenateHAs read
5/8/2025SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
5/8/2025HouseReferred for engrossment
5/7/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 60 Nays: 28
5/7/2025HouseGeneral Order
5/7/2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
4/23/2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
4/9/2025HouseReferred to Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
4/1/2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
4/1/2025HouseFirst Reading
3/17/2025HouseEngrossed to House
3/17/2025SenateReferred for engrossment
3/13/2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
3/13/2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
3/13/2025SenatePlaced on General Order
3/4/2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Hays (principal House author)
2/27/2025SenateReported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
2/27/2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Business and Insurance
2/4/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/19/2025
Amended And Engrossed
5/8/2025
Floor (House)
4/23/2025
House Committee Report
4/23/2025
House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill
4/23/2025
House Policy Committee Report
4/9/2025
Engrossed
3/17/2025
Floor (Senate)
3/3/2025
Senate Committee Report
2/27/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025
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