---
type: "Bill"
title: "Service of process; modifying persons that may be appointed as agent. Effective date."
description: "Service of process; modifying persons that may be appointed as agent. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 1876"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 1876 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reinhardt", "Tedford"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8504a3c3-8ba6-4954-872d-1555e8ebee29"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1876&session=2600"
source_hash: "f6b10d5e57f62457a4770eb13fcdee7527e89174c3be8e2b4bb75a2b8376ceb8"
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 1876 (2026) — Service of process; modifying persons that may be appointed as agent. Effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/SB/SB1876 INT.PDF)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB1876 PCS.PDF)
3. **Committee Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB1876 CA1.PDF)
4. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCS/SB1876 CS.PDF)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/SB/SB1876 ENGR.PDF)
6. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/SB/SB1876 ENR.PDF)
7. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/SB1876 HFLR.PDF)
8. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/SB1876 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Reinhardt — primary (person)
- Tedford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** Authored by Senator Reinhardt
- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Coauthored by Representative Tedford (principal House author)
- **2026-02-24** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Placed on General Order
- **2026-03-09** General Order, Considered
- **2026-03-09** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Referred for engrossment
- **2026-03-10** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2026-03-10** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-30** Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** Referred to Civil Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-06** Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-16** CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-06** General Order
- **2026-05-06** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2026-05-06** Referred for enrollment
- **2026-05-06** Enrolled, to House
- **2026-05-06** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2026-05-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** Approved by Governor 05/11/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8504a3c3-8ba6-4954-872d-1555e8ebee29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).