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type: "Bill"
title: "Absentee voting; modifying procedures for marking and return of ballot for certain persons; clarifying signature requirement for certain affidavit. Effective date."
description: "Absentee voting; modifying procedures for marking and return of ballot for certain persons; clarifying signature requirement for certain affidavit. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 376"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 376 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Newton"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12c6ea35-af22-40a9-b5c0-97f3e14a0a5c"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB376&session=2400"
source_hash: "ec8080411f72deb20d9fb1bccead220c5d537bbe32996767e35794c4d1daac44"
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 376 (2024) — Absentee voting; modifying procedures for marking and return of ballot for certain persons; clarifying signature requirement for certain affidavit. Effective date.
## 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/SB376 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by MARTINEZ (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/SB376 FA1 MARTINEZRY-CC(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
3. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/SB376 HASB & ENGR.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/SB/SB376 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/SB/SB376 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/SB376 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/SB376 SFLR.PDF)
8. **SB376 (3-13-23) (HOWARD) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/SB376 (3-13-23) (HOWARD) FS FA1.PDF)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **920** (pass) · lower
- Fourth Reading — **920** (pass) · lower
- Committee On Judiciary — **101** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **452** (pass) · upper
- Elections And Ethics Committee: Do Pass — **70** (pass) · lower
- Fourth Reading — **430** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Howard — primary (person)
- Newton — 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 Howard
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14** Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
- **2023-03-23** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2023-03-23** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-27** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Elections and Ethics `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** CR; Do Pass Elections and Ethics Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19** General Order
- **2023-04-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-19** Title stricken
- **2023-04-19** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-04-20** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-04-20** HAs read
- **2023-04-25** HAs rejected, conference requested `amendment-failure`
- **2023-05-11** SCs named Howard, Gollihare, Kirt, Jech, Hall, Pugh, Garvin
- **2023-05-18** Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Elections and Ethics
- **2023-05-23** CCR read
- **2023-05-23** Title restored
- **2023-05-25** CCR adopted
- **2023-05-25** Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-25** CCR submitted
- **2023-05-25** CCR adopted
- **2023-05-25** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-25** To Senate
- **2023-05-25** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-25** Coauthored by Senator Kirt
- **2023-05-26** Enrolled, to House
- **2023-05-26** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2023-05-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-07** Approved by Governor 06/07/2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12c6ea35-af22-40a9-b5c0-97f3e14a0a5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).