OK HB 1979

enacted

Children; Early Childhood Task Force; membership; election; reports; compensation or reimbursement; expenses; Open Records Act; Open Meeting Act; advice; vision statement; mission; principles; codification; effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did OK HB 1979 pass?

Yes. OK HB 1979 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-11): Approved by Governor 05/11/2026

What is OK HB 1979 about?

OK HB 1979 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Children; Early Childhood Task Force; membership; election; reports; compensation or reimbursement; expenses; Open Records Act; Open Meeting Act; advice; vision statement; mission; principles; codification; effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1979?

Ranson, Hall are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1979.

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

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-11
Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
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
2026-05-04
Referred for enrollment
2026-05-04
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 65 Nays: 26
passage
2026-05-04
SA's read, adopted
passage
2026-04-28
SA's received
2026-04-28
Engrossed to House
passage
2026-04-28
Referred for engrossment
2026-04-28
Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 9
passage
2026-04-28
General Order, Considered
2026-04-22
Placed on General Order
2026-04-20
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2026-04-16
Coauthored by Representative Dollens
2026-04-01
Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-24
Coauthored by Representative Munson
2026-03-24
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2026-03-24
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2026-03-23
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-23
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 59 Nays: 33
passage,reading-3
2026-03-23
Coauthored by Representative(s) Schreiber
2026-03-23
Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 62 Nays: 30
passage
2026-03-16
Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Ranson
2026-03-16
Third Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 43
reading-3
2026-03-16
Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer, Pae, Lawson, Provenzano, Hefner
2026-03-16
General Order
2026-03-05
Authored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author)
2026-03-05
Coauthored by Representative(s) Waldron
2026-03-05
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-18
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee
committee-passage
2025-02-04
Referred to Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-02-04
Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-03
Authored by Representative Ranson
2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

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Documents

Votes

Appropriations And Budget General Government Subcommittee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-02-16 · pass · 4-2
Member-level votes (6)
- Dollens: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Strom: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Gann: no
- Steagall: no
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-03-03 · pass · 25-2
Member-level votes (27)
- Bashore: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Ford: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Grego: yes
- Hill: yes
- Kane: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Manger: yes
- Miller: yes
- Munson: yes
- Newton: yes
- Pae: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Strom: yes
- West (K): yes
- West (T): yes
- Caldwell (C): no
- Cantrell: no
Third Reading
2026-03-16 · pass · 46-43
Member-level votes (101)
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- George: yes
- Menz: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gise: yes
- Miller: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Grego: yes
- Munson: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Newton: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hill: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Strom: yes
- Culver: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Pae: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Deck: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Townley: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (J): yes
- Dollens: yes
- May: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Fugate: yes
- McCane: yes
- Adams: no
- Ford: no
- Lepak: no
- Steagall: no
- Banning: no
- Gann: no
- Manger: no
- Travis: no
- Blair: no
- Hall: no
- Maynard: no
- Turner: no
- Boles: no
- Hardin: no
- Moore: no
- West (K): no
- Caldwell (C): no
- Harris: no
- Olsen: no
- West (R): no
- Cantrell: no
- Hays: no
- Roe: no
- Wilk: no
- Cornwell: no
- Hildebrant: no
- Shaw: no
- Williams: no
- Crosswhite Hader: no
- Humphrey: no
- Smith: no
- Wolfley: no
- Duel: no
- Jenkins: no
- Sneed: no
- Woolley: no
- Eaves: no
- Kendrix: no
- Staires: no
- Worthen: no
- Fetgatter: no
- Lay: no
- Stark: no
- Caldwell (T): excused
- Kane: excused
- Schreiber: excused
- Tedford: excused
- Hasenbeck: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Stinson: excused
- West (T): excused
- Johns: excused
- Marti: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Reconsider Measure
2026-03-23 · pass · 62-30
Member-level votes (101)
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- George: yes
- McCane: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gise: yes
- Menz: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Grego: yes
- Miller: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Blair: yes
- Harris: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Munson: yes
- Strom: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pae: yes
- Townley: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Kane: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Travis: yes
- Culver: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Deck: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (J): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Dollens: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Marti: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Fugate: yes
- May: yes
- Adams: no
- Hardin: no
- Maynard: no
- Steagall: no
- Banning: no
- Hays: no
- Olsen: no
- Turner: no
- Crosswhite Hader: no
- Hildebrant: no
- Roe: no
- West (K): no
- Duel: no
- Jenkins: no
- Shaw: no
- West (R): no
- Eaves: no
- Kendrix: no
- Smith: no
- Wilk: no
- Ford: no
- Lay: no
- Staires: no
- Williams: no
- Gann: no
- Lepak: no
- Stark: no
- Woolley: no
- Hall: no
- Manger: no
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Cornwell: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Sneed: excused
- Caldwell (T): excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Newton: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Third Reading
2026-03-23 · pass · 59-33
Member-level votes (101)
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- George: yes
- McCane: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gise: yes
- Menz: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Grego: yes
- Miller: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Blair: yes
- Harris: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Munson: yes
- Strom: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Newton: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hill: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Johns: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Townley: yes
- Culver: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pae: yes
- Travis: yes
- Deck: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (J): yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dollens: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Marti: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Fugate: yes
- May: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Adams: no
- Hardin: no
- Manger: no
- Steagall: no
- Banning: no
- Hays: no
- Maynard: no
- Turner: no
- Cantrell: no
- Hildebrant: no
- Olsen: no
- West (K): no
- Crosswhite Hader: no
- Jenkins: no
- Roe: no
- West (R): no
- Duel: no
- Kane: no
- Shaw: no
- Wilk: no
- Eaves: no
- Kendrix: no
- Smith: no
- Williams: no
- Ford: no
- Lay: no
- Staires: no
- Woolley: no
- Gann: no
- Lepak: no
- Stark: no
- Worthen: no
- Hall: no
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Cornwell: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Sneed: excused
- Caldwell (T): excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Pfeiffer: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Health & Human Services
2026-04-20 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Coleman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Haste: yes
- Hicks: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Nice: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Thompson: yes
- AMD HB1979 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 3975): other
Third Reading
2026-04-28 · pass · 37-9
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Kern: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Green: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Hall: yes
- Logan: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mann: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Haste: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Nice: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hines: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Frix: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Woods: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Burns: no
- Guthrie: no
- McIntosh: no
- Sacchieri: no
- Deevers: no
- Jett: no
- Prieto: no
- Standridge: no
- Grellner: no
- Boren: excused
- Pugh: excused
Fourth Reading
2026-05-04 · pass · 65-26
Member-level votes (101)
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Ford: yes
- Marti: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Archer: yes
- Fugate: yes
- May: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Bashore: yes
- George: yes
- McCane: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blair: yes
- Gise: yes
- Miller: yes
- Staires: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Grego: yes
- Moore: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Boles: yes
- Harris: yes
- Munson: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Newton: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Strom: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Johns: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pae: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Townley: yes
- Culver: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (J): yes
- Deck: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Dollens: yes
- Manger: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Adams: no
- Hays: no
- Olsen: no
- Travis: no
- Banning: no
- Hildebrant: no
- Roe: no
- West (K): no
- Crosswhite Hader: no
- Jenkins: no
- Shaw: no
- West (R): no
- Eaves: no
- Kendrix: no
- Sneed: no
- Wilk: no
- Gann: no
- Lay: no
- Stark: no
- Woolley: no
- Hall: no
- Lepak: no
- Steagall: no
- Worthen: no
- Hardin: no
- Maynard: no
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Hill: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Turner: excused
- Duel: excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Menz: excused
- Waldron: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other

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