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OK SB 701

enacted

Higher education; authorizing the approval of functional exceptions; expanding classes and programs offered to the people of Muskogee. Effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 701 pass?

Yes. OK SB 701 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-28): Approved by Governor 05/27/2025

What is OK SB 701 about?

OK SB 701 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Higher education; authorizing the approval of functional exceptions; expanding classes and programs offered to the people of Muskogee. Effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 701?

Haste, Hasenbeck are the primary sponsors of OK SB 701.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-05-28 — Approved by Governor 05/27/2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Hasteprimary
  • Hasenbeckprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-28

    Approved by Governor 05/27/2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-05-22

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2025-05-22

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2025-05-22

    Enrolled, to House

  5. 2025-05-21

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2025-05-21

    Measure passed: Ayes: 29 Nays: 16

    passage

  7. 2025-05-21

    HAs adopted

    passage

  8. 2025-05-21

    Coauthored by Representative Chapman

  9. 2025-05-07

    HAs read

  10. 2025-05-07

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  11. 2025-05-06

    Referred for engrossment

  12. 2025-05-06

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 43

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2025-05-06

    Emergency removed

  14. 2025-05-06

    Amended by floor substitute

  15. 2025-05-06

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Woolley, Banning, Ford

  16. 2025-05-06

    General Order

  17. 2025-04-16

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  18. 2025-04-08

    Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Postsecondary Education

    committee-passage

  19. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Postsecondary Education

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Education Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  21. 2025-03-12

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  22. 2025-03-12

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  23. 2025-03-11

    Remove as coauthor Senator McIntosh

  24. 2025-03-11

    Referred for engrossment

  25. 2025-03-11

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 1

    passage

  26. 2025-03-11

    General Order, Considered

  27. 2025-03-10

    Coauthored by Representative Marti

  28. 2025-03-03

    Coauthored by Representative Hasenbeck (principal House author)

  29. 2025-02-27

    Placed on General Order

  30. 2025-02-25

    Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  31. 2025-02-17

    Coauthored by Senator McIntosh

  32. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Education

    reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2025-02-03

    Coauthored by Senator Gillespie

  34. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Senator Haste

  35. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Education

    2025-02-25 · 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

    2025-03-11 · pass · 43-1

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Green: no
    • Murdock: excused
    • Paxton: excused
    • Wingard: excused

  • Postsecondary Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2025-04-08 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Bashore: yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • McCane: no
    • Ranson: no

  • Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs

    2025-04-16 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Lowe (D): yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Provenzano: no
    • Waldron: no

  • Third Reading

    2025-05-06 · pass · 51-43

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Adams: yes
    • George: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Luttrell: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • May: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Steagall: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Townley: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: no
    • Eaves: no
    • McCane: no
    • Sterling: no
    • Archer: no
    • Fugate: no
    • Menz: no
    • Stewart: no
    • Bennett: no
    • Gann: no
    • Moore: no
    • Stinson: no
    • Blair: no
    • Hardin: no
    • Munson: no
    • Strom: no
    • Blancett: no
    • Harris: no
    • Pae: no
    • Turner: no
    • Burns: no
    • Hays: no
    • Pittman: no
    • Waldron: no
    • Cornwell: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Pogemiller: no
    • West (J): no
    • Culver: no
    • Jenkins: no
    • Provenzano: no
    • West (K): no
    • Deck: no
    • Kelley: no
    • Ranson: no
    • West (T): no
    • Dempsey: no
    • Kendrix: no
    • Rosecrants: no
    • Wilk: no
    • Dollens: no
    • Lowe (D): no
    • Smith: no
    • Grego: excused
    • Manger: excused
    • Sneed: excused
    • West (R): excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 3: other

  • Fourth Reading

    2025-05-21 · pass · 29-15

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Brooks: no
    • Green: no
    • Kirt: no
    • Rosino: no
    • Daniels: no
    • Hall: no
    • Logan: no
    • Seifried: no
    • Frix: no
    • Hicks: no
    • Mann: no
    • Stanley: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Kern: no
    • Nice: no
    • Boren: excused
    • Guthrie: excused
    • Wingard: excused
    • Woods: excused

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB701&session=2600

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