---
type: "Bill"
title: "Initiative and referendum; modifying certain filing requirements; requiring certain publication and notice; increasing certain time period for protest or objection. Emergency."
description: "Initiative and referendum; modifying certain filing requirements; requiring certain publication and notice; increasing certain time period for protest or objection. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 518"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 518 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lepak", "Paxton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2024-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93fb6e6f-e102-445d-8606-7b4bdd6d53c1"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB518&session=2400"
source_hash: "34fabd9df988903b4f0fd8efae4b7792914ef69a474577358758c1332b8ae2a7"
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 518 (2024) — Initiative and referendum; modifying certain filing requirements; requiring certain publication and notice; increasing certain time period for protest or objection. 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/SB518 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/SB/SB518 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/SB/SB518 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/SB518 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/SB518 SFLR.PDF)
6. **SB518 FULLPCS1 ANDY FUGATE-LRB.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/SB518 FULLPCS1 ANDY FUGATE-LRB.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **72–25** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–8** (pass) · upper
- Committee On Judiciary — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- Rules Committee: Do Pass — **6–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lepak — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Authored by Senator Daniels
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07** Coauthored by Senator Bullard
- **2023-03-06** Coauthored by Representative Lepak (principal House author)
- **2023-03-08** General Order, Considered
- **2023-03-08** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 8 `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-09** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-03-09** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Withdrawn from Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2024-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-02** CR; Do Pass Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-02** Remove Senator Daniels as principal Senate author and substitute with Senator Paxton
- **2024-04-17** General Order
- **2024-04-17** Coauthored by Representative(s) Cantrell
- **2024-04-17** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 25 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-17** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2024-04-17** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-04-18** Enrolled, to House
- **2024-04-18** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2024-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-24** Approved by Governor 04/23/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93fb6e6f-e102-445d-8606-7b4bdd6d53c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).