David Bullard is a Republican state senator from Oklahoma Senate District 6 who took office in November 2018 and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2]Ballotpedia lists Democrat Patrick Southerland as his general-election opponent.[1]
Bullard assumed office on November 21, 2018; the June 16, 2026 Republican primary for his seat was canceled.[1]For 2023-2024, Ballotpedia lists him as chair of the Tourism and Wildlife Committee and a member of the Administrative Rules, Energy, Senate Judiciary and Senate Rules committees.[1]
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
›Rights & public safety29 with · 2 against31 votes
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Creates a loan repayment program letting the District Attorneys Council pay up to $5,000 per 12 months, and $50,000 total, toward education loans of eligible assistant district attorneys. Those who leave designated high-need jurisdictions early repay pro rata. Creates a revolving fund.
Apr 27, 2026 · Passed 28–19 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Bars use of state funds, including Medicaid, and state facilities for gender transition procedures (surgeries, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones) for minors and adults. State officers or employees who intentionally violate it commit a misdemeanor.
On the version voted Apr 29, 2026: Directs the Commissioner of Public Safety to commission up to two members, rather than one, of each chamber's security team as peace officers, with jurisdiction under Title 21, Sections 99 and 99a, effective only during official duties, replacing Capitol-grounds jurisdiction.
On the version voted May 4, 2026: Updates the Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act: changes definitions (including goats to hooved mammals), raises per-100-pound milk fees from one cent to two cents, and clarifies jurisdiction of dairy inspection and grading programs.
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Requires public pension boards to vote shareholder proxies and engage companies solely on financial (pecuniary) factors, not environmental, social or political goals, and to publish an annual report of their proxy votes by March 1.
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Changes Small Employer Quality Jobs eligibility: sets two city-size tiers (under or over 50,000 people) with minimum new jobs of the greater of 5 jobs/5% or 10 jobs/10%, and lets employers qualify with over $500,000 in capital investment as an alternative to out-of-state sales.
May 5, 2026 · Passed 25–21 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Bars use of state funds, including Medicaid, and state facilities for gender transition procedures (surgeries, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones) for minors and adults. State officers or employees who intentionally violate it commit a misdemeanor.
As passed by the House, requires the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to verify Medicaid applicants' immigration status through the federal SAVE system and notify the Attorney General when status does not indicate lawful presence; that office reviews cases and notifies ICE if presence is unverifiable.
On the version voted May 5, 2026: Approves two proposed major rules of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OAC 317:30-5-47 and 317:30-5-47.7, submitted on or before February 1, 2026.
May 14, 2026 · Passed 32–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Requires school districts to schedule a meeting within 15 school days of a parent's special education evaluation request and decide eligibility within 45 school days of signed consent. If the 45-day deadline is missed, the student is deemed eligible for a Lindsey Nicole Henry scholarship.
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Shifts approval of career-readiness assessments and credentials from the Commerce Department to the State Department of Education, removes the funding condition, and makes the assessments available to grades 10 through 12 starting in the 2026-2027 school year.
On the version voted May 7, 2026: Revises graduation requirements: lets an AP English seminar fulfill English, indigenous languages fulfill world language, and an AP course fulfill financial literacy; closes the college-prep pathway to students not already on it; requires a catalog of employer endorsements.
On the version voted May 4, 2026: Bars battery energy storage systems from the five-year property tax exemption for manufacturing facilities, and solar power generators from qualifying starting January 5, 2028, with no new applications from January 5, 2029. Defines battery energy storage system.
May 14, 2026 · Passed 30–15 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Expands the two-year gross production tax exemption for oil and gas wells completed with recycled water to all such wells, dropping the requirement that the well was drilled but not completed by July 1, 2021.
On the version voted May 5, 2026: Sets a process for cities and counties to seek reimbursement from a new Remediation Assistance Revolving Fund after buying and removing homes contaminated by oil or brine. The Commission remediates using state plugging funds; the city or county then sells the property and returns proceeds.
On the version voted May 4, 2026: Allows two or more DUI violations within one year to be aggregated and prosecuted as a single Class C2 felony, exempts certain cases from blood and breath test timing requirements, and repeals duplicate versions of the statute.
Raises from $300 to $3,000 the damage amount requiring a driver's written collision report, and from $500 to $3,000 the amount requiring an officer's report of public-roadway collisions. No report is required if parties exchange information and only vehicles are damaged.
May 5, 2026 · Passed 32–16 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Bars state agencies and their contractors from recommending for or against a specific commercial driver training school or withholding student grants based on the school chosen, and lets affected schools or students sue.
Bars foreign principals from foreign adversary countries from owning or acquiring agricultural land, or controlling real property within 10 miles of military installations or critical infrastructure. Requires divestiture within 180 days and registration within 60 days, with a national security agreement exception.
On the version voted May 5, 2026: Requires Guard and State Guard personnel to be on active duty for state compensation, funds pay for full-time state employees in military roles at federal active-duty levels from a supplemental pay fund, and updates retirement and education benefit rules.
Apr 29, 2026 · Passed 28–17 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted May 4, 2026: Creates a Cyber Crime and Fraud Unit in the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate cyber-enabled crime, financial fraud and digital evidence cases, on request of a district attorney, law enforcement agency or authorized state officer, or at the Governor's direction. Creates a revolving fund.
On the version voted May 4, 2026: Makes the county commission chair or designee a member of the county planning commission, sets two-year terms, and requires county boards of adjustment to have three, five, or seven appointed resident property owners.
Voted against most of their party on 4 of 44 party-divided votes on file.
Ad valorem tax; exemption for manufacturing facilities; defining battery energy storage system; exemption; applications. Effective date.
What it does: On the version voted May 4, 2026: Bars battery energy storage systems from the five-year property tax exemption for manufacturing facilities, and solar power generators from qualifying starting January 5, 2028, with n…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 1–7, Republicans 29–8
Motor vehicles; modifying damage amount requiring a written report of collision; effective date.
What it does: Raises from $300 to $3,000 the damage amount requiring a driver's written collision report, and from $500 to $3,000 the amount requiring an officer's report of public-roadway collisions. No report is required if parti…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 3–5, Republicans 29–11
Revenue and taxation; Small Employer Quality Jobs Act; definitions; eligibility criteria; effective date.
What it does: On the version voted May 6, 2026: Changes Small Employer Quality Jobs eligibility: sets two city-size tiers (under or over 50,000 people) with minimum new jobs of the greater of 5 jobs/5% or 10 jobs/10%, and lets empl…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 1–6, Republicans 24–15
District Attorneys Council; Rural District Attorney Loan Repayment Assistance Program; Rural District Attorney Loan Repayment Assistance Program Revolving Fund; codification; effective date.
What it does: On the version voted May 6, 2026: Creates a loan repayment program letting the District Attorneys Council pay up to $5,000 per 12 months, and $50,000 total, toward education loans of eligible assistant district attorn…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 1–7, Republicans 27–12
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
SB 1859 · OK SENATE
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; creating the Cyber Crime Fraud Unit; revolving fund. Effective date. Emergency.
YesVOTED
Motion: Fourth Reading
On the version voted May 4, 2026: Creates a Cyber Crime and Fraud Unit in the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate cyber-enabled crime, financial fraud and digital evidence cases, on request of a district attorney, law enforcement agency or authorized state officer, or at the Governor's direction. Creates a revolving fund.
Water and water rights; establishing procedures for permitting, monitoring, and reporting of groundwater use. Effective date.
YesVOTED
Motion: Fourth Reading
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Requires the Water Resources Board to audit usage reports, investigate waste complaints and impose progressive fines for overuse. Treats groundwater use for data-center evaporative cooling as waste, issuing permits only for low-consumption, recirculating cooling systems.
Fireworks; creating the Rocket's Red Glare Act; removing requirement to sell fireworks within certain time frame; prohibiting counties from restricting certain firework display under certain circumstances. Emergency.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: Fourth Reading
On the version voted Apr 29, 2026: Creates the Rocket's Red Glare Act: removes a retail fireworks sales time-frame requirement, bars counties from prohibiting private noncommercial outdoor displays when no burn ban or red flag warning applies, and removes a prohibition on certain skyrockets.
A yes vote overrode the governor’s veto of HB 4342, which allows evidence of a defendant’s other acts of domestic violence or abuse in criminal cases and requires prosecutors to disclose it 15 days before trial. (AI-written)
Makes evidence of other acts of domestic violence or abuse by the defendant admissible in criminal cases involving such offenses, and requires the state to disclose it at least 15 days before trial, unless the court allows later for good cause.
Chiropractors; requiring use of licensure portals; modifying certain licensing requirements; modifying requirements for notification of disapproval. Effective date.
NoVOTED
Motion: Fourth Reading
On the version voted Apr 28, 2026: Requires chiropractic license applicants to use the Board's online portal and show a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from an accredited program, requires written reasons when a relocation application is disapproved, and repeals chiropractic claims consultant registration.
Medical records; access; eliminating certain health care provider duties; authorizing certain fees. Effective date.
NoVOTED
Motion: Fourth Reading
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Allows cost-based fees when patients request their records and raises the base fee for attorney, insurer and subpoena requests from $20 to up to $25. Raises the electronic-records fee cap from $200 to $270. Bars covered entities from using health information beyond what HIPAA allows.
Voter registration; requiring certain information to be included on voter registration applications. Emergency.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: Fourth Reading
On the version voted May 6, 2026: Adds a prior-registration question to voter registration applications, treats an application as a request to cancel any prior registration, and requires notice to the other state's election official. Requires an annual report on those notices and cancellations.
Corporation Commission; processes for cities and counties to seek certain reimbursement; fair market value; requiring application to request use of certain funds; creating the Remediation Assistance Revolving Fund. Emergency.
YesVOTED
Motion: Fourth Reading
On the version voted May 5, 2026: Sets a process for cities and counties to seek reimbursement from a new Remediation Assistance Revolving Fund after buying and removing homes contaminated by oil or brine. The Commission remediates using state plugging funds; the city or county then sells the property and returns proceeds.
Aerospace, aircraft, and aviation infrastructure; authorizing the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics to take certain actions. Effective date.
NoVOTED
Motion: Fourth Reading
On the version voted Apr 29, 2026: Authorizes the Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics' unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility clearinghouse to invest in publicly owned infrastructure and partner with other states and industry to create regional or technical centers.
