SB 483 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

County commissioners; authorizing county commissioners to create certain relocation assistance program. Effective date.

SB 483 allows Oklahoma counties to create programs helping homeless individuals relocate to family members, employers, or others who will provide support. It sets strict eligibility rules: participants must be sober during travel, not on parole without approval, not have used such a program in the past two years, and must be homeless as defined by law (lacking stable housing, including those displaced by violence). Counties must verify with the destination contact before travel and document their agreement, then check in with participants 90 days later. The bill takes effect November 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to transition from the House version to the Senate version, updating the header, authorship, and page footers. The core policy content regarding the relocation assistance program, including eligibility criteria, contact requirements, and liability clauses, remains substantively unchanged. The only significant policy adjustment is the effective date, which was moved from November 1, 2026, to November 1, 2025.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; the bill covers the same relocation assistance program for county commissioners.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was changed from November 1, 2026, to November 1, 2025, allowing the program to begin one year earlier.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version, changing the session year from 2026 to 2025 and adding the Senate author 'Weaver' alongside the House co-author 'Kerbs'.

The committee report section was updated to reference the Committee on Local and County Government and the date February 19, 2025, replacing the previous oversight committee reference and future date.

Page footers were updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version (SFLR) instead of the House Floor Version (HFLR).

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026 · House Apr 30, 2026

How they voted

41–6

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 50

Mar 24, 2026

D Democratic9

1 Yea 6 Nay 2

66% Nay

R Republican41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 51 Nays: 16

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to County and Municipal Government

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 6

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors