---
type: "Bill"
title: "Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority."
description: "Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SJR 53"
citation: "Oklahoma SJR 53 (2026)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstrom", "Kendrix"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-04-23"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8acb0648-981d-415b-a757-1f353be46c60"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SJR53&session=2600"
source_hash: "7c1ef5e69b84cf787aba6d8d193e98b45d968926a4d5e542bf3f595ec7d35812"
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 53 (2026) — Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.

## 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/SJR53 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/SRES/SJR53 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/SRES/SJR53 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/SJR53 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/SJR53 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **88–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–9** (pass) · upper
- Administrative Rules — **5–4** (pass) · upper
- Administrative Rules Committee: Do Pass — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-23** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-23** Authored by Senator Bergstrom
- **2026-04-27** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-27** Coauthored by Representative Kendrix (principal House author)
- **2026-04-27** Reported Do Pass Administrative Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Placed on General Order
- **2026-05-05** General Order, Considered
- **2026-05-05** Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 9 `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Referred for engrossment
- **2026-05-05** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2026-05-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-05-06** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-06** CR; Do Pass Administrative Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-07** General Order
- **2026-05-07** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 5 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-07** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2026-05-14** Referred for enrollment
- **2026-05-14** Enrolled, to House
- **2026-05-14** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2026-05-14** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-29** Approved by Governor 05/20/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8acb0648-981d-415b-a757-1f353be46c60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).