Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1581: Initiative petitions; modifying time period and authorizing certain protest period. Effective date.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to initiative petitions; amending O.S. 2021, Section 103, which relates to time allowed for gathering signatures; updating statutory language; modifying time period; authorizing certain protest period; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text, April 18, 2026:
An Act relating to initiative petitions; amending O.S. 2021, Section 103, which relates to time allowed for gathering signatures; updating statutory language; modifying time period; authorizing certain protest period; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 38 O.S. 2021, Section 103, is amended to read as follows: Section 103. Upon the entering of an order determining the petition to be sufficient, or upon the successful appeal of an order determining the petition to be insufficient, the circulators of said such petition shall have forty-five (45) ninety (90) days to obtain a sufficient number of signatures to impanel a grand jury. Failure to obtain the requisite number of signatures within that time period SB1581 HFLR Page BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. shal l render the petition null and void, subject to a ten-day protest period. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, dated 04/15/2026 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored. SB1581 HFLR Page BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments.
Sponsors
- Shane Jett (R)
- Dana Prieto (R, SD-034)
- David Bullard (R, SD-006) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
- : Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass Elections and Ethics
- : Referred to Elections and Ethics
- : Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
- : First Reading
- : Engrossed to House
- : Referred for engrossment
- : Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 8
- : Ayes: 39 Nays: 4
- : Advanced to Third Reading
Votes
- Floor Vote (April 15, 2026): 15 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 6, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Third Reading (March 25, 2026): 38 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (March 25, 2026): 39 yea, 4 nay, failed
- Senate Judiciary Committee (February 17, 2026): 7 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Initiative and Referendum, Vote of the People
Common questions
- What is SB1581?
- SB1581 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Initiative petitions; modifying time period and authorizing certain protest period. Effective date.
- What does SB1581 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to initiative petitions; amending O.S. 2021, Section 103, which relates to time allowed for gathering signatures; updating statutory language; modifying time period; authorizing certain protest period; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB1581?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1581?
- David Bullard (R, SD-006), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1581?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1581&Session=2600
Source: official Oklahoma record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.