Bill Commons

OK HB 1981

died on adjournment

Schools; Strong Readers Act; changing the number and timing of reading screenings for kindergarten students; effective date; emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 1981 pass?

No. OK HB 1981 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 (2025-02-06): Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education

What is OK HB 1981 about?

OK HB 1981 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Schools; Strong Readers Act; changing the number and timing of reading screenings for kindergarten students; effective date; emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 1981?

Ranson, Hicks are the primary sponsors of OK HB 1981.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-02-06 — Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ransonprimary
  • Hicksprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-06

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

    committee-passage

  2. 2025-02-04

    Referred to Common Education

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Education Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Representative Ranson

  5. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Common Education Committee: Do Pass

    2025-02-05 · pass · 10-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Banning: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (C): no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1981&session=2600

Attribution

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