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SB1143 • 2026

State Election Board; creating the State Election Board Voting System Revolving Fund; authorizing budgeting and expenditure of funds for certain purposes. Effective date. Emergency.

State Election Board; creating the State Election Board Voting System Revolving Fund; authorizing budgeting and expenditure of funds for certain purposes. Effective date. Emergency.

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Sponsor
Hall
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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State Election Board; creating the State Election Board Voting System Revolving Fund; authorizing budgeting and expenditure of funds for certain purposes. Effective date. Emergency.

State Election Board; creating the State Election Board Voting System Revolving Fund; authorizing budgeting and expenditure of funds for certain purposes.

What This Bill Does

  • State Election Board; creating the State Election Board Voting System Revolving Fund; authorizing budgeting and expenditure of funds for certain purposes.
  • Effective date.
  • Emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1143 (House): Introduced (5/17/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1143 (House): Committee Substitute (5/19/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1143 (Senate): Committee Substitute (5/19/2025)

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 2136 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
  • 1143 By: Hall and Haste of the Senate and Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of the House COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to the State Election Board; creating the State Election Board Voting System Revolving Fund; authorizing budgeting and expenditure of funds for certain purposes; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025

  2. 2025-05-22 House

    General Order

  3. 2025-05-22 House

    JCR adopted

  4. 2025-05-22 House

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0

  5. 2025-05-22 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  6. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Referred for enrollment

  7. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Enrolled, to House

  8. 2025-05-22 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  9. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Sent to Governor

  10. 2025-05-21 House

    Second Reading, direct to Joint Calendar

  11. 2025-05-20 Senate

    JCR adopted

  12. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 4

  13. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  14. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  15. 2025-05-20 House

    First Reading

  16. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget committee; JCR filed

  17. 2025-04-02 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

  18. 2025-03-31 Senate

    First Reading

  19. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Authored by Senator Hall

  20. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Haste

  21. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Trey) (principal House author)

  22. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Kane

Official Summary Text

State Election Board; creating the State Election Board Voting System Revolving Fund; authorizing budgeting and expenditure of funds for certain purposes. Effective date. Emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1143 (House): Introduced (5/17/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1143 (House): Committee Substitute (5/19/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1143 (Senate): Committee Substitute (5/19/2025)

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1143 By: Hall and Haste of the
Senate

and

Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of
the House

An Act relating to the State Election Board; creating
the State Election Board Voting System Revolving
Fund; authorizing budgeting and expenditure of funds
for certain purposes; providing for codification;
providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.

SUBJECT: State Election Board Voting System Revolving Fund

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-107.3 of Title 26, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
for the State Election Board to be designated the “State Election
Board Voting System Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing
fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of
all monies received by the State Election Board from funds
appropriated by the Legislature provided for the purchase,
installation, maintenance, and security of a unitary, unified,
integrated system of election administration for this state as
described in Section 21-101 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby
appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Election
Board for the purpose provided for in this section. Expenditures
from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State
Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

ENR. S. B. NO. 1143 Page 2
Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
approval and payment.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.

SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

ENR. S. B. NO. 1143 Page 3
Passed the Senate the 20th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________