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Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedEffective Dates of Laws

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Effective Dates of Laws
Okl.St.Ann. Effective Dates
The following table shows the general effective date for measures enacted subsequent to 1951:
Year
Legislature
Adjournment Date
Effective Date
1953
24th
June 6, 1953
September 5, 1953
1955
25th
May 27, 1955
August 26, 1955
1957
26th
May 29, 1957
August 28, 1957
1959
27th
July 3, 1959
October 2, 1959
1961
28th
July 28, 1961
October 27, 1961
1963
29th
June 14, 1963
September 13, 1963
1965
30th
July 22, 1965
October 21, 1965
1967
31st (1st Reg.)
May 11, 1967
August 10, 1967
1968
31st (2nd Reg.)
May 3, 1968
August 2, 1968
1969
32nd (1st Reg.)
April 29, 1969
July 29, 1969
1970
32nd (2nd Reg.)
April 15, 1970
July 15, 1970
1971
33rd (1st Reg.)
June 11, 1971
September 10, 1971
1972
33rd (2nd Reg.)
March 31, 1972
June 30, 1972
1973
34th (1st Reg.)
May 17, 1973
August 16, 1973
1974
34th (2nd Reg.)
May 17, 1974
August 16, 1974
1975
35th (1st Reg.)
June 6, 1975
September 5, 1975
1976
35th (2nd Reg.)
June 9, 1976
September 8, 1976
1976
35th (1st Ex.Sess.)
July 23, 1976
Emergency act only
1977
36th (1st Reg.)
June 8, 1977
September 7, 1977
1977
36th (1st Ex.Sess.)
June 17, 1977
September 16, 1977
1978
36th (2nd Reg.)
April 28, 1978
July 28, 1978
1979
37th (1st Reg.)
July 2, 1979
October 1, 1979
1980
37th (2nd Reg.)
June 16, 1980
September 15, 1980
1980
37th (1st Ex.Sess.)
July 11, 1980
Emergency acts only
1981
38th (1st Reg.)
July 20, 1981
October 19, 1981
1981
38th (1st Ex.Sess.)
Sept. 4, 1981
Emergency acts only
1982
38th (2nd Reg.)
July 12, 1982
October 11, 1982
1983
39th (1st Reg.)
June 23, 1983
September 22, 1983
1983
39th (1st Ex.Sess.)
Sept. 23, 1983
Emergency act only
1984
39th (2nd Reg.)
May 31, 1984
August 30, 1984
1985
40th (1st Reg.)
July 19, 1985
October 17, 1985
1986
40th (2nd Reg.)
June 12, 1986
September 11, 1986
1987
41st (1st Reg.)
July 17, 1987
October 16, 1987
1987
41st (1st Ex.Sess.)
July 7, 1987
No legislation
1987
41st (2nd Ex.Sess.)
July 14, 1987
No legislation
1988
41st (2nd Reg.)
July 13, 1988
October 12, 1988
1988
41st (3rd Ex.Sess.)
Sept. 2, 1988
Emergency acts only
1989
42nd (1st Reg.)
May 26, 1989
August 25, 1989
1989
42nd (1st Ex.Sess.)
May 2, 1990
Emergency acts only
1990
42nd (2nd Reg.)
May 25, 1990
August 24, 1990
1991
43rd (1st Ex.Sess.)
Jan. 18, 1991
Emergency acts only
1991
43rd (1st Reg.)
May 31, 1991
August 30, 1991
1992
43rd (2nd Reg.)
May 29, 1992
August 28, 1992
1993
44th (1st Reg.)
May 28, 1993
August 27, 1993
1994
44th (2nd Reg.)
May 27, 1994
August 26, 1994
1994
44th (1st Ex.Sess.)
May 27, 1994
No Legislation
1994
44th (2nd Ex.Sess.)
November 4, 1994
Emergency Acts Only
1995
45th (1st Reg.)
May 26, 1995
August 25, 1995
1996
45th (2nd Reg.)
May 31, 1996
August 30, 1996
1997
46th (1st Reg.)
May 30, 1997
August 29, 1997
1998
46th (2nd Reg.)
May 29, 1998
August 28, 1998
1998
46th (1st Ex.Sess.)
June 19, 1998
Emergency Acts only
1999
47th (1st Reg.)
May 28, 1999
August 27, 1999
1999
47th (1st Ex.Sess.)
In recess
Emergency Acts only
2000
47th (2nd Reg.)
May 26, 2000
August 25, 2000
2001
48th (1st Reg.)
May 24, 2001
August 23, 2001
2001
48th (1st Ex.Sess.)
Oct. 23, 2001
Emergency Acts only
2002
48th (2nd Reg.)
May 24, 2002
August 23, 2002
2003
49th (1st Reg.)
May 30, 2003
August 29, 2003
2004
49th (2nd Reg.)
May 28, 2004
August 27, 2004
2004
49th (1st Ex.Sess.)
Expired Nov. 16, 2004
No legislation
2005
50th (1st Reg.)
May 27, 2005
August 26, 2005
2005
50th (1st Ex.Sess.)
In recess
Emergency acts only
2006
50th (2nd Reg.)
May 26, 2006
August 25, 2006
2006
50th (2nd Ex.Sess.)
June 23, 2006
September 22, 2006
2007
51st (1st Reg.)
May 25, 2007
August 24, 2007
2008
51st (2nd Reg.)
May 23, 2008
August 22, 2008
2009
52nd (1st Reg.)
May 27, 2009
August 26, 2009
2010
52nd (2nd Reg.)
May 28, 2010
August 27, 2010
2011
53rd (1st Reg.)
May 27, 2011
August 26, 2011
2012
53rd (2nd Reg.)
May 25, 2012
August 24, 2012
2013
54th (1st Reg.)
May 24, 2013
August 23, 2013
2013
54th (1st Ex.Sess.)
Sept. 9, 2013
Dec. 9, 2013
2014
54th (2nd Reg.)
May 23, 2014
August 22, 2014
2015
55th (1st Reg.)
May 22, 2015
August 21, 2015
2016
55th (2nd Reg.)
May 27, 2016
August 26, 2016
2017
56th (1st Reg.)
May 26, 2017
August 25, 2017
The laws are classified to Oklahoma Statutes Annotated. The classification is identical with the classification and arrangement in Oklahoma Statutes 2011.
Okl. St. Ann. Effective Dates, OK ST T. Effective Dates
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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