OK SB 56
enactedHome care; directing Oklahoma Health Care Authority to establish certain family caregiver reimbursement program. Effective date. Emergency.
Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did OK SB 56 pass?
Yes. OK SB 56 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-12. Latest recorded action (2025-05-12): Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2025
What is OK SB 56 about?
OK SB 56 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Home care; directing Oklahoma Health Care Authority to establish certain family caregiver reimbursement program. Effective date. Emergency.”.
Who sponsors OK SB 56?
Gollihare, Stinson are the primary sponsors of OK SB 56.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2025-05-12 — Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2025
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Gollihareprimary
- Stinsonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-03
Authored by Senator Gollihare
2025-02-04
Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-17
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-02-17
Referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-02-20
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-02-20
Title stricken
2025-02-20
Coauthored by Representative Stinson (principal House author)
2025-02-25
Placed on General Order
2025-03-11
General Order, Amended
2025-03-11
Title restored
2025-03-11
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0
passage
2025-03-11
Referred for engrossment
2025-03-11
Coauthored by Senator Pederson
2025-03-11
Coauthored by Senator Hicks
2025-03-11
Coauthored by Senator Goodwin
2025-03-11
Coauthored by Senator Kirt
2025-03-12
Engrossed to House
passage
2025-03-12
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-01
Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-02
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-04-08
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee
committee-passage
2025-04-16
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
committee-passage
2025-04-16
Coauthored by Representative(s) Osburn
2025-04-16
Coauthored by Senator(s) Nice, Mann
2025-05-01
General Order
2025-05-01
Coauthored by Representative(s) Hefner
2025-05-01
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 71 Nays: 5
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
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/12/2025
became-law
Versions
Documents
Votes
Health & Human Services
2025-02-17 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Coleman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Haste: yes
- Hicks: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Nice: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Thompson: yes
Appropriations
2025-02-20 · pass · 24-0
Member-level votes (25)
- 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
- Prieto: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Rader: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Woods: yes
- STRIKE THE TITLE - ADOPTED: other
Third Reading
2025-03-11 · pass · 43-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Alvord: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Boren: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Green: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Mann: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Burns: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hines: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Woods: yes
- Frix: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Hall: excused
- Murdock: excused
- Stewart: excused
- Wingard: excused
Appropriations And Budget Health Subcommittee: Do Pass
2025-04-07 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (4)
- Chapman: yes
- Marti: yes
- Roe: yes
- Sneed: yes
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass
2025-04-15 · pass · 28-0
Member-level votes (28)
- Bennett: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Boles: yes
- Burns: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Ford: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Grego: yes
- Hill: yes
- Kane: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Manger: yes
- Miller: yes
- Newton: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Pae: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Strom: yes
- West (J): yes
- West (K): yes
- West (T): yes
Third Reading
2025-05-01 · pass · 71-5
Member-level votes (100)
- Adams: yes
- Gise: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Grego: yes
- Manger: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hall: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hardin: yes
- McCane: yes
- Staires: yes
- Boles: yes
- Harris: yes
- Menz: yes
- Stark: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Miller: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hays: yes
- Moore: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Munson: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Newton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Culver: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (K): yes
- Deck: yes
- Kane: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (R): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Williams: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lay: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- George: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Roe: yes
- Banning: no
- Jenkins: no
- Olsen: no
- Shaw: no
- Gann: no
- Archer: excused
- Fetgatter: excused
- May: excused
- Tedford: excused
- Bashore: excused
- Ford: excused
- Pittman: excused
- Townley: excused
- Blair: excused
- Hefner: excused
- Rosecrants: excused
- West (J): excused
- Burns: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Stinson: excused
- Woolley: excused
- Chapman: excused
- Lawson: excused
- Strom: excused
- Worthen: excused
- Dollens: excused
- Marti: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other
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