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Senate Bill 450: Sponsor Senator Hines said the bill \"seeks to repeal the Oklahoma military base closure prevention task force,\" a panel he said had not been active since 02/2011 and was created in 02/2001 as part of BRAC (base realignment and closure). The clerk announced the vote tally as \"45 ayes and 0 nay,\" and the presiding officer declared the bill passed.

Senate Bill 929: Sponsor Senator Hace said the bill \"simply codifies in law the current practices to provide a more transparent process\" for the Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners and does not expand the board’s authority. The clerk announced the recorded vote and the presiding officer declared SB 929 passed; senate leaders later announced the measure passed as an emergency, allowing immediate effect upon enactment.

Senate Bill 536: Senator Jessica Howard explained the bill would allow a county election board secretary to name a designee to fulfill duties if the secretary is unable to act; Senator Mary Goodwin questioned whether the county secretary or the state election board should provide written authority. The Senate recorded 46 yes votes and 1 not voting on final passage.

Votes at a glance:
- SB 450 — Repeal Oklahoma military base closure prevention task force; vote announced as 45 ayes, 0 nay; outcome: passed.
- SB 929 — Codify practices of the Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners; declared passed as an emergency measure (vote announced in roll call); outcome: passed as emergency.
- SB 536 — Permit county election board secretary to name a designated designee; roll call announced as 46 yes, 1 not voting; outcome: passed.

The bills will proceed through any remaining legislative steps required for enactment. The transcript records the officials who explained each bill and the roll-call tallies as announced on the Senate floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Legislative Session in the Senate Chamber Mar 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Oklahoma Senate completed votes on multiple bills during the session, recording final passage for measures affecting state boards and election administration.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature OK, Oklahoma","taxId",78380,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":79,"_53":80,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":81,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":82,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6298015,"Senate clears bill allowing county election secretaries to name a backup designee","/articles/6298015/Oklahoma/Senate-clears-bill-allowing-county-election-secretaries-to-name-a-backup-designee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298015-cf653473828f67ba82694f297e3e0c0f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770963096&Signature=eKn62CAMzfT7yofLQsvqxnv1p751TH0fEHV2xcsNneaoJD8hUFcl7aYR8~JdRWnXbz3guTFKma3TcRkUaWOxcgJj5WdImpWEcr4o~GB3veP4vLYtKxjksbRe4N4iQC-HTtFppVK9fY7KutMSrXJvJWvgHWks7BNlLfzfCHX8Q5JDZiePEFtZ5BWOlJmZ3CHaAEi5hp10gj5OfhfmH7mZu1aOLNnd01i4ACqu2oC9WcVC4YC6FFbWVSfv4rRmix~7CbK2teZMM~Ern-fpj9vHql1BcC81ZrN8DvtGyYJuawNuCZTOfyvB8p1qr6KoAF7z35PfL1PC05bqYdT1Ag5J9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma Senate on the floor advanced and then passed Senate Bill 536, a measure authorizing a county election board secretary to have a named designee who can perform the secretary’s duties if the secretary is unable to do so.

Senator Jessica Howard, explaining the bill, said, \"Senate bill 5 36 allows the, secretary of the county election board to name a person that would fall in and be their designate to fulfill their duties if they are unable.\" Howard said the change arose from an incident in her home county when the appointed county secretary became seriously ill and the office lacked an available official to perform required duties for roughly three months.

The measure aims to provide a designated backup—\"most likely would be the assistant secretary,\" Howard said—so that registrations, signatures and other official acts continue without interruption. \"We had about a 3 month period in there where we did not have anybody that was able to act as secretary,\" she said, describing the operational problem the bill is intended to address.

Senator Mary Goodwin questioned language on page 4 and asked why the bill vests the state election board secretary with authority to provide written authorization rather than leaving that authority with the county secretary. Goodwin asked, \"My concern is the question is on page 4, we're looking at line 7.\" Goodwin suggested the county secretary might be better positioned to provide written authority when able.

Howard acknowledged the concern but said the bill is intended to provide a state-level backstop for situations in which the county secretary becomes unexpectedly incapacitated, as in her example when the county secretary was hospitalized and rapidly worsened. \"I would imagine that, sometimes there's instances where the, actual county secretary does not know that she's going to be unvacant,\" Howard said. She told colleagues she was not willing to accept a floor amendment at that time because the bill had been on general order and amendments could have been filed earlier.

The Senate recorded 46 yes votes and 1 not voting on final passage; the presiding officer declared the bill passed.

The bill was advanced and placed on third reading and final passage the same day. No amendment was adopted on the floor; the author declined to set up a late amendment rather than delay the bill to another general order day.

Senate Bill 536 will now proceed to the House for consideration if not already returned there.

Notes: The transcript shows the author referring to the county secretary’s illness and the bill’s placement on general order; the final roll call was read aloud before the clerk announced the tally.","The Oklahoma Senate passed Senate Bill 536 to allow the county election board secretary to file a named designee to act on the secretary’s behalf during extended absences; the author resisted amendments and the measure passed on a recorded vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate passes measures to repeal inactive task force, codify osteopathic board practices and set county election backup rule

Senate clears bill allowing county election secretaries to name a backup designee