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OK HB 1276

enacted

Schools; extending prohibition on use of cell phones and personal electronic devices on certain campuses; effective date; emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 1276 pass?

Yes. OK HB 1276 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): Approved by Governor 04/30/2026

What is OK HB 1276 about?

OK HB 1276 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Schools; extending prohibition on use of cell phones and personal electronic devices on certain campuses; effective date; emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1276?

Caldwell (Chad), Seifried are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1276.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2026-05-04 — Approved by Governor 04/30/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Caldwell (Chad)primary
  • Seifriedprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-04

    Approved by Governor 04/30/2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-28

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-04-28

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  4. 2026-04-28

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  5. 2026-04-28

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-04-28

    Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 7

    passage

  7. 2026-04-28

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Clinton

  8. 2026-04-28

    SA's read, adopted

    passage

  9. 2026-04-16

    SA's received

  10. 2026-04-16

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  11. 2026-04-15

    Referred for engrossment

  12. 2026-04-15

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 5

    passage

  13. 2026-04-15

    General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

  14. 2025-04-10

    Placed on General Order

  15. 2025-04-08

    Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  16. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Education

    reading-2,referral-committee

  17. 2025-02-13

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  18. 2025-02-13

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  19. 2025-02-13

    Referred for engrossment

  20. 2025-02-13

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 9

    passage,reading-3

  21. 2025-02-13

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Burns

  22. 2025-02-13

    General Order

  23. 2025-02-11

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Moore

  24. 2025-02-11

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  25. 2025-02-06

    Authored by Senator Seifried (principal Senate author)

  26. 2025-02-06

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Lowe (Dick)

  27. 2025-02-06

    Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education

    committee-passage

  28. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Common Education

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Education Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Representative Caldwell (Chad)

  31. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2025-02-05 · pass · 11-2

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hilbert: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Banning: no
    • Jenkins: no

  • Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2025-02-10 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Hilbert: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Wolfley: yes

  • Third Reading

    2025-02-13 · pass · 82-9

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Hays: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Archer: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • George: yes
    • May: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • McCane: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • West (R): yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Dollens: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Banning: no
    • Lepak: no
    • Shaw: no
    • Steagall: no
    • Gann: no
    • Olsen: no
    • Smith: no
    • Woolley: no
    • Jenkins: no
    • Alonso-Sandoval: excused
    • Lay: excused
    • Menz: excused
    • Pittman: excused
    • Humphrey: excused
    • Lowe (J): excused
    • Munson: excused
    • West (T): excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 2: other

  • Education

    2025-04-08 · pass · 7-4

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Deevers: no
    • Hicks: no
    • Mann: no
    • Sacchieri: no

  • Third Reading

    2026-04-15 · pass · 41-5

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Deevers: no
    • Jett: no
    • Mann: no
    • Nice: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Burns: excused
    • Hines: excused

  • Fourth Reading

    2026-04-28 · pass · 83-7

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Adams: yes
    • George: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • May: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Archer: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Munson: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Norwood: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Travis: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • West (R): yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Dollens: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Banning: no
    • Jenkins: no
    • Shaw: no
    • Woolley: no
    • Gann: no
    • McCane: no
    • Steagall: no
    • Boles: excused
    • Hill: excused
    • Kerbs: excused
    • Strom: excused
    • Clinton: excused
    • Humphrey: excused
    • Menz: excused
    • Waldron: excused
    • Fetgatter: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 2: other

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1276&session=2600

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