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SB956 • 2026
Courts; modifying residency qualification for certain judicial candidacy. Effective date.
Courts; modifying residency qualification for certain judicial candidacy. Effective date.
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- Sponsor
- Daniels
- Last action
- 2025-04-07
- Official status
- Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.
Courts; modifying residency qualification for certain judicial candidacy. Effective date.
Courts; modifying residency qualification for certain judicial candidacy.
What This Bill Does
- Courts; modifying residency qualification for certain judicial candidacy.
- Effective date.
- Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 956 (House): Engrossed (4/1/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 956 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (4/23/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 956 (Senate): Introduced (1/22/2025)
Limits and Unknowns
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Amendments
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Plain English: SB956 POLPCS1 Anthony Moore-AQH
4/2/2025 12:33:26 pm
AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS
Amendment submitted by: Anthony Moore
Adopted: _____________________________
______________________________________
Reading Clerk
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
State of Oklahoma
SPEAKER:
CHAIR:
I move to amend SB956
Of the printed Bill
Page Section Lines
Of the Engrossed Bill
By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu
thereof the following language:
Req.
- SB956 POLPCS1 Anthony Moore-AQH
4/2/2025 12:33:26 pm
AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS
Amendment submitted by: Anthony Moore
Adopted: _____________________________
______________________________________
Reading Clerk
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
State of Oklahoma
SPEAKER:
CHAIR:
I move to amend SB956
Of the printed Bill
Page Section Lines
Of the Engrossed Bill
By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu
thereof the following language:
Req.
- No.
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
PROPOSED POLICY
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL NO.
- 956 By: Daniels of the Senate
and
Moore of the House
PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to courts; amending 20 O.S.
Bill History
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2025-04-07
House
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
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2025-04-01
House
Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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2025-04-01
House
Referred to Civil Judiciary
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2025-03-27
Senate
Engrossed to House
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2025-03-27
House
First Reading
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2025-03-26
Senate
General Order, Considered
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2025-03-26
Senate
Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 6
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2025-03-26
Senate
Referred for engrossment
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2025-03-24
Senate
Coauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author)
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2025-02-13
Senate
Placed on General Order
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2025-02-11
Senate
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
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2025-02-04
Senate
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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2025-02-03
Senate
First Reading
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2025-02-03
Senate
Authored by Senator Daniels
Official Summary Text
Courts; modifying residency qualification for certain judicial candidacy. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 956 (House): Engrossed (4/1/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 956 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (4/23/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 956 (Senate): Introduced (1/22/2025)
Current Bill Text
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ENGR. S. B. NO. 956 Page 1
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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 956 By: Daniels of the Senate
and
Moore of the House
An Act relating to courts; amending 20 O.S. 2021,
Section 92i, which relates to candidates for district
or associate district judge; modifying certain
qualification for candidacy; updating statutory
language; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 92i, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 92i. To file as a candidate for the office of district
judge or associate district judge, one must have been a registered
voter and actual resident of the appropriate county district for at
least six (6) months prior to the first day of the filing period.
Should no one file for any such office, and should a vacancy thereby
created be filled by appointment according to law, there shall be no
such residency or durational registration requirement imposed on the
appointee, providing said the appointee is otherwise qualified, nor
shall any person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of
district judge or associate district judge be required to comply
with such the residency or durational registration requirement in
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becoming a candidate for a full term following such an appointment.
No one who has been removed from judicial office or who has resigned
from office pending disciplinary proceedings shall qualify to file
as a candidate for judicial office.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
Passed the Senate the 26th day of March, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2025.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives