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OK HB 3700

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Higher education; requiring policy ensuring student grades are evaluated solely on an academic basis; directing the State Regents to withhold state-appropriated funds for failure to adopt a policy; effective date; emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 3700 pass?

Yes. OK HB 3700 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-06): Approved by Governor 05/05/2026

What is OK HB 3700 about?

OK HB 3700 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Higher education; requiring policy ensuring student grades are evaluated solely on an academic basis; directing the State Regents to withhold state-appropriated funds for failure to adopt a policy; effective date; emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 3700?

Caldwell (Chad), Daniels are the primary sponsors of OK HB 3700.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-05-06 — Approved by Governor 05/05/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Caldwell (Chad)primary
  • Danielsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-06

    Approved by Governor 05/05/2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-30

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-04-30

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  4. 2026-04-30

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  5. 2026-04-29

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-04-29

    Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

    passage

  7. 2026-04-29

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 7

    passage

  8. 2026-04-29

    General Order, Considered

  9. 2026-04-29

    Coauthored by Senator Bullard

  10. 2026-04-21

    Coauthored by Representative Wolfley

  11. 2026-04-16

    Placed on General Order

  12. 2026-04-14

    Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  13. 2026-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Education

    reading-2,referral-committee

  14. 2026-03-11

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  15. 2026-03-11

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  16. 2026-03-10

    Referred for engrossment

  17. 2026-03-10

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 13

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2026-03-10

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Staires

  19. 2026-03-10

    General Order

  20. 2026-02-26

    CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  21. 2026-02-10

    Authored by Senator Daniels (principal Senate author)

  22. 2026-02-10

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

    committee-passage

  23. 2026-02-03

    Referred to Postsecondary Education

    referral-committee

  24. 2026-02-03

    Second Reading referred to Education Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  25. 2026-02-02

    Authored by Representative Caldwell (Chad)

  26. 2026-02-02

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Postsecondary Education Committee: Do Pass

    2026-02-10 · pass · 6-2

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

  • Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass

    2026-02-25 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Waldron: no

  • Third Reading

    2026-03-10 · pass · 80-13

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Adams: yes
    • George: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Archer: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • May: yes
    • Steagall: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Norwood: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Travis: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • West (R): yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: no
    • Dollens: no
    • Munson: no
    • Rosecrants: no
    • Blancett: no
    • McCane: no
    • Pogemiller: no
    • Timmons: no
    • Clinton: no
    • Menz: no
    • Ranson: no
    • Waldron: no
    • Deck: no
    • Cantrell: excused
    • Kannady: excused
    • Lepak: excused
    • Strom: excused
    • Hall: excused
    • Lawson: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 2: other

  • Education

    2026-04-14 · pass · 9-2

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Daniels: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Hicks: no
    • Mann: no

  • Third Reading

    2026-04-29 · pass · 38-7

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Boren: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Kirt: no
    • Nice: no
    • Brooks: no
    • Hicks: no
    • Mann: no
    • Pederson: excused
    • Pugh: excused
    • Weaver: excused

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3700&session=2600

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