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OK HB 1601

enacted

Schools; creating the Advancing Rights for Caregiving, Health, and Extended Recovery (Maternity Leave Protection for Teachers) Act; effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did OK HB 1601 pass?

Yes. OK HB 1601 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-07. Latest recorded action (2025-05-07): Approved by Governor 05/06/2025

What is OK HB 1601 about?

OK HB 1601 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Schools; creating the Advancing Rights for Caregiving, Health, and Extended Recovery (Maternity Leave Protection for Teachers) Act; effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1601?

Gise, Mann are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1601.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-05-07 — Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Giseprimary
  • Mannprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Representative Gise

  3. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-17

    Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-03-06

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-03-06

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Pae

  8. 2025-03-06

    Authored by Senator Frix (principal Senate author)

  9. 2025-03-17

    General Order

  10. 2025-03-17

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Ranson, Waldron

  11. 2025-03-17

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 58 Nays: 27

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2025-03-17

    Referred for engrossment

  13. 2025-03-18

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  14. 2025-03-18

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  15. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Education

    reading-2,referral-committee

  16. 2025-04-02

    Remove as author Senator Frix; authored by Senator Mann

  17. 2025-04-02

    Coauthored by Senator Frix

  18. 2025-04-07

    Coauthored by Senator Stanley

  19. 2025-04-22

    Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  20. 2025-04-24

    Placed on General Order

  21. 2025-04-30

    General Order, Considered

  22. 2025-04-30

    Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 5

    passage

  23. 2025-04-30

    Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

    passage

  24. 2025-04-30

    Referred for enrollment

  25. 2025-05-01

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  26. 2025-05-01

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  27. 2025-05-01

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  28. 2025-05-07

    Approved by Governor 05/06/2025

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass

    2025-02-17 · pass · 8-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • McCane: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • Banning: no
    • Caldwell (C): no

  • Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2025-03-05 · pass · 30-3

    Member-level votes (33)
    • Bashore: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • Hilbert: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Munson: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Caldwell (C): no
    • Newton: no
    • West (K): no

  • Third Reading

    2025-03-17 · pass · 58-27

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

  • Education

    2025-04-22 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Seifried: yes

  • Third Reading

    2025-04-30 · pass · 39-5

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

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Official source

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1601&session=2600

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