SB 207 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Public health; establishing the Oklahoma Rare Disease Advisory Council; modifying requirements relating to newborn screening program. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 207 proposed creating the Oklahoma Rare Disease Advisory Council to advise state health officials on rare disease issues and updated requirements for the state's newborn screening program. The bill would have directly affected Oklahomans with rare diseases and newborns receiving screening, by establishing a formal council for policy input and modifying screening protocols. However, the bill was pocket vetoed by the Governor on June 15, 2025, meaning it did not become law. This veto prevents the proposed council from forming and the newborn screening changes from taking effect. The bill remains inactive as it was not enacted.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Vetoed Jun 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to transition from a House version to a Senate version, adding a new sponsor from the House (West, Josh) and updating formatting. The substantive policy content regarding the Oklahoma Rare Disease Advisory Council remains consistent, with no changes to its purpose, membership requirements, or operational duties. The amendment primarily reflects procedural changes between legislative chambers rather than substantive policy modifications.
TECHNICAL

Added a new sponsor from the House (West, Josh) to the bill's authorship list, reflecting the bill's progression from House to Senate.

Updated header information to reflect Senate Floor Version with a specific date (February 20, 2025) and amended status, replacing the House Floor Version header.

Removed House-specific formatting and sponsorship information, replacing it with Senate-specific formatting and sponsorship details.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Jun 15, 2025
Vetoed
Pocket veto 06/15/2025
upper
May 28, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 13
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
CCR adopted
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 2
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 31 Nays: 14
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
CCR adopted, GCCA
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Health and Human Services Oversight
lower
May 13, 2025
Amended
HAs rejected, conference requested
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 11
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, as amended, Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family Services
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Emergency passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 8
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 30 Nays: 17
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Josh West
Josh West
RRepublican
OK
5
P
Photo of Tom Woods
Tom Woods
RRepublican
OK
4