Brent Howard β Senate District SD-038
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Live from the 2026 Regular Session
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π Senateπ 2026-04-16 at 11:00
π Scheduled: 1
π Bills Pending: 19
Sponsored Bills (35)
SB1561: Emergency medical services; modifying certain disciplinary actions. Effective date.
Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
Date: 2026-04-08
Pending: π Health and Human Services Oversight π 2026-04-15 at 3:00 PM
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Nick Archer
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1827: Governmental Tort Claims Act; modifying definitions. Effective date.
Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
Date: 2026-04-13
Pending: π Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight π 2026-04-16 at 10:30 AM
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Erick Harris
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB2104: Trusts; modifying requirements related to management and enforceability of trusts. Effective date.
Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
Date: 2026-04-06
Pending: π Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight π 2026-04-16 at 10:30 AM
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Suzanne Schreiber
SB2178: Alcoholic beverage licenses; requiring applicant to hold liability insurance. Effective date.
Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
Date: 2026-04-08
Pending: π Health and Human Services Oversight π 2026-04-15 at 3:00 PM
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Erick Harris
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB259: Water and water rights; establishing procedures for permitting, monitoring, and reporting of groundwater use. Effective date.
Last Action: CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
Date: 2026-04-14
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Carl Newton George Burns
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Requires water permit holders to remit their annual report of water use to the Water Resources Board and directs the Board to require all water wells requiring a permit to take and use groundwater to utilize water well flow meters or alternative measuring systems. The Board shall promulgate rules providing for an 8-year phase-in schedule of adopting these systems. Requires all reporting to be anonymized.
SB2182: Civil remedies; creating the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act. Effective date.
Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
Date: 2026-04-06
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Anthony Moore
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SB1587: State government; creating the Government Service Delivery Improvement Act. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Retirement and Government Resources
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Retirement and Government Resources π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1599: Memorial bridges; designating the MoMM2 Arlon Francis Wetsel Memorial Bridge. Effective date.
Last Action: Placed on General Order
Date: 2026-02-18
Author: Brent Howard
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1602: Law libraries; modifying transfers; modifying assessed amount for certain counties. Effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Judiciary π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1621: Law libraries; requiring law libraries to be represented by district attorney. Effective date.
Last Action: CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
Date: 2026-04-14
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Preston Stinson Nick Archer
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1716: Security Breach Notification Act; prohibiting class action liability for private entity for cybersecurity event; providing exceptions. Effective date.
Last Action: Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
Date: 2026-04-06
Pending: π Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Josh West Emily Gise
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB2066: Recordable instruments; modifying certain margin requirements. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action: Referred to Civil Judiciary
Date: 2026-03-30
Pending: π Civil Judiciary π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Erick Harris
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB2184: Multiple versions of statutes; amending, merging, consolidating and repealing multiple versions of statutes. Emergency
Last Action: Direct to Calendar
Date: 2026-03-09
Floor Action: π Awaiting Floor Action π 2026-04-15 1:30 PM
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Collin Duel
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB546: Data privacy; establishing consumer rights; appeal process; privacy notice; data protection assessments; penalties; liability. Effective date.
Last Action: Approved by Governor 03/20/2026
Date: 2026-03-20
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Josh West Daniel Pae Melissa Provenzano John Waldron Nick Archer Arturo Alonso-Sandoval
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB625: Oklahoma Discovery Code; requiring production of commercial litigation funding agreement upon request; prohibiting admissibility of certain information as evidence. Effective date.
Last Action: CR; Do Pass Rules Committee
Date: 2026-04-06
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Erick Harris
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB893: Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2025. Effective date.
Last Action: SCs named Howard, Gollihare, Rosino, Jech, Boren
Date: 2026-03-04
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Chad Caldwell Mark Lepak Robert Manger Kenton Patzkowsky Gerrid Kendrix Collin Duel Max Wolfley Mike Dobrinski Roland Pederson
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSJR38: Constitutional amendment; requiring divestment of certain assets from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund and deposit of proceeds into specified fund.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Fetgatter (principal House author)
Date: 2026-03-03
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Scott Fetgatter
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Leave the PEOPLES' MONEY untouchable by greedy politicians to use for their own self-serving and lobbyist requested projects.
SB1020: Office of the State Treasurer; exempting Office from property purchasing and leasing requirements for certain purpose. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action: Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee
Date: 2025-04-08
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Trey Caldwell David Bullard
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1030: Prescription drug pricing; prohibiting certain action. Effective date.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Deck
Date: 2025-03-05
Pending: π Business and Insurance π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Preston Stinson Jared Deck
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1032: Alcoholic beverages; licensed establishments; employees; affirmative defense; violations; authorizing ABLE Commission to present evidence. Effective date.
Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/26/2025
Date: 2025-05-27
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Neil Hays
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1065: Damages; increasing maximum limitation on compensation for noneconomic loss. Effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Civil Judiciary
Date: 2025-04-01
Pending: π Civil Judiciary π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Mark Lepak
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1085: Unincorporated nonprofit associations; creating the Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act; establishing procedures and requirements for certain associations. Effective date.
Last Action: Remove as principal author Representative Kannady and substitute with Representative Schreiber
Date: 2025-03-10
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Suzanne Schreiber
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB1118: Judicial retirement; mandating retirement of certain judicial officers upon certain age; authorizing completion of certain term. Effective date.
Last Action: Measure failed: Ayes: 18 Nays: 26
Date: 2025-03-27
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Collin Duel David Bullard
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB118: Judicial officers; requiring Supreme Court to establish the Judicial Performance Evaluation Council; establishing procedures for judicial performance evaluation program. Effective date.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Kannady (principal House author)
Date: 2025-02-24
Pending: π Judiciary π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Chris Kannady
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB213: Governmental Tort Claims Act; increasing limits on liability for certain claims. Effective date.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Harris (principal House author)
Date: 2025-03-04
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Erick Harris
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB221: Income tax credit; Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act; providing expanded annual credit limitation for certain applications. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Trey) (principal House author)
Date: 2025-02-17
Pending: π Revenue and Taxation π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Trey Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB453: Civil actions; creating the Oklahoma Expedited Actions Act; providing for application of expedited actions process. Effective date.
Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/27/2025
Date: 2025-05-28
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Erick Harris
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB536: County election boards; authorizing certain actions by assistant secretary under specified circumstances. Effective date.
Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/14/2025
Date: 2025-05-14
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Gerrid Kendrix
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB607: Oklahoma Evidence Code; providing for admissibility of certain statements in certain proceedings. Effective date.
Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/15/2025
Date: 2025-05-15
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: John George Robert Manger Jared Deck
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB622: Open Records; creating the Public Access Counselor Unit within the Office of the Attorney General; establishing procedures for review of records requests. Emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Judiciary
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Judiciary π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB626: Security Breach Notification Act; requiring notice of security breach of certain information; modifying provisions. Effective date.
Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/28/2025
Date: 2025-05-28
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: John Pfeiffer
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB914: Water and water rights; creating the Oklahoma Regional Water District Act; requiring development and coordination of certain districts for promulgation of regional water plans. Effective date.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
Date: 2025-02-20
Pending: π Energy π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Carl Newton
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB937: Health care; creating the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act of 2025. Effective date.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Duel (principal House author)
Date: 2025-03-03
Pending: π Judiciary π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Collin Duel
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB978: Recordable instruments; modifying certain margin requirements. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action: CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
Date: 2025-04-22
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: John Pfeiffer
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB98: Income tax; modifying certain rates, exemptions, and deductions for certain tax years. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action: Coauthored by Representative Kendrix (principal House author)
Date: 2025-02-24
Pending: π Revenue and Taxation π Not Scheduled
Author: Brent Howard
Co-sponsors: Gerrid Kendrix
π Details π View Bill on Legislature Website