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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 171: State government; commissioning of peace officers; directing the Commission of Public Safety to commission peace officers in conjunction with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Effective date.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 171 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: State government; commissioning of peace officers; directing the Commission of Public Safety to commission peace officers in conjunction with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Effective date. Primary sponsor: Todd Gollihare (Republican), Kyle Hilbert (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): Approved by Governor 05/11/2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Todd GolliharePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Kyle HilbertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
  2. Sent to Governor
  3. Signed, returned to Senate
  4. Enrolled, to House
  5. Referred for enrollment
  6. Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 8
  7. HAs adopted
  8. HAs read
  9. Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  10. Referred for engrossment
  11. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 7
  12. Remove Senator Kirt as principal Senate author and substitute with Senator Gollihare

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source