OK HB 2893
enactedEducation; paraprofessionals; teachers; exemption; effective date; emergency.
Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did OK HB 2893 pass?
Yes. OK HB 2893 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-20): Approved by Governor 04/17/2026
What is OK HB 2893 about?
OK HB 2893 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Education; paraprofessionals; teachers; exemption; effective date; emergency.”.
Who sponsors OK HB 2893?
Townley, Pederson are the primary sponsors of OK HB 2893.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2026-04-20 — Approved by Governor 04/17/2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Townleyprimary
- Pedersonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-20
Approved by Governor 04/17/2026
executive-signature
2026-04-16
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-04-16
Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
2026-04-16
Enrolled, signed, to Senate
2026-04-15
Referred for enrollment
2026-04-15
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
passage
2026-04-15
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
passage
2026-04-15
General Order, Considered
2025-04-24
Placed on General Order
2025-04-22
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-04-01
Second Reading referred to Education
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-13
Coauthored by Representative Waldron
2025-03-12
Coauthored by Representative Rosecrants
2025-03-12
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-12
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2025-03-11
Referred for engrossment
2025-03-11
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0
passage,reading-3
2025-03-11
General Order
2025-03-05
Authored by Senator Pederson (principal Senate author)
2025-03-05
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2025-02-20
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 Townley
2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
Versions
Documents
Votes
Common Education Committee: Do Pass
2025-02-19 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Banning: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hall: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Johns: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Maynard: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Tedford: yes
Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2025-03-05 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Kane: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Waldron: yes
- West (T): yes
- Wolfley: yes
Third Reading
2025-03-11 · pass · 92-0
Member-level votes (101)
- Hays: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Manger: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Adams: yes
- Ford: yes
- Marti: yes
- Smith: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Fugate: yes
- May: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gann: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Staires: yes
- Banning: yes
- George: yes
- McCane: yes
- Stark: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Gise: yes
- Menz: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Grego: yes
- Miller: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hall: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Munson: yes
- Strom: yes
- Burns: yes
- Harris: yes
- Newton: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Townley: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hefner: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Pae: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hill: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (J): yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (K): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Pittman: yes
- West (R): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (T): yes
- Deck: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Dollens: yes
- Lay: yes
- Roe: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Duel: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Blancett: excused
- Kerbs: excused
- Lepak: excused
- Stewart: excused
- Johns: excused
- Lawson: excused
- Lowe (J): 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
2026-04-15 · pass · 45-0
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Green: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Logan: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Boren: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Mann: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Hall: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Haste: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Frix: yes
- Jech: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jett: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rader: yes
- Woods: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Burns: excused
- Daniels: excused
- Hines: excused
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