Bill Commons

OK SB 1778

enacted

Strong Readers Act; modifying number of screening instruments to be approved by the State Board of Education beginning in certain school year. Emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 1778 pass?

Yes. OK SB 1778 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-21): Approved by Governor 04/21/2026

What is OK SB 1778 about?

OK SB 1778 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Strong Readers Act; modifying number of screening instruments to be approved by the State Board of Education beginning in certain school year. Emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 1778?

Pugh, Hilbert are the primary sponsors of OK SB 1778.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-04-21 — Approved by Governor 04/21/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Pughprimary
  • Hilbertprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-21

    Approved by Governor 04/21/2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-20

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-04-20

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2026-04-20

    Enrolled, to House

  5. 2026-04-20

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-04-20

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 2

    passage

  7. 2026-04-20

    HAs adopted

    passage

  8. 2026-04-14

    HAs read

  9. 2026-04-14

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  10. 2026-04-13

    Referred for engrossment

  11. 2026-04-13

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 5

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2026-04-13

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Wolfley, Roberts, Hill, Williams

  13. 2026-04-13

    General Order

  14. 2026-04-08

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Caldwell (Chad)

  15. 2026-04-08

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee

    committee-passage

  16. 2026-03-30

    Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget

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  17. 2026-03-26

    First Reading

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  18. 2026-03-26

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  19. 2026-03-25

    Referred for engrossment

  20. 2026-03-25

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 2

    passage

  21. 2026-03-25

    Title restored

  22. 2026-03-25

    General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

  23. 2026-03-16

    Coauthored by Representative Hasenbeck

  24. 2026-03-16

    Coauthored by Representative Staires

  25. 2026-03-09

    Placed on General Order

  26. 2026-03-04

    Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  27. 2026-02-26

    Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)

  28. 2026-02-24

    Referred to Appropriations

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  29. 2026-02-24

    Title stricken

  30. 2026-02-24

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  31. 2026-02-03

    Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee

    reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2026-02-02

    Authored by Senator Pugh

  33. 2026-02-02

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Education

    2026-02-24 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Deevers: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Dossett: no
    • AMD SB1778 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 3701): other
    • STRIKE THE TITLE - ADOPTED: other

  • Appropriations

    2026-03-04 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Brooks: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Woods: yes

  • Third Reading

    2026-03-25 · pass · 45-2

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

  • Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2026-04-07 · pass · 28-0

    Member-level votes (28)
    • Bashore: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • Hilbert: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Munson: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • West (T): yes

  • Third Reading

    2026-04-13 · pass · 87-5

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

  • Fourth Reading

    2026-04-20 · pass · 43-2

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

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1778&session=2600

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