---
type: "Bill"
title: "Unlawful occupation of property; assistance from sheriff; complaints; exemption of liability; property damage. Emergency."
description: "Unlawful occupation of property; assistance from sheriff; complaints; exemption of liability; property damage. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 1994"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 1994 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ford", "Standridge"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afa81b09-edcb-4303-bba8-181043f2a8a7"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1994&session=2400"
source_hash: "2841f30d9587cebe512467915b3a55e89db58181c1fd61fc9b36c43662cdb422"
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 1994 (2024) — Unlawful occupation of property; assistance from sheriff; complaints; exemption of liability; property damage. 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/SB1994 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by BENNETT (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/SB1994 FA1 BENNETTFO-JL(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
3. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/SB1994 HASB & ENGR.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/SB/SB1994 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/SB/SB1994 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/SB1994 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/SB1994 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/SB1994 HCS.PDF)
9. **SB1994 FULLPCS1 ROSS FORD-LRB.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/SB1994 FULLPCS1 ROSS FORD-LRB.PDF)

## Votes

- Suspend House Rules — **16–48** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **77–16** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary - Criminal Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Fourth Reading — **33–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **41–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ford — primary (person)
- Standridge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-05** Authored by Senator Standridge
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-19** Coauthored by Senator Bullard
- **2024-02-20** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-21** Coauthored by Representative ODonnell (principal House author)
- **2024-03-04** General Order, Considered
- **2024-03-04** Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-03-04** Coauthored by Senator Hamilton
- **2024-03-04** Coauthored by Senator Jett
- **2024-03-05** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2024-03-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-25** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Criminal `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28** Remove Representative ODonnell as principal House author and substitute with Representative Ford
- **2024-04-03** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary - Criminal Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-03** Coauthored by Representative(s) ODonnell, Worthen
- **2024-04-03** Emergency added
- **2024-04-17** General Order
- **2024-04-17** Motion to suspend rule failed
- **2024-04-17** Coauthored by Representative(s) Echols, CrosswhiteHader, Hays, Stark, Staires, Cantrell, Townley
- **2024-04-17** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 16 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-17** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-04-18** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2024-04-18** HAs read
- **2024-04-18** Coauthored by Representative Steagall
- **2024-04-18** Coauthored by Representative Conley
- **2024-04-18** Coauthored by Representative Maynard
- **2024-05-23** HAs adopted
- **2024-05-23** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 7 `passage`
- **2024-05-23** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-05-23** Coauthored by Senator Stephens
- **2024-05-23** Coauthored by Senator Woods
- **2024-05-28** Enrolled, to House
- **2024-05-28** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2024-05-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-05** Approved by Governor 06/05/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afa81b09-edcb-4303-bba8-181043f2a8a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).