---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail bondsmen; changing certain requirements; validity of application; bond exoneration. Effective date."
description: "Bail bondsmen; changing certain requirements; validity of application; bond exoneration. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 525"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 525 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leewright", "Rogers"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2f24bd7-aec9-4e1d-80e8-d2b22c3a66f0"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB525&session=1800"
source_hash: "2214d57a772279699d7b84f2079fe59e9145eed4189a974a36d207846f45e1f5"
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 525 (2017-2018) — Bail bondsmen; changing certain requirements; validity of application; bond exoneration. 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/2017-18 INT/SB/SB525 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/SB/SB525 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/SB/SB525 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/SB525 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/SB525 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **66–19** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **41–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Leewright — primary (person)
- Rogers — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Authored by Senator Leewright
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Coauthored by Representative Rogers (principal House author)
- **2017-02-21** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-07** General Order, Considered
- **2017-03-07** Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-08** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2017-03-08** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Insurance `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** CR; Do Pass Insurance Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-24** General Order
- **2017-04-24** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 66 Nays: 19 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-24** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-04-24** Referred for enrollment
- **2017-04-25** Enrolled, to House
- **2017-04-25** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** Approved by Governor 05/01/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2f24bd7-aec9-4e1d-80e8-d2b22c3a66f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).