---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; modifying date for certain elections; modifying filing period for declarations of candidacy. Emergency."
description: "Elections; modifying date for certain elections; modifying filing period for declarations of candidacy. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 375"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 375 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Newton"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f435d94b-c06c-4a40-a6b1-4c0068209772"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB375&session=2300"
source_hash: "cb1b7c2b7e177defa1162857cf7a4d327bd206d305ab890eb6d7c943bcbed1ce"
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 375 (2023) — Elections; modifying date for certain elections; modifying filing period for declarations of candidacy. Emergency.

## 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/SB375 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/SB375 HASB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Committee Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB375 CA1.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/SB/SB375 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/SB/SB375 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/SB375 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/SB375 SFLR.PDF)
8. **House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCSS/SB375 HCS.PDF)
9. **SB375 FULLPCS1 CARL NEWTON-LRB.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/SB375 FULLPCS1 CARL NEWTON-LRB.PDF)

## 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 as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14** Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
- **2023-03-09** General Order, Amended
- **2023-03-09** Title stricken
- **2023-03-09** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Elections and Ethics `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and Ethics Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Title restored
- **2023-04-26** General Order
- **2023-04-26** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 7 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-04-27** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-04-27** HAs read
- **2023-05-09** HAs rejected, conference requested `amendment-failure`
- **2023-05-10** Request for conference and rejection of HAs rescinded
- **2023-05-23** HAs adopted
- **2023-05-23** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 5 `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-23** Enrolled, to House
- **2023-05-23** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2023-05-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-06** Approved by Governor 06/06/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f435d94b-c06c-4a40-a6b1-4c0068209772`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).