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OK HB 1980

died on adjournment

Higher education; Oklahoma Higher Education Fair Admissions Act; criminal history inquiries; State Regents for Higher Education; emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did OK HB 1980 pass?

No. OK HB 1980 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-05): Authored by Senator Stewart (principal Senate author)

What is OK HB 1980 about?

OK HB 1980 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Higher education; Oklahoma Higher Education Fair Admissions Act; criminal history inquiries; State Regents for Higher Education; emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1980?

Ranson, Stewart are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1980.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-03-05 — Authored by Senator Stewart (principal Senate author)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ransonprimary
  • Stewartprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Representative Ranson

  3. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Education Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Postsecondary Education

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-11

    Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Postsecondary Education

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-03-05

    CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-03-05

    Authored by Senator Stewart (principal Senate author)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Postsecondary Education Committee: Do Pass

    2025-02-11 · pass · 6-2

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • McCane: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Bashore: no
    • Wolfley: no

  • Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass

    2025-03-05 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Wolfley: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1980&session=2600

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:30:20.811026Z

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