County voters in Oklahoma would have the option of allowing liquor stores to sell alcoholic beverages on Sundays under a bill approved Wednesday by the state Senate.

The bill will now go to the House of Representatives for consideration.

Under Senate Bill 211, county commissioners could vote to call an election on the issue. Alternatively, county residents could force a vote by circulating a petition and gathering the signatures of at least 15 percent of the number of registered voters who cast votes in their county in the last general election for governor.

The earliest date that voters in a county could authorize Sunday liquor store sales would be Oct. 1, 2018, which is the same date that grocery stores will be allowed to begin selling wine and full-strength beer seven days a week under the provisions of State Question 792, which was approved earlier by voters.