SB1464 • 2026

State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters; extending sunset date. Effective date. Emergency.

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Sponsor: Bergstrom
Last action: 2026-02-11
Official status: Coauthored by Representative Kendrix (principal House author)
Effective date: Not listed

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State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters; extending sunset date. Effective date. Emergency.

State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters; extending sunset date.

What This Bill Does

State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters; extending sunset date.
Effective date.
Emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1464 (Senate): Introduced (1/8/2026)

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Committee Amendment 1

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Filed

Plain English: (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.

(Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.
________ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (Date) I move to amend Senate Bill No.
1464, page 1, line 17, by replacing “2036” with “2031”.
Submitted by: _______________________ Senator Bergstrom Bergstrom-EB-CA-SB1464 2/9/2026 10:33 AM 1

Bill History

2026-02-11 Senate
Coauthored by Representative Kendrix (principal House author)
2026-02-03 Senate
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
2026-02-02 Senate
First Reading
2026-02-02 Senate
Authored by Senator Bergstrom

Official Summary Text

State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters; extending sunset date. Effective date. Emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1464 (Senate): Introduced (1/8/2026)

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

SENATE BILL 1464 By: Bergstrom

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to the courts; amending 20 O.S. 2021,
Section 1501, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 61,
O.S.L. 2023 (20 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1501), which
relates to the State Board of Examiners of Certified
Shorthand Reporters; extending sunset date; providing
an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1501, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 61, O.S.L. 2023 (20 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 1501), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1501. There is hereby re-created, to continue until
July 1, 2026 July 1, 2036, in accordance with the provisions of the
Oklahoma Sunset Law, Section 3901 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, the State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand
Reporters which shall consist of five (5) members, all of whom shall
be certified shorthand reporters. The members shall be persons who
have been, for at least five (5) years prior to their appointment to
the Board, residents of this state and certified shorthand
reporters. All members shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of

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the Supreme Court and shall serve in staggered terms, each for a
period of five (5) years except for the initial appointees. No
member may serve more than one term in succession. The Board shall
elect from its membership a chair and a secretary. Three members
shall constitute a quorum. The Board may adopt a seal for its
official use. All actions of the Board shall be supervised by the
Supreme Court and be subject to approval by the Court.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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.

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