HB 2369 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Alcoholic beverages; Marissa Murrow Act; event venue license; definitions; license fee; caterer license; effective date.

HB 2369, known as the Marissa Murrow Act, amends Oklahoma's licensing rules for event venues and caterers by broadening the definition of "alcoholic beverages" to replace the previous term "beer and wine." This change directly affects businesses holding event venue licenses or caterer licenses that serve alcohol, as it expands the scope of covered beverages under existing licensing provisions. The bill modifies legal definitions within the licensing framework but does not alter license fees or create new requirements. It became law on May 14, 2025, without Governor approval.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 14, 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, resulting in significant layout changes and the addition of a new sponsor to the Senate. The substantive legal definitions and policy content within the bill remain identical to the House version.
TECHNICAL

The document header and page numbering were updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version, including the addition of April 23, 2025, and the inclusion of Senator Paxton as a sponsor.

The layout and formatting of the text were altered to match Senate floor conventions, including changes in line breaks and the placement of page headers.

The text 'Paxton of the Senate' was added to the list of bill sponsors, reflecting the bill's progression to the Senate chamber.

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025 · House Mar 27, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
May 6, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican40
38 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
3
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment restored bill to engrossed version
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 2
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors