Bill Commons

OK HB 1187

enacted

Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act; opt-out option; removing group insurance; effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 1187 pass?

Yes. OK HB 1187 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-05): Approved by Governor 05/03/2025

What is OK HB 1187 about?

OK HB 1187 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act; opt-out option; removing group insurance; effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1187?

West (Rick), Burns are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1187.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-05-05 — Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • West (Rick)primary
  • Burnsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-05

    Approved by Governor 05/03/2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-04-29

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2025-04-29

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  4. 2025-04-29

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  5. 2025-04-28

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2025-04-28

    Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

    passage

  7. 2025-04-28

    Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 9

    passage

  8. 2025-04-28

    Coauthored by Senator Hamilton

  9. 2025-04-28

    General Order, Considered

  10. 2025-04-15

    Placed on General Order

  11. 2025-04-10

    Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  12. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance

    reading-2,referral-committee

  13. 2025-03-26

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  14. 2025-03-26

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  15. 2025-03-25

    Referred for engrossment

  16. 2025-03-25

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0

    passage,reading-3

  17. 2025-03-25

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Menz, Townley

  18. 2025-03-25

    General Order

  19. 2025-02-27

    CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  20. 2025-02-12

    Authored by Senator Burns (principal Senate author)

  21. 2025-02-12

    Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Insurance

    committee-passage

  22. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Insurance

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  24. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Representative West (Rick)

  25. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Insurance Committee: Do Pass

    2025-02-11 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Adams: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Tedford: yes

  • Commerce And Economic Development Oversight Committee: Do Pass

    2025-02-27 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Adams: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Menz: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Wilk: yes

  • Third Reading

    2025-03-25 · pass · 93-0

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Adams: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Archer: yes
    • George: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • May: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • McCane: yes
    • Steagall: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Menz: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Munson: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • West (R): yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Pittman: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Dollens: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Blair: excused
    • Lepak: excused
    • Sneed: excused
    • Stinson: excused
    • Kerbs: excused
    • Lowe (J): excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 2: other

  • Do Pass

    2025-04-10 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Mann: no

  • Third Reading

    2025-04-28 · pass · 35-9

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Green: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Boren: no
    • Hicks: no
    • Mann: no
    • Rader: no
    • Dossett: no
    • Kirt: no
    • Nice: no
    • Rosino: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Brooks: excused
    • Hall: excused
    • Haste: excused

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1187&session=2600

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