OK SB 212

enacted

Teacher preparation; directing the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to establish TeachForwardOK.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 212 pass?

Yes. OK SB 212 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-29): Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025

What is OK SB 212 about?

OK SB 212 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Teacher preparation; directing the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to establish TeachForwardOK.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 212?

Seifried, Caldwell (Chad) are the primary sponsors of OK SB 212.

Introduced: 2025-02-03
Latest action: 2025-05-29 — Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-29
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
became-law
2025-05-22
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-22
Signed, returned to Senate
2025-05-22
Enrolled, to House
2025-05-22
Referred for enrollment
2025-05-22
To Senate
2025-05-22
Fourth Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 29; Ayes: 51 Nays: 29
passage
2025-05-22
CCR adopted
passage
2025-05-22
CCR submitted
2025-05-22
Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0
2025-05-22
Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 34 Nays: 10
passage
2025-05-22
CCR adopted, GCCA
passage
2025-05-21
Enacting clause restored
2025-05-21
Emergency clause restored
2025-05-21
Title restored
2025-05-21
CCR read, GCCA
2025-05-15
Conference granted, naming GCCA
2025-05-13
SCs named GCCA
2025-05-13
HAs rejected, conference requested
amendment-failure
2025-05-07
HAs read
2025-05-07
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2025-05-06
Referred for engrossment
2025-05-06
Third Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 59 Nays: 28; Ayes: 59 Nays: 28
passage,reading-3
2025-05-06
General Order
2025-04-17
Enacting clause stricken
2025-04-17
CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
committee-passage
2025-04-08
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
committee-passage
2025-04-02
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-04-01
Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-17
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-17
Engrossed to House
passage
2025-03-13
Referred for engrossment
2025-03-13
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 10
passage
2025-03-13
General Order, Considered
2025-03-04
Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)
2025-03-03
Placed on General Order
2025-02-26
Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-02-19
Referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-02-19
Title stricken
2025-02-19
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-02-04
Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-03
Authored by Senator Seifried
2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

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Votes

Education
2025-02-19 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Dossett: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hines: yes
- Mann: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Rader: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Seifried: yes
- AMD SB212 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 1599): other
- STRIKE THE TITLE - ADOPTED: other
Appropriations
2025-02-26 · pass · 22-0
Member-level votes (22)
- Brooks: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Green: yes
- Hall: yes
- Haste: yes
- Hicks: 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
2025-03-13 · pass · 34-10
Member-level votes (47)
- Alvord: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Mann: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Boren: yes
- Hall: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Haste: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Hines: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Frix: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Kern: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Woods: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Bergstrom: no
- Grellner: no
- McIntosh: no
- Sacchieri: no
- Burns: no
- Hamilton: no
- Prieto: no
- Standridge: no
- Deevers: no
- Jett: no
- Brooks: excused
- Gillespie: excused
- Green: excused
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass
2025-04-07 · pass · 8-2
Member-level votes (10)
- Banning: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Johns: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Osburn: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Woolley: yes
- McCane: no
- Waldron: no
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended, Strike The Enacting Clause
2025-04-16 · pass · 26-2
Member-level votes (28)
- Bashore: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Burns: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Ford: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Grego: yes
- Hill: yes
- Kane: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Manger: yes
- Miller: yes
- Munson: yes
- Newton: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Pae: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Strom: yes
- West (J): yes
- West (T): yes
- Kendrix: no
- West (K): no
Third Reading
2025-05-06 · pass · 59-28
Member-level votes (100)
- Archer: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Staires: yes
- Blair: yes
- George: yes
- Manger: yes
- Stark: yes
- Boles: yes
- Gise: yes
- Marti: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Burns: yes
- Harris: yes
- May: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hays: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Miller: yes
- Townley: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Moore: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Johns: yes
- Newton: yes
- West (J): yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Kane: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (T): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pae: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Culver: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Duel: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lay: yes
- Roe: yes
- Adams: no
- Hall: no
- Olsen: no
- Shaw: no
- Bennett: no
- Hardin: no
- Pittman: no
- Stewart: no
- Blancett: no
- Hefner: no
- Pogemiller: no
- Strom: no
- Deck: no
- Humphrey: no
- Provenzano: no
- Waldron: no
- Dollens: no
- Jenkins: no
- Ranson: no
- West (K): no
- Fugate: no
- McCane: no
- Rosecrants: no
- Williams: no
- Gann: no
- Munson: no
- Schreiber: no
- Woolley: no
- Alonso-Sandoval: excused
- Grego: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Stinson: excused
- Banning: excused
- Hasenbeck: excused
- Menz: excused
- West (R): excused
- Dempsey: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Smith: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other
Emergency
2025-05-22 · pass · 43-0
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rader: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Kern: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Green: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Logan: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Burns: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hall: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stanley: 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
- Boren: excused
- Mann: excused
- Stewart: excused
- Woods: excused
- Hamilton: excused
Fourth Reading
2025-05-22 · pass · 34-10
Member-level votes (145)
- Alvord: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rader: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Green: yes
- Logan: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hall: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Haste: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Daniels: 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
- Bergstrom: no
- Guthrie: no
- McIntosh: no
- Sacchieri: no
- Deevers: no
- Hamilton: no
- Nice: no
- Standridge: no
- Grellner: no
- Jett: no
- Boren: excused
- Mann: excused
- Stewart: excused
- Woods: excused
- Archer: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Staires: yes
- Bashore: yes
- George: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Stark: yes
- Blair: yes
- Gise: yes
- Manger: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Boles: yes
- Grego: yes
- May: yes
- Strom: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Moore: yes
- Townley: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Newton: yes
- West (J): yes
- Chapman: yes
- Johns: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (T): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pae: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Culver: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lay: yes
- Roe: yes
- Adams: no
- Pogemiller: no
- Steagall: no
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Hays: no
- Provenzano: no
- Banning: no
- Hefner: no
- Ranson: no
- Turner: no
- Bennett: no
- Humphrey: no
- Rosecrants: no
- Waldron: no
- Blancett: no
- Jenkins: no
- Shaw: no
- West (K): no
- Deck: no
- Maynard: no
- Smith: no
- West (R): no
- Fugate: no
- Munson: no
- Sneed: no
- Woolley: no
- Gann: no
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Hardin: excused
- Marti: excused
- Pittman: excused
- Cornwell: excused
- Hill: excused
- McCane: excused
- Schreiber: excused
- Dollens: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Menz: excused
- Stinson: excused
- Duel: excused
- Kerbs: excused
- Olsen: excused
- Williams: excused
- Ford: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other

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