OK SB 2045

enacted

Schools; Grow Your Own Educator Program; eligible school district; funds; alternative certification pathway. Emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did OK SB 2045 pass?

Yes. OK SB 2045 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Approved by Governor 05/11/2026

What is OK SB 2045 about?

OK SB 2045 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Schools; Grow Your Own Educator Program; eligible school district; funds; alternative certification pathway. Emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 2045?

Stanley, Lowe are the primary sponsors of OK SB 2045.

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

Committees

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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
Signed, returned to Senate
2026-05-06
Enrolled, to House
2026-05-05
Referred for enrollment
2026-05-05
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 7
passage
2026-05-05
HAs adopted
passage
2026-05-05
HAs read
2026-05-05
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2026-05-04
Referred for engrossment
2026-05-04
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 7
passage,reading-3
2026-05-04
Amended by floor substitute
2026-05-04
General Order
2026-04-14
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2026-04-09
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education
committee-passage
2026-03-31
Referred to Common Education
referral-committee
2026-03-31
Second Reading referred to Education Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-30
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2026-03-30
Engrossed to House
passage
2026-03-26
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-26
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 0
passage
2026-03-26
General Order, Considered
2026-02-26
Placed on General Order
2026-02-24
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2026-02-23
Coauthored by Representative Lowe (Dick) (principal House author)
2026-02-11
Remove as author Senator Pugh; authored by Senator Stanley
2026-02-03
Second Reading referred to Education
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Authored by Senator Pugh
2026-02-02
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

Versions

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1 Floor Amendment by LOWECompare
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House Committee Substitute for Senate BillCompare
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Documents

Votes

Education
2026-02-24 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Deevers: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hines: yes
- Mann: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Rader: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Seifried: yes
Third Reading
2026-03-26 · pass · 39-0
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Green: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Boren: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Logan: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Howard: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Frix: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Woods: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Burns: excused
- Hall: excused
- Mann: excused
- Pugh: excused
- Coleman: excused
- Hines: excused
- Paxton: excused
- Weaver: excused
- Gollihare: excused
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-04-08 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Banning: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hall: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Johns: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Tedford: yes
Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-04-13 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Kane: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Waldron: yes
- West (T): yes
- Wolfley: yes
Third Reading
2026-05-04 · pass · 80-7
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- Fugate: yes
- May: yes
- Staires: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- George: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gise: yes
- McCane: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Banning: yes
- Grego: yes
- Miller: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Hall: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Blair: yes
- Harris: yes
- Munson: yes
- Strom: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Newton: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hays: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Townley: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Travis: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (J): 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
- Lawson: yes
- Roe: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dollens: yes
- Lay: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Manger: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Ford: yes
- Marti: yes
- Smith: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Gann: no
- Jenkins: no
- Olsen: no
- Stark: no
- Hardin: no
- Lepak: no
- Sneed: no
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Duel: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Pae: excused
- Caldwell (T): excused
- Hill: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Turner: excused
- Clinton: excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Menz: excused
- Waldron: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Fourth Reading
2026-05-05 · pass · 40-7
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Green: yes
- Logan: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Grellner: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Burns: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hall: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Haste: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hines: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Frix: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Woods: yes
- Boren: no
- Goodwin: no
- Kirt: no
- Nice: no
- Brooks: no
- Hicks: no
- Mann: no
- Howard: excused

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