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Brent Howard

State Senator · Senate District 38 · Party: Republican

2112 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of Oklahoma's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on HB 1417 (School safety; creating the School Access for Emergency Response Act; definitions; grant program; grant selection committee; revolving fund; effective date.). It passed. Apr 16, 2025
  • Voted Yes on HB 2162 (Environment and natural resources; Terry Peach North Canadian Watershed Restoration Act; Terry Peach Water Restoration Act; purpose; revolving fund; effective date.). It passed. Apr 16, 2025
  • Voted Yes on HB 1377 (Alcoholic beverages; retail spirits licenses; retail beer and wine licenses; discounts; Veterans; effective date.). It failed. Apr 16, 2025

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OfficeRepublican
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 38
Party
Republican
Term
Since 2018-11-16
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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This tab shows Brent Howard's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

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Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • HB 1417

    School safety; creating the School Access for Emergency Response Act; definitions; grant program; grant selection committee; revolving fund; effective date.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2162

    Environment and natural resources; Terry Peach North Canadian Watershed Restoration Act; Terry Peach Water Restoration Act; purpose; revolving fund; effective date.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1377

    Alcoholic beverages; retail spirits licenses; retail beer and wine licenses; discounts; Veterans; effective date.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Failed

  • HB 1017

    Higher education; Oklahoma College Athletic Conference Act; Oklahoma NCAA Division II Athletic Conference Exploration Commission; emergency.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2082

    Transportation; repealer; effective date; emergency.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1433

    Municipal audits; re-creating the Special Investigative Unit Auditing Revolving Fund; funding sources; purpose; effective date; emergency.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1282

    Scholarships; Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award; renaming; eligibility; awards; waivers; effective date; emergency.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2610

    Revenue and taxation; nonrecurring adoption expenses credit; modifying amount; effective date.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1422

    Grand River Dam Authority; authorization of bonds; increasing maximum bond capacity; emergency.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1278

    State Department of Health; Barbara Weber Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Grant Program; agency; purpose; reports; Barbara Weber Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Grant Program Revolving Fund; fund nature; budgeting and expenditure of funds; effective date; emergency.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2407

    State government; creating the Main Street Grant Program Revolving Fund; Department of Commerce; requirements to qualify; effective date; emergency.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2728

    Administrative rule process; enacting the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025; effective date; emergency.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2235

    Wrongful convictions; increasing liability amount for claims of wrongful incarceration; codification.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1370

    Corporation Commission plugging fund; extending sunset; excise tax on oil and gas; termination and start dates; sales tax percentage; apportionment; apportionment cap; effective date; emergency.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1438

    Waters and water rights; Rural Economic Action Plan grant program; monetary cap; effective date.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1910

    Environment and natural resources; Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program; Conservation Commission; defining terms; program guidelines; revolving fund; administration of program; liability; effective date.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2744

    Appropriations and budget; reappropriation; Department of Commerce; emergency.

    Appropriations

    Apr 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1562

    Business courts; creating of business courts; jurisdiction; emergency.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1678

    Elections; tie votes; selection of nominee or electee; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1215

    Human trafficking; creating the Human Trafficking Law; modifying scope of certain defined terms; requiring registration with the Sex Offenders Act; directing Information be submitted to the FBI; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1738

    Public health and safety; Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; Oklahoma Open Records Act; public trust hospitals; exemptions; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2106

    Administration of elections; scheduling; permissible dates; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2137

    Criminal procedures; resumption of competency; administration of medication; notification; authorization; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2752

    Eminent domain; electricity; facilities; private property; certificates; Corporation Commission; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2138

    Civil procedure; defense and objections default judgements; communication; hearing for damages; postjudgment; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1005

    Elections; registration card; photo identification; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1965

    Children; Children's Code; term; procedure if jury trial is waived; individualized service plan; termination of parental rights; district attorney; exceptions; informal adjustments; Office of Juvenile Affairs; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1664

    Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; exempting certain activities for county commissioners from Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; authorizing Statewide Independent Living Council to conduct executive sessions by videoconference; emergency.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1166

    Cities and towns; annexation; procedures; annexation of territory without consent of majority of owners; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2705

    Sexual assault victims; directing law enforcement agencies to inform sexual assault victims of the status of certain evidence; codification; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2081

    Child abduction prevention; Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act; terms; order or petition; warrant; jurisdiction; requirements; factors; risk; evidence; conditions; custody or visitation; remedies; hearing; search; service; law enforcement; costs and fees; duration; federal acts; codification; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2289

    Judicial and elected official security and privacy; creating the Oklahoma Elected Official and Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2025; effective date; emergency.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1996

    Criminal procedure; disposing of unclaimed property; updating written notice requirements; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2161

    Museum property; definitions; undocumented property; loaned property; acquiring title; preservation; disposal; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1566

    Mental health; Neil's Law; Oklahoma Elder Exploitation and Abuse Act; purpose; intent; terms; civil actions; venue; relief; claim; records; vulnerable adult; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1360

    Protection from domestic abuse; personal information confidential; Attorney General; Address Confidentiality Program to request certain information to not be made public; effective date; emergency.

    Judiciary

    Apr 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1201

    Revenue and taxation; credit; pregnancy resource centers; effective date.

    Do Pass Amended

    Apr 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • HB 2646

    Revenue and taxation; adjustments; wagering; tax year; effective date.

    Do Pass Amended

    Apr 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • HB 1200

    Revenue; taxation rates; income; exemptions; deductions; effective date.

    Do Pass Amended Cs

    Apr 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • HB 1203

    Public finance; enacting the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act; definitions; investments; State Treasurer; assets; state retirement funds; digital assets; effective date.

    Guthrie Public Finance; Enacting The Strategic Bitcoin

    Apr 14, 2025 · Result: Failed

  • HB 2260

    Revenue and taxation; income tax credit; civil engineering; effective date.

    Do Pass Amended

    Apr 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • HB 1183

    Revenue and taxation; motor vehicle excise tax; value of vehicle; effective date.

    Do Pass Amended

    Apr 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • HB 1549

    Public finance; private activity bond allocation; definitions; pools; application; effective date.

    Bergstrom Public Finance; Private Activity Bond Allocation;

    Apr 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2894

    Revenue and taxation; Oklahoma Tourism Development Act; inducement cap; sunset; effective date.

    Do Pass

    Apr 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • HB 1539

    Revenue and taxation; individual income tax; rates; brackets; revenue determinations; effective date.

    Third Reading

    Apr 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1377

    Alcoholic beverages; retail spirits licenses; retail beer and wine licenses; discounts; Veterans; effective date.

    Veterans & Military Affairs

    Apr 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1185

    Firearms; prohibiting the destruction of historic military weapons; effective date.

    Veterans & Military Affairs

    Apr 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1860

    Confidential records; requiring certain victim photographs submitted to the Pardon and Parole Board be kept confidential; clemency; Open Records Act; clemency hearing packets; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2376

    Criminal procedure; directing the District Attorneys Council to annually provide list of early termination applications; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2131

    Criminal procedure; procedures for advising grand juries; transcripts; hearings; witnesses; effective date.

    Judiciary

    Apr 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

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