SB 521 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Franchises; modifying definition; updating statutory reference. Effective date.

Senate Bill 521 updates Oklahoma law regarding franchises by modifying the definition of a "franchise." The bill clarifies the legal relationships between a franchisor, a franchisee, and their respective employees. Specifically, it states that a franchisor is not considered the employer of a franchisee or the franchisee's employees. This means employees of a franchisee are not considered employees of the franchisor, and vice versa, affecting businesses operating under franchise agreements in Oklahoma. The changes are set to become effective on November 1, 2025.

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

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

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, with minor structural changes to the header and committee report information. The substantive legal content regarding franchise definitions and employer-employee relationships remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and bill number formatting.

Committee report attribution changed from 'COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT' to 'BUSINESS AND INSURANCE' with updated date.

Page numbering and footer formatting adjusted to reflect Senate floor version.

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

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Business

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Business

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

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors