OK SB 553
enactedSchools; directing revocation of certification and dismissal for failure to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Effective date. Emergency.
Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did OK SB 553 pass?
Yes. OK SB 553 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-12. Latest recorded action (2025-05-12): Approved by Governor 05/08/2025
What is OK SB 553 about?
OK SB 553 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Schools; directing revocation of certification and dismissal for failure to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Effective date. Emergency.”.
Who sponsors OK SB 553?
Pugh, Sterling are the primary sponsors of OK SB 553.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2025-05-12 — Approved by Governor 05/08/2025
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Pughprimary
- Sterlingprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-03
Authored by Senator Pugh
2025-02-04
Second Reading referred to Education
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-03
Coauthored by Senator Thompson
2025-03-04
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-03-06
Placed on General Order
2025-03-17
Coauthored by Representative Sterling (principal House author)
2025-03-24
General Order, Considered
2025-03-24
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
passage
2025-03-24
Referred for engrossment
2025-03-25
Engrossed to House
passage
2025-03-25
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-01
Second Reading referred to Education Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-01
Referred to Common Education
referral-committee
2025-04-03
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
committee-passage
2025-04-03
Coauthored by Senator(s) Nice
2025-04-23
CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2025-05-01
General Order
2025-05-01
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 0
passage,reading-3
2025-05-01
Signed, returned to Senate
2025-05-01
Referred for enrollment
2025-05-05
Enrolled, to House
2025-05-05
Signed, returned to Senate
2025-05-05
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-12
Approved by Governor 05/08/2025
executive-signature
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Documents
Votes
Education
2025-03-04 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Deevers: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hines: yes
- Mann: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Rader: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Seifried: yes
- AMD SB553 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 1800): other
Third Reading
2025-03-24 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Alvord: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Boren: yes
- Green: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Mann: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hall: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hines: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Frix: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Woods: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
Common Education Committee: Do Pass
2025-04-02 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Banning: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hall: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Johns: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Maynard: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Tedford: yes
Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass
2025-04-23 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Kane: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Waldron: yes
- West (T): yes
- Wolfley: yes
Third Reading
2025-05-01 · pass · 78-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Adams: yes
- Gann: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- George: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Banning: yes
- Gise: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Grego: yes
- Manger: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hall: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Staires: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hardin: yes
- McCane: yes
- Stark: yes
- Boles: yes
- Harris: yes
- Menz: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Miller: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hays: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Munson: yes
- Strom: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Newton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Hill: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Culver: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (K): yes
- Deck: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (R): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Johns: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- Williams: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lay: yes
- Archer: excused
- Ford: excused
- Pittman: excused
- Tedford: excused
- Blair: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Roe: excused
- Townley: excused
- Burns: excused
- Lawson: excused
- Rosecrants: excused
- West (J): excused
- Chapman: excused
- Marti: excused
- Sneed: excused
- Woolley: excused
- Dollens: excused
- May: excused
- Stinson: excused
- Worthen: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other
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