OK SB 796

enacted

Higher education; prohibiting certain activities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Effective date. Emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 796 pass?

Yes. OK SB 796 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Approved by Governor 05/10/2025

What is OK SB 796 about?

OK SB 796 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Higher education; prohibiting certain activities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Effective date. Emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 796?

Pugh, CrosswhiteHader are the primary sponsors of OK SB 796.

Introduced: 2025-02-03
Latest action: 2025-05-13 — Approved by Governor 05/10/2025
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-13
Approved by Governor 05/10/2025
executive-signature
2025-05-07
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-07
Signed, returned to Senate
2025-05-07
Enrolled, to House
2025-05-06
Coauthored by Representative Miller
2025-05-06
Referred for enrollment
2025-05-06
Signed, returned to Senate
2025-05-06
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 18; Ayes: 76 Nays: 17
passage,reading-3
2025-05-06
Coauthored by Representative(s) Maynard, Adams, West (Kevin), Caldwell (Chad)
2025-05-06
General Order
2025-04-16
CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2025-04-08
Coauthored by Senator(s) Hamilton
2025-04-08
Coauthored by Representative(s) Wilk
2025-04-08
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Postsecondary Education
committee-passage
2025-04-01
Referred to Postsecondary Education
referral-committee
2025-04-01
Second Reading referred to Education Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-31
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-31
Engrossed to House
passage
2025-03-27
Referred for engrossment
2025-03-27
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 8
passage
2025-03-27
Coauthored by Senator Jett
2025-03-27
Coauthored by Senator Hines
2025-03-27
Coauthored by Senator Bullard
2025-03-27
General Order, Considered
2025-03-17
Coauthored by Representative CrosswhiteHader (principal House author)
2025-03-06
Placed on General Order
2025-03-04
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2025-02-04
Second Reading referred to Education
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-03
Authored by Senator Pugh
2025-02-03
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

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Votes

Education
2025-03-04 · pass · 7-3
Member-level votes (10)
- Deevers: yes
- Hines: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Rader: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Dossett: no
- Hicks: no
- Mann: no
Third Reading
2025-03-27 · pass · 39-8
Member-level votes (47)
- Alvord: yes
- Green: yes
- Kern: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Grellner: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hall: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hines: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Frix: yes
- Howard: yes
- Rader: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jech: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Woods: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Boren: no
- Dossett: no
- Hicks: no
- Mann: no
- Brooks: no
- Goodwin: no
- Kirt: no
- Nice: no
Postsecondary Education Committee: Do Pass
2025-04-08 · pass · 4-2
Member-level votes (6)
- Bashore: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Johns: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- McCane: no
- Ranson: no
Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass
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 · 77-18
Member-level votes (100)
- Adams: yes
- Gann: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Archer: yes
- George: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Staires: yes
- Banning: yes
- Gise: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Stark: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Hall: yes
- Manger: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Marti: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Boles: yes
- Harris: yes
- May: yes
- Strom: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hays: yes
- Miller: yes
- Townley: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Moore: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Newton: yes
- West (J): yes
- Chapman: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Olsen: yes
- West (K): yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (R): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (T): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kane: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Roe: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lay: yes
- Smith: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Ford: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Fugate: no
- Pittman: no
- Rosecrants: no
- Bennett: no
- Hefner: no
- Pogemiller: no
- Schreiber: no
- Blancett: no
- McCane: no
- Provenzano: no
- Stewart: no
- Deck: no
- Menz: no
- Ranson: no
- Waldron: no
- Dollens: no
- Munson: no
- Grego: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Stinson: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other
Emergency
2025-05-06 · pass · 76-17
Member-level votes (100)
- Adams: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lay: yes
- Smith: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gann: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Banning: yes
- George: yes
- Lowe (D): yes
- Staires: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Gise: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Stark: yes
- Blair: yes
- Hall: yes
- Manger: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Marti: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Burns: yes
- Harris: yes
- May: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Townley: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hays: yes
- Miller: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Moore: yes
- West (J): yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hill: yes
- Newton: yes
- West (K): yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Olsen: yes
- West (R): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (T): yes
- Culver: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pae: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kane: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Roe: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: no
- Fugate: no
- Pittman: no
- Rosecrants: no
- Bennett: no
- McCane: no
- Pogemiller: no
- Schreiber: no
- Blancett: no
- Menz: no
- Provenzano: no
- Stewart: no
- Deck: no
- Munson: no
- Ranson: no
- Waldron: no
- Dollens: no
- Grego: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Stinson: excused
- Strom: excused
- Hefner: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 3: other

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB796&session=2600

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