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OK SB 363

vetoed

Higher education; exempting certain private and out-of-state institutions from accreditation. Effective date. Emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did OK SB 363 pass?

No. OK SB 363 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2025-05-06. Latest recorded action (2025-05-06): Vetoed 05/06/2025

What is OK SB 363 about?

OK SB 363 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Higher education; exempting certain private and out-of-state institutions from accreditation. Effective date. Emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 363?

Jech, Moore are the primary sponsors of OK SB 363.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-05-06 — Vetoed 05/06/2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Jechprimary
  • Mooreprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Senator Jech

  3. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Education

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-19

    Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  5. 2025-02-24

    Placed on General Order

  6. 2025-03-13

    Coauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author)

  7. 2025-03-24

    General Order, Considered

  8. 2025-03-24

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0

    passage

  9. 2025-03-24

    Referred for engrossment

  10. 2025-03-25

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  11. 2025-03-25

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  12. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Education Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  13. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Postsecondary Education

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-04-08

    Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Postsecondary Education

    committee-passage

  15. 2025-04-16

    CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  16. 2025-04-29

    General Order

  17. 2025-04-29

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2025-04-29

    Signed, returned to Senate

  19. 2025-04-29

    Referred for enrollment

  20. 2025-04-30

    Enrolled, to House

  21. 2025-04-30

    Signed, returned to Senate

  22. 2025-04-30

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  23. 2025-05-06

    Vetoed 05/06/2025

    executive-veto

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Education

    2025-02-19 · pass · 8-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Deevers: no
    • Sacchieri: no
  • Third Reading

    2025-03-24 · pass · 46-0

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Hines: 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
    • Hall: excused
  • Postsecondary Education Committee: Do Pass

    2025-04-08 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Bashore: yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • McCane: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
  • Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass

    2025-04-16 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Wolfley: yes
  • Third Reading

    2025-04-29 · pass · 83-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Adams: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Archer: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • George: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • May: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • McCane: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Munson: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • West (R): yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Pittman: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: excused
    • Kannady: excused
    • Newton: excused
    • Steagall: excused
    • Chapman: excused
    • Kendrix: excused
    • Pfeiffer: excused
    • Stinson: excused
    • Dollens: excused
    • Lawson: excused
    • Pogemiller: excused
    • Tedford: excused
    • Ford: excused
    • Menz: excused
    • Schreiber: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 3: other

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