OK HB 2979

enacted

Motor vehicles; creating the Talyn Bain Act; requiring the Department of Transportation establish school zones on certain state highways upon request; effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 2979 pass?

Yes. OK HB 2979 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Approved by Governor 05/11/2026

What is OK HB 2979 about?

OK HB 2979 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Motor vehicles; creating the Talyn Bain Act; requiring the Department of Transportation establish school zones on certain state highways upon request; effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 2979?

Banning, Gollihare are the primary sponsors of OK HB 2979.

Introduced: 2026-02-02
Latest action: 2026-05-12 — Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-12
Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
executive-signature
2026-05-06
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-06
Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
2026-05-06
Enrolled, signed, to Senate
2026-05-06
Referred for enrollment
2026-05-06
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 0
passage
2026-05-06
SA's read, adopted
passage
2026-04-27
SA's received
2026-04-27
Engrossed to House
passage
2026-04-23
Referred for engrossment
2026-04-23
Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 1
passage
2026-04-23
Enacting clause restored
2026-04-23
Title restored
2026-04-23
General Order, Amended
2026-04-15
Placed on General Order
2026-04-13
Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
2026-04-13
Referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-04-13
Enacting clause stricken
2026-04-13
Reported Do Pass as amended Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2026-04-01
Second Reading referred to Aeronautics and Transportation Committee then to Appropriations Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-04
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2026-03-04
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2026-03-03
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-03
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-03
Title stricken
2026-03-03
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-03-03
General Order
2026-02-24
Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
2026-02-24
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-04
Coauthored by Representative(s) Manger
2026-02-04
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety
committee-passage
2026-02-03
Referred to Public Safety
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Authored by Representative Banning
2026-02-02
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

Versions

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Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1Compare
1 Floor Amendment by KANECompare
HB2979 (4-21-26) (GOLLIHARE) RT FA1.PDFCompare
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Documents

Votes

Public Safety Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-02-04 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Hardin: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Turner: yes
Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-02-24 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Duel: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Kane: yes
- Manger: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Worthen: yes
Third Reading
2026-03-03 · pass · 85-0
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- Gise: yes
- Manger: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Hall: yes
- Marti: yes
- Staires: yes
- Archer: yes
- Hardin: yes
- May: yes
- Stark: yes
- Banning: yes
- Harris: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- McCane: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hays: yes
- Menz: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Moore: yes
- Strom: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Munson: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Newton: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Travis: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Johns: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Kane: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (K): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (R): yes
- Deck: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Duel: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lay: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Roe: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Gann: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Smith: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- George: yes
- Blair: excused
- Fetgatter: excused
- Pfeiffer: excused
- Steagall: excused
- Clinton: excused
- Grego: excused
- Rosecrants: excused
- Townley: excused
- Dobrinski: excused
- Hill: excused
- Schreiber: excused
- West (J): excused
- Dollens: excused
- Miller: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Aeronautics & Transportation
2026-04-13 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Alvord: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Frix: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Hines: yes
- Jech: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Weaver: yes
- STRIKE ENACTING CLAUSE - ADOPTED: other
Third Reading
2026-04-23 · pass · 41-0
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Boren: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Green: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Burns: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Logan: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mann: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hines: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Woods: yes
- Frix: yes
- Hall: excused
- Nice: excused
- Sacchieri: excused
- Stewart: excused
- Murdock: excused
- Pederson: excused
- Seifried: excused
Fourth Reading
2026-05-06 · pass · 86-0
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- George: yes
- Marti: yes
- Staires: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Gise: yes
- May: yes
- Stark: yes
- Archer: yes
- Grego: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Banning: yes
- Hall: yes
- McCane: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Menz: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Blair: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Moore: yes
- Strom: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hays: yes
- Newton: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Townley: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Travis: yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Turner: yes
- Culver: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (K): yes
- Deck: yes
- Kane: yes
- Ranson: yes
- West (R): yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Roberts: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dollens: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Roe: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Williams: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lay: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Smith: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Gann: yes
- Manger: yes
- Blancett: excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Munson: excused
- Provenzano: excused
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Kerbs: excused
- Pae: excused
- Waldron: excused
- Caldwell (T): excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Pogemiller: excused
- West (J): excused
- Dempsey: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other

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