Lonnie Paxton

OK Senate District 23

Republican Oklahoma since Nov 23, 2016

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Topics in their record

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Government Operations & Budget 46 Economy & Taxes 18 Healthcare 13 Education 11 Elections & Voting 11 Labor & Employment 10 Criminal Justice & Policing 7 Environment & Energy 6 Transportation & Infrastructure 5 Social Services & Welfare 4 Agriculture 3 Banking & Finance 3 Housing 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Other 2 Technology & Privacy 2 Immigration 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
OK Senate District 23 current Oklahoma	Republican	Nov 23, 2016	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,803 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 2026 Counties; authorizing grandchildren of veterans to view certain military discharge papers…	Third Reading	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll ee9a34c0-000c-4a67-a564-502a5cc8cc8b	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ee9a34c0-000c-4a67-a564-502a5cc8cc8b CC0-1.0
SB 1884 School employees; modifying the access statewide professional educators' associations have to…	Third Reading	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 59b8b872-c546-44f4-95ee-5f08553c2425	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59b8b872-c546-44f4-95ee-5f08553c2425 CC0-1.0
SJR 47 Constitutional amendment; requiring proof of identity for voting at election conducted by county or…	Spec'L Election	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ad4f639b-db1f-4481-b6e6-34479232a0bb	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ad4f639b-db1f-4481-b6e6-34479232a0bb CC0-1.0
	Third Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5345979c-cb28-41bd-8aa4-c67ca665eec5	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5345979c-cb28-41bd-8aa4-c67ca665eec5 CC0-1.0
SB 2174 State Fire Marshal Commission; modifying composition of Commission members; requiring appointment…	Third Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 28ec0aef-6794-45d5-bebe-83f96af68d00	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/28ec0aef-6794-45d5-bebe-83f96af68d00 CC0-1.0
SB 2154 Powers of municipalities; requiring certain notice to lienholder. Effective date.	Third Reading	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2c10eafd-a23a-43bd-8eac-32c6149fc230	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2c10eafd-a23a-43bd-8eac-32c6149fc230 CC0-1.0
SB 1873 Roofing Contractor Registration Act; requiring continuing education to be determined and approved…	Third Reading	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll ebcc2b7a-7fb0-41f3-9f8f-061d85ecd8a9	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ebcc2b7a-7fb0-41f3-9f8f-061d85ecd8a9 CC0-1.0
SB 1655 Oklahoma Adoption Code; modifying applicability of certain confidentiality provisions. Emergency.	Third Reading	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0e1ab7a7-abff-4fde-a286-c402dcfd93b1	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0e1ab7a7-abff-4fde-a286-c402dcfd93b1 CC0-1.0
SB 248 Tourism; Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Revolving Fund; properties; funds appropriated…	Third Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4870427d-25f8-4022-be67-0411af75152a	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4870427d-25f8-4022-be67-0411af75152a CC0-1.0
SB 2118 Counties; authorizing certain use of surplus funds by county sheriffs. Effective date.	Third Reading	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll df347510-d483-4b29-83df-e0a76af4809c	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/df347510-d483-4b29-83df-e0a76af4809c CC0-1.0
SJR 39 Constitutional amendment; ad valorem; reducing limitation of growth of fair cash value; ordering…	Advance	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d952468d-b07e-4b44-b96d-28bea3064baa	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d952468d-b07e-4b44-b96d-28bea3064baa CC0-1.0
SB 1476 Commissioners of the Land Office; modifying the powers and authority of the Commissioners…	Advance	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9b1c915b-1edd-4985-b2a5-dc42808f0a29	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9b1c915b-1edd-4985-b2a5-dc42808f0a29 CC0-1.0
SB 330 Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority; authorizing Authority to conduct study on…	Third Reading	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 209e12cb-6e63-4226-89fb-157d58e0b562	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/209e12cb-6e63-4226-89fb-157d58e0b562 CC0-1.0
SB 378 Bail bondsman; allowing Insurance Commissioner to approve certain bondsman to write bonds over…	Third Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 858c019e-475e-4da6-8743-44ad18c2e28d	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/858c019e-475e-4da6-8743-44ad18c2e28d CC0-1.0
SB 2060 Improvement districts; master development districts; requirements and procedures; bonds. Effective…	Amendment	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1eb680fa-95c9-4eed-823f-5c01ec524cb3	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1eb680fa-95c9-4eed-823f-5c01ec524cb3 CC0-1.0
SB 1369 988 Mental Health Lifeline; defining terms; suicide prevention and crisis service activities…	Advance	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d4392713-4d0e-41d6-8af6-f27b97ca6bb6	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d4392713-4d0e-41d6-8af6-f27b97ca6bb6 CC0-1.0
SB 1645 Medicaid; establishing certain requirements and procedures for audits of providers; directing…	Third Reading	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll c72ef665-e36c-4d8a-b59b-3b7a572ab238	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c72ef665-e36c-4d8a-b59b-3b7a572ab238 CC0-1.0
SB 1570 Children; creating the Department of Child Safety and Wellbeing; transferring certain powers…	Advance	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 91b54254-b03b-4c26-b2b2-59f333022c8a	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/91b54254-b03b-4c26-b2b2-59f333022c8a CC0-1.0
SB 592 Alcoholic beverages; allowing certain distributors to issue certain credit to certain retailer…	Third Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 21d34cce-cb03-4c57-93d6-8f71908fbd83	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/21d34cce-cb03-4c57-93d6-8f71908fbd83 CC0-1.0
SB 1509 Groundwater use; modifying provisions related to spacing of wells. Effective date.	Third Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2797ed42-a7eb-4da4-b6ba-0f52942b8260	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2797ed42-a7eb-4da4-b6ba-0f52942b8260 CC0-1.0
	Advance	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e228b9f0-5082-4065-9d01-cf99e5bbfbd9	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e228b9f0-5082-4065-9d01-cf99e5bbfbd9 CC0-1.0
SB 1778 Strong Readers Act; modifying number of screening instruments to be approved by the State Board of…	Third Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b296fff6-f379-4cd5-900a-d6f960ea9c12	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b296fff6-f379-4cd5-900a-d6f960ea9c12 CC0-1.0
SB 2040 Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program; modifying eligibility; removing certain…	Emergency	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b37220ec-192f-4f37-bc9e-37eeadb62188	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b37220ec-192f-4f37-bc9e-37eeadb62188 CC0-1.0
SB 1980 Crimes and punishments; creating certain offenses related to gift cards and gift certificates…	Advance	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c7aa677c-8602-442b-8f1f-7b1a02e3d266	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c7aa677c-8602-442b-8f1f-7b1a02e3d266 CC0-1.0
SB 1400 Sales tax exemption; combining certain exemptions for aircraft maintenance, manufacturing, and…	Advance	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll bf66cebc-3a02-45e0-ab27-828fad78307a	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf66cebc-3a02-45e0-ab27-828fad78307a CC0-1.0

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,803 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (88 as lead sponsor)