SB1265 • 2026

Municipal ordinances; increasing the time limit for publication of certain ordinances. Effective date.

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Sponsor: Gillespie
Last action: 2026-04-14
Official status: CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Municipal ordinances; increasing the time limit for publication of certain ordinances. Effective date.

Municipal ordinances; increasing the time limit for publication of certain ordinances.

What This Bill Does

Municipal ordinances; increasing the time limit for publication of certain ordinances.
Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1265 (House): Engrossed (4/7/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1265 (Senate): Introduced (12/17/2025)

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Bill History

2026-04-14 House
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
2026-04-08 House
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government
2026-03-30 House
Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
2026-03-30 House
Referred to County and Municipal Government
2026-02-18 Senate
Engrossed to House
2026-02-18 House
First Reading
2026-02-17 Senate
General Order, Considered
2026-02-17 Senate
Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
2026-02-17 Senate
Referred for engrossment
2026-02-12 Senate
Placed on General Order
2026-02-10 Senate
Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed
2026-02-03 Senate
Second Reading referred to Local and County Government
2026-02-02 Senate
First Reading
2026-02-02 Senate
Authored by Senator Gillespie
2026-02-02 Senate
Coauthored by Representative Blair (principal House author)

Official Summary Text

Municipal ordinances; increasing the time limit for publication of certain ordinances. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1265 (House): Engrossed (4/7/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1265 (Senate): Introduced (12/17/2025)

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ENGR. S. B. NO. 1265 Page 1
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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 1265 By: Gillespie of the Senate

and

Blair of the House

An Act relating to municipal ordinances; amending 11
O.S. 2021, Section 14-106, which relates to
publication of ordinances; increasing the time limit
for publication of certain ordinances; and providing
an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 14-106, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 14-106. No ordinance having any subject other than the
appropriation of monies shall be in force unless published or posted
within fifteen (15) thirty (30) days after its passage. Every
municipal ordinance shall be published at least once in full, except
as provided for in Section 14-107 of this title. When publishing
the ordinance, the publisher or managing officer of the newspaper
shall prefix to the ordinance a line in brackets stating the date of
publication as “Published _______”, giving the month, day, and year
of publication.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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Passed the Senate the 17th day of February, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives