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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 279: Electric transmission; requiring transmission developer to submit certain application for certificate of authority prior to transmission development. Emergency.

Passed one chamber 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 279 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Electric transmission; requiring transmission developer to submit certain application for certificate of authority prior to transmission development. Emergency. Primary sponsor: Grant Green (Republican), Brad Boles (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2025): Referred to Utilities.

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
Grant GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Brad BolesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51

“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. Referred to Utilities
  2. Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
  3. First Reading
  4. Engrossed to House
  5. Referred for engrossment
  6. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0
  7. General Order, Considered
  8. Placed on General Order
  9. Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed
  10. Coauthored by Representative Boles (principal House author)
  11. Second Reading referred to Energy
  12. Coauthored by Senator Gollihare

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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