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2026 Regular Session

HB2191

Elections; notary public restrictions; log requirements; exceptions; penalties; effective date.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate
Last status date
April 24, 2025
Last status update
Placed on General Order
Author
Max Wolfley
Co-sponsors
Micheal BergstromEric Roberts

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 3, 2025 House committee substitute February 20, 2025 House committee substitute March 3, 2025 House passed March 26, 2025 Sent to Senate March 27, 2025 Introduced in Senate March 27, 2025 Senate committee passed April 22, 2025
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Ladies for Liberty Oklahoma

Introduces new requirements for notaries public who notarize absentee ballot affidavits. Notaries must record the voter's name and the date, time, and method of identification in a log. Notaries who notarize more than 20 absentee ballot affidavits in a single election must submit a copy of their log to the county election board within five business days after the election, and the log will be maintained as a public record by the county election board. Notaries who either fail to submit the log or exceed 20 notarized ballots without the required authorization will face an eight-year revocation of their notary license. Additionally, willful and intentional violations of these provisions are classified as misdemeanors, punishable by a fine of up to $500.The bill passed the House and Senate Judiciary committee and is awaiting hearing on the Senate floor.

Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 17, 2025 · House

House: Elections and Ethics Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

5 yea–1 nay

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February 27, 2025 · House

House: Government Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

9 yea–7 nay

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March 26, 2025 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

67 yea–28 nay · 4 absent

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April 22, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

6 yea–2 nay

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Instrument history

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  1. Senate Placed on General Order
  2. Senate Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
  3. Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
  4. Senate First Reading
  5. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  6. House Referred for engrossment
  7. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 67 Nays: 28 View roll call
  8. House General Order
  9. House Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
  10. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
  11. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Roberts
  12. House Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and Ethics
  13. House Referred to Elections and Ethics
  14. House Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
  15. House Authored by Representative Wolfley
  16. House First Reading
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2049119
LegiScan session ID
2219
Source file
var/states/oklahoma/source/legiscan/2219-befa0395515d/bill/HB2191.json
Package observed
2026-07-18T22:26:27+00:00