SB 452 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Definitions and general provisions; creating the Blythe Ashley Harland Act; designating Dwarfism Awareness Day. Effective date.

SB 452 creates the "Blythe Ashley Harland Act" and designates October 25 as "Dwarfism Awareness Day" in Oklahoma. The bill formally establishes this annual observance date without imposing new regulations, funding, or requirements on any specific group or entity. It is a symbolic designation intended to raise awareness about dwarfism, with the act taking effect on October 1, 2025. This is a procedural bill focused solely on recognition, not substantive policy change.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill moved from the House to the Senate floor, with minor formatting and header adjustments. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, including the creation of the Blythe Ashley Harland Act, designation of October 25 as Dwarfism Awareness Day, and the effective date of October 1, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date (February 10, 2025) and page numbering adjusted for Senate floor processing.

Committee report date changed from April 21, 2025 to February 10, 2025, reflecting the Senate floor version timeline.

Minor formatting adjustments to spacing and line breaks throughout the document to match Senate floor markup conventions.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 1, 2025

Committee

Referred for enrollment

upper

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 0

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Health

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors