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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 491: Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; authorizing executive session for discussion of certain sale, lease, or acquisition; limiting parties allowed to participate in executive session for certain purposes. 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 491 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; authorizing executive session for discussion of certain sale, lease, or acquisition; limiting parties allowed to participate in executive session for certain purposes. Effective date. Primary sponsor: Brian Guthrie (Republican), Derrick Hildebrant (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2025): Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/19/2025.

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
Brian GuthriePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Derrick HildebrantPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse23

“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. Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/19/2025
  2. Sent to Governor
  3. Signed, returned to Senate
  4. Enrolled, to House
  5. Referred for enrollment
  6. Signed, returned to Senate
  7. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 2
  8. General Order
  9. CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
  10. Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
  11. Referred to Civil Judiciary
  12. Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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