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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Absentee voting; modifying procedures for marking and return of ballot for certain persons; clarifying signature requirement for certain affidavit. Effective date."
+description: "Absentee voting; modifying procedures for marking and return of ballot for certain persons; clarifying signature requirement for certain affidavit. Effective date."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
+legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "SB 376"
+citation: "Oklahoma SB 376 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Newton"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2023-02-06"
+last_action: "2023-06-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12c6ea35-af22-40a9-b5c0-97f3e14a0a5c"
+source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB376&session=2400"
+source_hash: "ec8080411f72deb20d9fb1bccead220c5d537bbe32996767e35794c4d1daac44"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
+---
+
+# Oklahoma SB 376 (2024) — Absentee voting; modifying procedures for marking and return of ballot for certain persons; clarifying signature requirement for certain affidavit. Effective date.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 INT/SB/SB376 INT.PDF)
+2. **1 Floor Amendment by MARTINEZ (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/SB376 FA1 MARTINEZRY-CC(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
+3. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/SB376 HASB & ENGR.PDF)
+4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/SB/SB376 ENGR.PDF)
+5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/SB/SB376 ENR.PDF)
+6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/SB376 HFLR.PDF)
+7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/SB376 SFLR.PDF)
+8. **SB376 (3-13-23) (HOWARD) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB376 (3-13-23) (HOWARD) FS FA1.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+- Fourth Reading — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+- Committee On Judiciary — **10–1** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **45–2** (pass) · upper
+- Elections And Ethics Committee: Do Pass — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+- Fourth Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Howard — primary (person)
+- Newton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-02-06** Authored by Senator Howard
+- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-14** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-14** Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
+- **2023-03-23** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
+- **2023-03-23** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 2 `passage`
+- **2023-03-23** Referred for engrossment
+- **2023-03-27** Engrossed to House `passage`
+- **2023-03-27** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Elections and Ethics `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-03** CR; Do Pass Elections and Ethics Committee `committee-passage`
+- **2023-04-19** General Order
+- **2023-04-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-04-19** Title stricken
+- **2023-04-19** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-19** Referred for engrossment
+- **2023-04-20** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
+- **2023-04-20** HAs read
+- **2023-04-25** HAs rejected, conference requested `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-11** SCs named Howard, Gollihare, Kirt, Jech, Hall, Pugh, Garvin
+- **2023-05-18** Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Elections and Ethics
+- **2023-05-23** CCR read
+- **2023-05-23** Title restored
+- **2023-05-25** CCR adopted
+- **2023-05-25** Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0 `passage`
+- **2023-05-25** CCR submitted
+- **2023-05-25** CCR adopted
+- **2023-05-25** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage`
+- **2023-05-25** To Senate
+- **2023-05-25** Referred for enrollment
+- **2023-05-25** Coauthored by Senator Kirt
+- **2023-05-26** Enrolled, to House
+- **2023-05-26** Signed, returned to Senate
+- **2023-05-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-07** Approved by Governor 06/07/2023 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12c6ea35-af22-40a9-b5c0-97f3e14a0a5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).
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