OK HB 4359

enacted

Schools; requiring statewide assessments to be held in the last four weeks of each school year; effective date; emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 4359 pass?

Yes. OK HB 4359 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Approved by Governor 05/12/2026

What is OK HB 4359 about?

OK HB 4359 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Schools; requiring statewide assessments to be held in the last four weeks of each school year; effective date; emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 4359?

Moore, Seifried are the primary sponsors of OK HB 4359.

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-12
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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
2026-05-05
Referred for enrollment
2026-05-05
Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 17
passage
2026-05-05
SA's read, adopted
passage
2026-04-30
SA's received
2026-04-30
Engrossed to House
passage
2026-04-29
Referred for engrossment
2026-04-29
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 3
passage
2026-04-29
General Order, Considered
2026-04-09
Placed on General Order
2026-04-07
Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2026-04-01
Second Reading referred to Education
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-30
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2026-03-30
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2026-03-25
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-25
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 10
passage,reading-3
2026-03-25
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-03-25
General Order
2026-03-03
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-10
Authored by Senator Seifried (principal Senate author)
2026-02-10
Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer, Caldwell (Chad)
2026-02-10
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
committee-passage
2026-02-04
Referred to Common Education
referral-committee
2026-02-04
Referred to Education Oversight
referral-committee
2026-02-04
Withdrawn from Rules Committee
2026-02-03
Second Reading referred to Rules
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Authored by Representative Moore
2026-02-02
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

Versions

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1Compare
Committee Amendment 1Compare
2 Floor Amendment by MOORE (UNTIMELY FILED)Compare
1 Floor Amendment by MOORE (UNTIMELY FILED)Compare
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Amended And EngrossedCompare
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Documents

Votes

Common Education Committee: Do Pass
2026-02-04 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Banning: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hall: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Johns: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Moore: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Tedford: yes
Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-03-02 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Kane: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Moore: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Waldron: yes
- West (T): yes
- Wolfley: yes
Third Reading
2026-03-25 · pass · 83-10
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- George: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Staires: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gise: yes
- Manger: yes
- Stark: yes
- Banning: yes
- Grego: yes
- Marti: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Boles: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Moore: yes
- Strom: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hays: yes
- Newton: yes
- Townley: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Travis: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (J): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (K): yes
- Culver: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (R): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kane: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Roe: yes
- Williams: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lay: yes
- Smith: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Gann: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Deck: no
- Munson: no
- Ranson: no
- Blancett: no
- Dollens: no
- Provenzano: no
- Waldron: no
- Clinton: no
- McCane: no
- Kannady: excused
- Menz: excused
- Tedford: excused
- Timmons: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Pogemiller: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Education
2026-04-07 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Dossett: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Mann: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Rader: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Seifried: yes
- AMD HB4359 CA1 - ADOPTED: other
Third Reading
2026-04-29 · pass · 40-3
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Green: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hall: yes
- Logan: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mann: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Haste: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Frix: yes
- Hines: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Howard: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Woods: yes
- Boren: no
- Goodwin: no
- Nice: no
- Bullard: excused
- Murdock: excused
- Pugh: excused
- Weaver: excused
- Daniels: excused
Fourth Reading
2026-05-05 · pass · 70-17
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- George: yes
- Marti: yes
- Staires: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gise: yes
- May: yes
- Stark: yes
- Banning: yes
- Hall: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Miller: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Blair: yes
- Harris: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Newton: yes
- Strom: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hays: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Townley: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Travis: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (J): yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Kane: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (K): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Roberts: yes
- West (T): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Roe: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Lay: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Duel: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Smith: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Ford: yes
- Manger: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Fugate: no
- Menz: no
- Rosecrants: no
- Blancett: no
- Gann: no
- Munson: no
- Stewart: no
- Clinton: no
- Jenkins: no
- Provenzano: no
- Timmons: no
- Deck: no
- McCane: no
- Ranson: no
- West (R): no
- Dollens: no
- Fetgatter: excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Turner: excused
- Grego: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Pfeiffer: excused
- Waldron: excused
- Hefner: excused
- Kerbs: excused
- Pogemiller: excused
- Worthen: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other

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