Bill Commons

OK HB 4298

enacted

Child care; directing establishment of certain master teacher ratios; authorizing certain fee subject to specified conditions; effective date; emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2026-02-02
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-05-12 — Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Schreiberprimary
  • Rosinoprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2026-02-02

    Authored by Representative Pae

  3. 2026-02-03

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-03

    Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-04

    Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family Services

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-02-12

    CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-02-12

    Authored by Senator Reinhardt (principal Senate author)

  8. 2026-02-18

    General Order

  9. 2026-02-18

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-02-18

    Referred for engrossment

  11. 2026-02-19

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  12. 2026-02-19

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  13. 2026-02-19

    Coauthored by Representative McCane

  14. 2026-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

    reading-2,referral-committee

  15. 2026-04-20

    Remove as author Senator Reinhardt; authored by Senator Rosino

  16. 2026-04-20

    Coauthored by Senator Reinhardt

  17. 2026-04-20

    remove as principal author Representative Pae and substitute with Representative Schreiber

  18. 2026-04-20

    Coauthored by Representative Pae

  19. 2026-04-20

    Remove as coauthor Representative(s) McCane

  20. 2026-04-20

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  21. 2026-04-20

    Emergency added

  22. 2026-04-22

    Placed on General Order

  23. 2026-05-04

    General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

  24. 2026-05-04

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0

    passage

  25. 2026-05-04

    Referred for engrossment

  26. 2026-05-05

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  27. 2026-05-05

    SA's received

  28. 2026-05-06

    SA's read, adopted

    passage

  29. 2026-05-06

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Stewart

  30. 2026-05-06

    Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 2

    passage

  31. 2026-05-06

    Referred for enrollment

  32. 2026-05-06

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  33. 2026-05-06

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  34. 2026-05-06

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  35. 2026-05-12

    Approved by Governor 05/12/2026

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Children, Youth And Family Services Committee: Do Pass

    2026-02-04 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Blancett: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Woolley: yes

  • Health And Human Services Oversight Committee: Do Pass

    2026-02-12 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Munson: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Williams: yes

  • Third Reading

    2026-02-18 · pass · 95-0

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Adams: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: yes
    • George: yes
    • May: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Archer: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • McCane: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Menz: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Munson: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Norwood: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Travis: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Clinton: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • West (R): yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Dollens: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Fetgatter: excused
    • Humphrey: excused
    • Kannady: excused
    • Steagall: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 2: other

  • Health & Human Services

    2026-04-20 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Coleman: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • AMD HB4298 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 3973): other

  • Third Reading

    2026-05-04 · pass · 48-0

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Woods: yes

  • Fourth Reading

    2026-05-06 · pass · 83-2

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

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4298&session=2600

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