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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oklahoma Evidence Code; modifying certain hearsay exception to include statements by vulnerable adults. Effective date."
description: "Oklahoma Evidence Code; modifying certain hearsay exception to include statements by vulnerable adults. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 731"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 731 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Miller", "Stanley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b88d7d1-f6a6-4878-ada5-ddf9217c4095"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB731&session=2600"
source_hash: "0e7361c4e3da23095366f440f271863caccbc62ba08ecf37a5e52e649497e6fb"
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 731 (2026) — Oklahoma Evidence Code; modifying certain hearsay exception to include statements by vulnerable adults. 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/SB731 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/SB/SB731 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/SB/SB731 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/SB731 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/SB731 SFLR.PDF)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **940** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **80** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass — **120** (pass) · lower
- Criminal Judiciary Committee: Do Pass — **40** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **420** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Miller — primary (person)
- Stanley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-03** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Authored by Senator Stanley
- **2025-02-03** Coauthored by Representative Miller (principal House author)
- **2025-02-04** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-13** Placed on General Order
- **2025-03-11** General Order, Considered
- **2025-03-11** Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Referred for engrossment
- **2025-03-12** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2025-03-12** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-01** Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** Referred to Criminal Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-17** CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-06** General Order
- **2025-05-06** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2025-05-06** Referred for enrollment
- **2025-05-07** Enrolled, to House
- **2025-05-07** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2025-05-07** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-14** Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/14/2025 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b88d7d1-f6a6-4878-ada5-ddf9217c4095`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).