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Bill · SB 1894Failed5mo agoTeachers; professional development programs; changing maximum number of professional development hours. Effective date. Emergency. · Sponsors: Aaron Reinhardt (R), Tammy West (R)
This failed measure would have capped required training at 200 hours over five years for classroom teachers with less than five years of recent experience.
Education · Emergency Management
Bill · SB 423Failed5mo agoMedical records; access; eliminating certain health care provider duties; authorizing certain fees. Effective date. · Sponsors: Chad Caldwell (R), Dave Rader (R)
The failed enrolled measure would have set rules for medical-record access, copying fees, and protected-health-information disclosures starting November 1, 2026.
Consumer Protection · Government & Ethics
Bill · SB 237Failed5mo agoAd valorem tax; exemption for manufacturing facilities; defining battery energy storage system; exemption; applications. Effective date. · Sponsors: Chuck Hall (R), Mike Dobrinski (R)
If enacted, the measure would keep battery storage and solar power projects from qualifying for Oklahoma's manufacturing property tax exemption on stated dates.
Civil Rights & Voting · Environment & Energy
Bill · SB 259Became law5mo agoWater and water rights; establishing procedures for permitting, monitoring, and reporting of groundwater use. Effective date. · Sponsors: Brent Howard (R), Carl Newton (R)
Starting November 1, 2026, groundwater permit holders would report use under specified rules while the state water board investigates waste and manages enforcement.
Agriculture · Environment & Energy
Bill · SB 1618Became law5mo agoCriminal procedure; creating the Public Protection Act; conditions of release; public safety reports. Effective date. · Sponsors: Erick Harris (R), Todd Gollihare (R)
Starting January 1, 2027, courts could use risk reports when setting pretrial release conditions, but those reports could not decide release by themselves.
Criminal Justice · National Security
Bill · SB 893Became law5mo agoProperty and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2025. Effective date. · Sponsors: Brent Howard (R), Chad Caldwell (R)
Starting July 1, 2027, foreign principals from U.S.-designated adversary countries would face property limits and new restrictions on Oklahoma infrastructure access, contracts, and software.
Government & Ethics · National Security
Bill · SB 1224Became law5mo agoPardons and paroles; authorizing electronic notification to victims and victim representatives. Effective date. · Sponsors: Collin Duel (R), Darcy Jech (R)
Starting November 1, 2026, the Pardon and Parole Board may email required notices to victims and their representatives who provide current email addresses.
Consumer Protection · Criminal Justice
Bill · SB 1360Became law5mo agoMathematics instruction; Oklahoma Math Achievement and Proficiency Act; teacher training; creating the Office of Mathematics Improvement; Director; screening… · Sponsors: Ally Seifried (R), Anthony Moore (R)
Public schools would screen students in grades two through five for math needs, while a new state office would guide early-grade instruction and teacher training.
Education · Emergency Management
Bill · SB 1632Became law5mo agoSchools; directing career-readiness assessments and assessment-based credentials to be made available to certain students beginning in certain school year… · Sponsors: Jerry Alvord (R), Toni Hasenbeck (R)
Public school districts may offer career-readiness assessments to students in grades 10 through 12, with no student charge when a district administers them.
Bill · SB 633Became law5mo agoChildren; Children's Code; enacting Leo's Law; fentanyl testing; child endangerment; appropriating funds. Effective date. · Sponsors: Kyle Hilbert (R), Todd Gollihare (R)
Beginning January 1, 2027, DHS would use fentanyl-inclusive drug testing in certain child welfare cases and impose special penalties when fentanyl-related endangerment leads to conviction.
Bill · SB 667Became law5mo agoChiropractors; requiring use of licensure portals; modifying certain licensing requirements; modifying requirements for notification of disapproval. Effective… · Sponsors: Bill Coleman (R), Cindy Roe (R)
Beginning November 1, 2026, chiropractic license applicants would use online portals, pay application fees, and receive written reasons for disapproval.
Consumer Protection · Healthcare
Bill · SJR 49Became law5mo agoJoint resolution; repealing certain permanent rules of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. · Sponsors: Casey Murdock (R), Scott Fetgatter (R)
The resolution repeals one paragraph of an Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission rule, but does not explain what the paragraph says.
AI & Privacy · Environment & Energy
Bill · SB 1726Became law5mo agoHigher education; directing certain institutions of higher education to establish certain training program for graduate instructors. Effective date. Emergency. · Sponsors: Chad Caldwell (R), Julie Daniels (R)
Graduate students teaching undergraduate courses at covered Oklahoma state colleges would receive formal training that includes teaching practices and student free-speech protections.
Civil Rights & Voting · Education
Bill · SB 1437Became law5mo agoSchools; creating the Donald J. Trump Physical Fitness Act. Effective date. · Sponsors: Adam Pugh (R), Danny Sterling (R)
Beginning November 1, 2026, Oklahoma education officials will set fitness-test guidelines, and school districts will test students and use results to guide activity programs.
Bill · SB 1451Became law5mo agoVoter registration; requiring certain information to be included on voter registration applications. Emergency. · Sponsors: Eric Roberts (R), Micheal Bergstrom (R)
Voter registration applicants would provide prior-registration details, while election officials would send notices and publish yearly counts; new forms would generally start January 1, 2027.
Civil Rights & Voting · Government & Ethics
Bill · SB 1859Became law5mo agoOklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; creating the Cyber Crime Fraud Unit; revolving fund. Effective date. Emergency. · Sponsors: Aaron Reinhardt (R), Mark Chapman (R)
Oklahoma’s investigative bureau would run a specialized unit for cybercrime and fraud, with a dedicated fund, subject to existing jurisdiction limits and unclear timing.
Consumer Protection · Public Safety
Bill · SB 1877Became law5mo agoState government; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain centralized filing system; directing the Office of the Secretary of State to… · Sponsors: Chuck Hall (R), Trey Caldwell (R)
Beginning January 1, 2027, covered state agencies and other entities would use a Secretary of State system to file required reports electronically.
Criminal Justice · Government & Ethics
Bill · SB 1264Became law5mo agoCrimes and punishment; Class A3 and B3 offenses; assault and battery; modifying certain definition; repealers. Effective date. · Sponsors: Christi Gillespie (R), Nicole Miller (R)
Beginning November 1, 2026, specified assault and domestic-abuse offenses would receive listed felony classifications, while courts would apply treatment and review rules to covered defendants.
Criminal Justice · Mental Health
Bill · SB 1948Became law5mo agoFireworks; creating the Rocket's Red Glare Act; removing requirement to sell fireworks within certain time frame; prohibiting counties from restricting… · Sponsors: Bryan Logan (R), Scott Fetgatter (R)
After passage and approval, Oklahoma fireworks sellers would follow listed sales periods, while qualifying private displays could not be barred by counties.
Emergency Management · Government & Ethics
Bill · SB 563Became law5mo agoCounty planning commission; personnel; chair of the board; composition of board. Effective date. Emergency. · Sponsors: Clay Staires (R), John Haste (R)
The act sets membership and term rules for county planning and adjustment boards and keeps earlier county land-use rules in force until officials change them.