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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law libraries; requiring law libraries to be represented by district attorney. Effective date."
description: "Law libraries; requiring law libraries to be represented by district attorney. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 1621"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 1621 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Stinson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2501526c-a533-4276-aec6-50cfb1f7c441"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1621&session=2600"
source_hash: "8951a8b82448c0011252f290cbb4996150d20f4e943850c9fc12724fe67e330d"
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 1621 (2026) — Law libraries; requiring law libraries to be represented by district attorney. 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/SB1621 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/SB/SB1621 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/SB/SB1621 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/SB1621 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/SB1621 SFLR.PDF)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **860** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **420** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass — **130** (pass) · lower
- Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass — **90** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **70** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Howard — primary (person)
- Stinson — 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 Howard
- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** Placed on General Order
- **2026-03-11** Coauthored by Representative Stinson (principal House author)
- **2026-03-23** General Order, Considered
- **2026-03-23** Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred for engrossment
- **2026-03-24** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2026-03-24** 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`
- **2026-04-14** CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-29** General Order
- **2026-04-29** Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer
- **2026-04-29** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-29** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2026-04-29** Referred for enrollment
- **2026-04-30** Enrolled, to House
- **2026-04-30** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2026-04-30** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-07** Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/07/2026 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2501526c-a533-4276-aec6-50cfb1f7c441`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).