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Democratic
· Representative
Ellyn Hefner
Represents District 87 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
76%
on 323 party-line votes · House Democrats median 93%
Cast a vote
89%
Yea or Nay on 2,071 of 2,335 roll calls · House median 95%
Their bills that became law
2 of 26
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 1
Roll calls on record
2,335
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 11, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Ellyn Hefner votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Ellyn Hefner sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Ellyn Hefner is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
77 of 323 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB1423 · Oklahoma Hospital Advisory Council; eliminating the Advisory Council. Effective date.
House: THIRD READING · 2026-05-06 · Passed 82–9 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1597 · Court-appointed special advocates; removing requirement for state association to adhere to certain national standards. Effective date.
House: THIRD READING · 2026-05-06 · Passed 83–8 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1946 · Alcoholic beverages; decreasing alcohol license fee; allowing sale of certain sample spirits at certain events; removing certain production limits for distilleries. Effective date.
House: THIRD READING · 2026-05-06 · Passed 52–34 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1437 · Schools; creating the Donald J. Trump Physical Fitness Act. Effective date.
House: THIRD READING · 2026-05-06 · Passed 74–18 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB3764 · Gang-related offenses; condition of membership; criminalizing certain acts related to foreign terrorist organizaitons; effective date.
House: FOURTH READING · 2026-05-06 · Passed 76–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB3500 · Probate procedure; transfer-on-death deed; acceptance; timing; effective date.
House: FOURTH READING · 2026-05-06 · Passed 82–9 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB3462 · Professions and occupations; plumbing licenses; definitions; examinations; qualifications; effective date.
House: FOURTH READING · 2026-05-06 · Passed 70–21 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1916 · Insurance Department; creating certain division within the Insurance Department; establishing powers for certain conservator; allowing contacts. Effective date.
House: THIRD READING · 2026-05-06 · Passed 52–33 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1916 · Insurance Department; creating certain division within the Insurance Department; establishing powers for certain conservator; allowing contacts. Effective date.
House: RECONSIDER MEASURE · 2026-05-06 · Passed 57–23 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1618 · Criminal procedure; creating the Public Protection Act; conditions of release; public safety reports. Effective date.
House: THIRD READING · 2026-05-04 · Passed 62–23 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB1365 · Central Purchasing Act; exempting certain purchases made by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.
House: THIRD READING · 2026-04-28 · Passed 43–42
HB3127 · Medical marijuana; policy for applicants and employees; exceptions; effective date.
House: THIRD READING · 2026-03-12 · Passed 47–46
HB3696 · Insurance; property and casualty; rates; filing; Insurance Commissioner; effective date.
House: Insurance Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS · 2026-02-17 · Passed 5–4
HB1104 · Counties and county officers; lodging taxes levied by counties; permitting three percent lodging tax; requiring to proceeds to promote tourism; effective date.
House: THIRD READING · 2025-03-24 · Passed 48–47
HB1224 · Health care; minor self-consent to health services; granting certain protections to parent or legal guardian related to medical records; effective date.
House: Health and Human Services Oversight Committee: DO PASS · 2025-03-03 · Passed 7–6
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Daniel PaeRepublican · District 62 · 626 shared contested votes
74%
Judd StromRepublican · District 10 · 613 shared contested votes
74%
Dick LoweRepublican · District 56 · 618 shared contested votes
73%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (264 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Ellyn Hefner was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced26
Out of committee17
Passed one chamber15
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee9
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
Resolution; light pollution; bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off lights during peak migration.
Passed one chamberFirst Reading · 2026-04-28
Concurrent resolution; recognizing the impact of light pollution on bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off exterior lights during the high migration intensity months.
Passed one chamberIntroduced · 2026-04-23
Psychological autopsy; terms; psychological autopsy examiner; pilot psychological autopsy service; report; Commissioner of Health; promulgation of rules; State Department of Health; effective date.
Passed one chamberCoauthored by Representative Dollens · 2026-04-16
Domestic violence; requiring use of Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring devices; effective date.
Passed one chamberCoauthored by Representative Dollens · 2026-04-16
Vulnerable juveniles and adults; terms; Office of Juvenile Affairs; county juvenile detention centers; Department of Human Services; temporary staff members; effective date.
Passed one chamberCoauthored by Representative Dollens · 2026-04-16
Medicaid; authorizing flexible payment structures for prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care; effective date.
Passed one chamberCoauthored by Representative Dollens · 2026-04-16
Supported decision-making; Oklahoma Supported Decision-Making Act; purpose; terms; agreement; tasks; information; evidence; presumptions; civil or criminal liability; form; codification; effective date.
Out of committeeAuthored by Senator Gillespie (principal Senate author) · 2026-02-26
Concurrent resolution; recognizing February 24, 2026, as World Spay Day.
Passed one chamberIntroduced · 2026-02-25
Domestic violence; criminal procedure; law enforcement agencies; incident reports; court clerks; protective order; petition; case record; exceptions; judiciary; annual training; effective date.
Out of committeeCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee · 2026-02-24
Animals; overpopulation; prohibitions; effective date.
Not out of committeePolicy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Agriculture · 2026-02-16
Marriage; divorce and alimony; information; report; manual; court experts; resume; disclosures; training provisions; effective date.
Not out of committeeReferred to Civil Judiciary · 2026-02-03
Medicaid; Oklahoma Health Care Authority; 1915(c) waiver; postsecondary support; Home and Community-Based Services waiver; effective date.
Not out of committeeSecond Reading referred to Rules · 2026-02-03
Revenue and taxation; creating the Inhofe Disaster Savings Account Act; income tax; effective date.
Passed one chamberCoauthored by Senator Mann · 2026-02-02
Community health workers; creating the Oklahoma Community Health Worker Act; providing for voluntary certification. Effective date.
Became lawFiled with Secretary of State · 2025-05-29
Labor; creating the Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities Task Force; purpose; membership; reporting; effective date.
Became lawBecomes law without Governor's signature 05/13/2025 · 2025-05-13
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SB2 · 2026-05-14
Wind energy; providing setback requirements for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters; zoning; construction; exemptions; database. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB1370 · 2026-05-14
Motor Fuel Tax Code; repealer; reduction in federal excise tax on gasoline or diesel fuel; emergency. (House: FOURTH READING)
SB1589 · 2026-05-14
Crimes and punishments; modifying scope of certain offense related to gambling. Effective date. (House: VETO OVERRIDE WITHOUT EMERGENCY)
SB893 · 2026-05-14
Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2025. Effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
SJR52 · 2026-05-07
Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. (House: THIRD READING)
SB740 · 2026-05-07
Child sexual abuse; creating the Cindy Clemishire Act; creating Trey's Law. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
SJR49 · 2026-05-07
Joint resolution; repealing certain permanent rules of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. (House: THIRD READING)
SB650 · 2026-05-07
Public finance; cabinet secretary approval for salary increases in excess of specified percentage; limitation; rules; employee categories. Effective date. Emergency. (House: THIRD READING)
HB3021 · 2026-05-07
Schools; curriculum requirements for graduation; diploma pathway; State Department of Education; notice; seminar; English requirements financial literacy; alternate diploma; course availability; waiver; coursework; repealers; effective date; emergency. (House: FOURTH READING)
SB2063 · 2026-05-07
Entrepreneurial experience; enacting the Oklahoma Youth Entrepreneurs Promotion and Development Act of 2026. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
SB1614 · 2026-05-07
Teachers; induction program; funding sources; rules. Effective date. Emergency. (House: THIRD READING)
SB2143 · 2026-05-07
Ad valorem tax; authorizing use of digital visual technology for inspection of real property. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
SB1209 · 2026-05-07
Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. (House: RECONSIDER MEASURE)
SB633 · 2026-05-07
Children; Children's Code; enacting Leo's Law; fentanyl testing; child endangerment; appropriating funds. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
SB514 · 2026-05-07
Schools; student eligibility; virtual charter school students; Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) activities; policies. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
SB833 · 2026-05-07
Crimes and punishments; taking of crude oil or gasoline; making certain acts unlawful; effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
SJR53 · 2026-05-07
Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. (House: THIRD READING)
HJR1101 · 2026-05-07
Joint Resolution; Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority; approving certain proposed permanent rules; directing distribution. (House: THIRD READING)
HB3320 · 2026-05-07
Sunsets; removing sunsets from certain agencies, boards, and commissions; repealing the Oklahoma Sunset Act; repealers; emergency. (House: VETO OVERRIDE WITH EMERGENCY)
SB382 · 2026-05-07
Commercial driver licenses; prohibiting issuance to certain individuals; persons not to be licensed; Service Oklahoma to make certain verification. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
SJR50 · 2026-05-07
Constitutional amendment; Medicaid funding. (House: THIRD READING)
SB1884 · 2026-05-07
School employees; modifying the access statewide professional educators' associations have to school employees; allowing termination of certain membership at any time. Effective date. Emergency. (House: THIRD READING)
SB1090 · 2026-05-07
Contracts; creating the Oklahoma Homeowner Repair Contract Protection Act. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
SB122 · 2026-05-07
Motor vehicles; certification of existence of security; valid insurance. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
HB4432 · 2026-05-06
Revenue and taxation; adjustments; eliminating limitation on itemization of wagering losses for certain tax years; effective date. (House: VETO OVERRIDE WITHOUT EMERGENCY)
HB2894 · 2026-05-06
Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act; cap on capital investment tax credits; authorizing and limiting additional participation in program under certain conditions. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB4431 · 2026-05-06
Professions and occupations; Pharmacy Act; references; prescribing authority for certain persons; repealers; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB1687 · 2026-05-06
Advance health care directives; creating the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act of 2026; establishing requirements for certain health care directives; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB2979 · 2026-05-06
Motor vehicles; creating the Talyn Bain Act; requiring the Department of Transportation establish school zones on certain state highways upon request; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3781 · 2026-05-06
Insurance; rate may not be excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory; expiration; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3298 · 2026-05-06
Civil procedure; Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act; terms; scope; judicial officer; judicial interview; considerations; training; procedure; record; codification; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3996 · 2026-05-06
Crimes and punishments; capital cases; Indigent Defense System to make certain payments and provide certain experts; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB4428 · 2026-05-06
Public finance; terms; Board of Trustees; votes; proxy proposal; pecuniary factors; exception; report; publish; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3262 · 2026-05-06
Fees; criminal and juvenile proceedings; increasing sheriff's service fee; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
SB1226 · 2026-05-06
Motor vehicles; expanding criteria by which a person must remain at scene or make notification of certain accident. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
HB2137 · 2026-05-06
Criminal procedures; resumption of competency; administration of medication; notification; authorization; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3581 · 2026-05-06
Riots; penalties for participating; making certain acts unlawful; Governmental Tort Claims Act; exception; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
SB1876 · 2026-05-06
Service of process; modifying persons that may be appointed as agent. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
HB4427 · 2026-05-06
Adjunct teachers; annual report; qualifications; requirements; prohibiting adjunct teachers from teaching core curriculum subjects to certain grades; waiver; certificate; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3834 · 2026-05-06
Ibogaine clinical trials; Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act; terms; requirements for drug developers; contractual terms; intellectual property rights; reports; intellectual property account; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3972 · 2026-05-06
Public finance; Ad Valorem Reimbursement Fund; school district revenue loss; state purchases; emergency. (House: FOURTH READING)
SB1916 · 2026-05-06
Insurance Department; creating certain division within the Insurance Department; establishing powers for certain conservator; allowing contacts. Effective date. (House: RECONSIDER MEASURE)
SB1916 · 2026-05-06
Insurance Department; creating certain division within the Insurance Department; establishing powers for certain conservator; allowing contacts. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
HB3467 · 2026-05-06
Education employees; maternity leave; adoption; purpose; effective date; emergency. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3431 · 2026-05-06
Foreign government adversaries; alien and foreign government adversary ownership; foreign government adversary; mineral ownership; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3979 · 2026-05-06
Public finance; Oklahoma Economic Development Pooled Finance Act; Infrastructure Pool; Economic Development Pool; caps; effective date; emergency. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3650 · 2026-05-06
Medicaid; extending certain termination dates; establishing certain reimbursement rates for multistate contracts; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3673 · 2026-05-06
Professions and occupations; term of license and registration certificates; renewal; prohibitions; reinstated licenses; application; continuing education requirements; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HJR1023 · 2026-05-06
Workers' compensation; approving certain fee schedule; effective date; emergency. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB4095 · 2026-05-06
2-1-1 Collaborative; modifying powers and duties; modifying membership; specifying procedures for appointment, reappointment and removal of members; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
HB3462 · 2026-05-06
Professions and occupations; plumbing licenses; definitions; examinations; qualifications; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
SB1687 · 2026-05-06
Driver licenses; adding certain age requirement to qualification for certain license; permitting certain persons to proctor certain examination. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
HB3660 · 2026-05-06
Natural organic reduction; Class D1 criminal offenses; licenses; requiring certain records be maintained for certain time period; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
SB1238 · 2026-05-06
Assault and battery; modifying provisions of offense related to domestic abuse in presence of a child. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
HB3500 · 2026-05-06
Probate procedure; transfer-on-death deed; acceptance; timing; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
SB1326 · 2026-05-06
Self-Service Storage Facility Lien Act; permitting electronic delivery and acceptance of rental agreements. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
SB904 · 2026-05-06
Gender transition procedures; prohibiting certain use of public funds and state facilities; providing criminal penalty. Emergency. (House: THIRD READING)
SB2104 · 2026-05-06
Trusts; modifying requirements related to management and enforceability of trusts. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
SB372 · 2026-05-06
Firearms; modifying scope of lawful carry. Effective date. (House: THIRD READING)
HB3980 · 2026-05-06
District Attorneys Council; Rural District Attorney Loan Repayment Assistance Program; Rural District Attorney Loan Repayment Assistance Program Revolving Fund; codification; effective date. (House: FOURTH READING)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 2335 total roll-call votes this session).
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