Bill Sponsor
Oklahoma Senate Bill 259
Session 2026
Water and water rights; establishing procedures for permitting, monitoring, and reporting of groundwater use. Effective date.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on May 14, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Feb 3, 2025
Latest Action
May 14, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
259
State
Oklahoma
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Summary
Unavailable
Text (14)
05/14/2026
Senate
Sent to Governor
05/14/2026
House
Signed, returned to Senate
05/14/2026
Senate
Enrolled, to House
05/14/2026
Senate
Referred for enrollment
05/14/2026
Senate
Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 10
05/14/2026
Senate
HAs adopted
05/14/2026
Senate
Coauthored by Representative Boles
05/14/2026
Senate
HAs read
05/07/2026
House
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
05/06/2026
House
Referred for engrossment
05/06/2026
House
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 1
05/06/2026
House
Amended
05/06/2026
House
General Order
04/14/2026
House
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
04/08/2026
House
Coauthored by Senator(s) Burns
04/08/2026
House
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy
04/06/2026
House
Referred to Energy
04/06/2026
House
Withdrawn from Agriculture Committee
03/30/2026
House
Referred to Agriculture
03/30/2026
House
Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
03/26/2026
House
First Reading
03/26/2026
Senate
Engrossed to House
03/25/2026
Senate
Referred for engrossment
03/25/2026
Senate
Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 11
03/25/2026
Senate
Ayes: 34 Nays: 8
03/25/2026
Senate
Advanced to Third Reading
03/25/2026
Senate
Title restored
03/25/2026
Senate
General Order, Amended
03/10/2026
Senate
Placed on General Order
03/05/2026
Senate
Title stricken
03/05/2026
Senate
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy committee; CR filed
03/05/2026
Senate
Referred to Energy
03/05/2026
Senate
Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
02/24/2025
Senate
Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
02/04/2025
Senate
Second Reading referred to Energy Committee then to Appropriations Committee
02/03/2025
Senate
Authored by Senator Howard
02/03/2025
Senate
First Reading
Sources
Record Created
Dec 14, 2025 10:52:31 AM
Record Updated
May 27, 2026 11:08:56 AM