Service of Process Agent Modification
Summary
The Oklahoma State Senate passed SB1876, amending state law to modify which persons may be appointed as agents for service of process. The bill passed the Senate 45-0 and the House Civil Judiciary Committee 9-0 before being engrossed to the House on March 10, 2026. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Reinhardt and Representative Tedford, was effective upon passage.
What changed
SB1876 modifies Oklahoma's service of process statutes by changing who may be appointed as an agent to receive legal documents on behalf of other parties. The bill passed with unanimous support through the Senate Judiciary Committee (7-0) and Senate third reading (45-0), then received a do-pass recommendation from the House Civil Judiciary Committee (9-0). Two committee amendments were filed during the process.
Legal service providers, registered agents, and businesses required to maintain service of process agents in Oklahoma should review their current agent appointments and organizational documents to ensure compliance with the updated eligibility requirements. Entities forming new business entities or renegotiating service agreements should consult the enacted version to confirm agent qualification standards meet the new criteria.
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ChangeBridge / Oklahoma / SB1876 Passed SB1876 Senate Bill Passed 2026-03-10
Service of process; modifying persons that may be appointed as agent. Effective date.
Bill Details
State Oklahoma
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=s...
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Sponsors
Aaron Reinhardt (Sen - R) Mark Tedford (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-06 H Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary 2026-03-30 H Referred to Civil Judiciary 2026-03-30 H Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight 2026-03-10 H First Reading 2026-03-10 S Engrossed to House 2026-03-09 S Referred for engrossment 2026-03-09 S Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 2026-03-09 S General Order, Considered 2026-02-26 S Placed on General Order 2026-02-24 S Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed 2026-02-03 S Coauthored by Representative Tedford (principal House author) 2026-02-03 S Second Reading referred to Judiciary 2026-02-02 S Authored by Senator Reinhardt 2026-02-02 S First Reading
Votes
2026-02-24 Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS Yea: 7 Nay: 0 2026-03-09 Senate: THIRD READING Yea: 45 Nay: 0 2026-04-02 House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS Yea: 9 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-03 S Judiciary 2026-03-30 H Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight 2026-03-30 H Civil Judiciary
Amendments
2026-02-18 Senate Committee Committee Amendment 2026-02-23 Senate Committee Committee Amendment 1
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-15 Introduced 2026-02-24 Comm Sub 2026-02-25 Amended 2026-03-10 Engrossed Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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