---
type: "Bill"
title: "Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of certain state agencies."
description: "Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of certain state agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SJR 18"
citation: "Oklahoma SJR 18 (2026)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstrom", "Kendrix"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2025-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6e1cef2-86a8-4e10-966c-5198258917be"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SJR18&session=2600"
source_hash: "20079d1b6820230e9817be69b92eb6f3df43f6eff71879c0ec485de43ff7a8c0"
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 SJR 18 (2026) — Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of certain state agencies.

## 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/SRES/SJR18 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/SRES/SJR18 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/SRES/SJR18 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/SJR18 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/SJR18 SFLR.PDF)
6. **SJR18 (5-05-25) (BERGSTROM) FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SJR18 (5-05-25) (BERGSTROM) FA1.PDF)
7. **SJR18 (5-05-25) (BERGSTROM) WDFA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SJR18 (5-05-25) (BERGSTROM) WDFA1.PDF)
8. **SJR18 (5-12-25) (BERGSTROM) FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SJR18 (5-12-25) (BERGSTROM) FA2.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **82–0** (pass) · lower
- Administrative Rules Committee: Do Pass — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Administrative Rules — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bergstrom — primary (person)
- Kendrix — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-27** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Authored by Senator Bergstrom
- **2025-04-01** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Reported Do Pass Administrative Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-08** Placed on General Order
- **2025-05-01** Coauthored by Representative Kendrix (principal House author)
- **2025-05-13** General Order, Amended
- **2025-05-13** Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Referred for engrossment
- **2025-05-14** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2025-05-14** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-15** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-20** CR; Do Pass Administrative Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-21** General Order
- **2025-05-21** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2025-05-21** Referred for enrollment
- **2025-05-21** Enrolled, to House
- **2025-05-21** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2025-05-21** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-28** Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/28/2025 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6e1cef2-86a8-4e10-966c-5198258917be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).