OK HB 1937

enacted

Schools; student communications; school personnel; administrative leave; investigation; effective date; emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did OK HB 1937 pass?

Yes. OK HB 1937 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-11): Approved by Governor 05/07/2026

What is OK HB 1937 about?

OK HB 1937 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Schools; student communications; school personnel; administrative leave; investigation; effective date; emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1937?

Kannady, Howard are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1937.

Introduced: 2025-02-03
Latest action: 2026-05-11 — Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-11
Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
executive-signature
2026-05-05
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-05
Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
2026-05-05
Enrolled, signed, to Senate
2026-05-05
Referred for enrollment
2026-05-05
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
passage
2026-05-05
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
passage
2026-05-05
General Order, Considered
2026-04-23
Placed on General Order
2026-04-21
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2026-04-06
Remove as author Senator Green; authored by Senator Howard
2026-04-01
Second Reading referred to Education
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-11
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2026-03-11
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2026-03-10
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-10
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 7
passage,reading-3
2026-03-10
General Order
2026-03-04
Authored by Senator Green (principal Senate author)
2026-03-04
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-17
Remove Representative Sterling as principal House author and substitute with Representative Kannady
2025-02-06
Coauthored by Representative(s) Lowe (Dick)
2025-02-06
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
committee-passage
2025-02-04
Referred to Common Education
referral-committee
2025-02-04
Second Reading referred to Education Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-03
Authored by Representative Sterling
2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

Versions

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Amendment to Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1Compare
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Documents

Votes

Common Education Committee: Do Pass
2025-02-05 · pass · 8-5
Member-level votes (13)
- Hilbert: yes
- Johns: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Moore: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Banning: no
- Caldwell (C): no
- Hall: no
- Jenkins: no
- Maynard: no
Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-03-04 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Kane: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Waldron: yes
- West (T): yes
- Wolfley: yes
Third Reading
2026-03-10 · pass · 84-7
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- Ford: yes
- Manger: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Marti: yes
- Staires: yes
- Archer: yes
- George: yes
- May: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Banning: yes
- Gise: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Grego: yes
- McCane: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hall: yes
- Menz: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Munson: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hays: yes
- Newton: yes
- Townley: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Travis: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Pae: yes
- Turner: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Johns: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (J): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (K): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- West (T): yes
- Deck: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Lay: yes
- Roe: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Dollens: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Duel: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Smith: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Gann: no
- Jenkins: no
- Shaw: no
- West (R): no
- Humphrey: no
- Olsen: no
- Stark: no
- Boles: excused
- Hardin: excused
- Lawson: excused
- Osburn: excused
- Fetgatter: excused
- Hill: excused
- Moore: excused
- Strom: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Education
2026-04-21 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Deevers: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hines: yes
- Mann: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Rader: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Seifried: yes
Third Reading
2026-05-05 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Kern: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Boren: yes
- Green: yes
- Logan: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Mann: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hall: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hines: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Howard: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Frix: yes
- Jech: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Woods: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rader: yes
- Hicks: excused

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1937&session=2600

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