---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; allowing disclosure of certain ballots by specific means; digital photo; making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; effective date."
description: "Elections; allowing disclosure of certain ballots by specific means; digital photo; making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1259"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1259 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hilbert", "Paxton"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2188cbfe-2e03-414c-b1ff-7ac8e0ba9eb3"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1259&session=2000"
source_hash: "93ab4936631257c753b31dfe90adab7b27181bcbe21870947dbd6e96a3bda750"
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 HB 1259 (2020) — Elections; allowing disclosure of certain ballots by specific means; digital photo; making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; 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/2019-20 INT/hB/HB1259 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB1259 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENGR/hB/HB1259 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENR/hB/HB1259 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/HFLR/HB1259 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/SFLR/HB1259 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB1259 FULLPCS1 KYLE HILBERT-LRB.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB1259 FULLPCS1 KYLE HILBERT-LRB.PDF)
8. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1259 CS.PDF)
9. **House Conference Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCCS/HB1259 CCS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **92–5** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **37–5** (pass) · upper
- MOTION — **6–40** (fail) · upper
- FOURTH READING — **25–22** (pass) · upper
- Table — **12–35** (fail) · upper
- ADOPT — **28–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hilbert — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Authored by Representative Hilbert
- **2019-02-05** Second Reading referred to Rules `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-02-12** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-12** Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
- **2019-02-12** Coauthored by Senator(s) Montgomery
- **2019-02-18** General Order
- **2019-02-18** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 5 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-18** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-02-19** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2019-02-19** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-18** Second Reading referred to Rules `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-04-03** Reported Do Pass Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Coauthored by Senator Dahm
- **2019-04-24** General Order, Amended
- **2019-04-24** Title stricken
- **2019-04-24** Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 5 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-04-25** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2019-04-25** SA's received
- **2019-05-01** SA's rejected, conference requested, naming Conference Committee on Rules
- **2019-05-07** Conference granted, SCs named Paxton, McCortney, Jech, Daniels, Kirt, Ikley-Freeman
- **2019-05-16** CCR submitted
- **2019-05-16** Title restored
- **2019-05-20** CCR adopted
- **2019-05-20** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 4 `passage`
- **2019-05-20** To Senate
- **2019-05-20** CCR read
- **2019-05-22** CCR adopted
- **2019-05-22** Ayes: 28 Nays: 19
- **2019-05-22** Measure passed: Ayes: 25 Nays: 22 `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Notice served to reconsider vote on measure Smalley
- **2019-05-22** Motion expired
- **2019-05-22** Measure sent to House
- **2019-05-22** Referred for enrollment
- **2019-05-23** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2019-05-23** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2019-05-23** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-23** Approved by Governor 05/28/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2188cbfe-2e03-414c-b1ff-7ac8e0ba9eb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).