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OK SB 843

enacted

School district boards of education; modifying exception to certain prohibition on certain relationships between board members and school district employees. Effective date. Emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 843 pass?

Yes. OK SB 843 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): Approved by Governor 04/30/2026

What is OK SB 843 about?

OK SB 843 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “School district boards of education; modifying exception to certain prohibition on certain relationships between board members and school district employees. Effective date. Emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 843?

Murdock, Dobrinski are the primary sponsors of OK SB 843.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2026-05-04 — Approved by Governor 04/30/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Murdockprimary
  • Dobrinskiprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-04

    Approved by Governor 04/30/2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-28

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-04-28

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2026-04-28

    Enrolled, to House

  5. 2026-04-28

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-04-28

    Signed, returned to Senate

  7. 2026-04-28

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 4

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2026-04-28

    General Order

  9. 2026-04-13

    CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  10. 2026-04-06

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton

  11. 2026-04-06

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

    committee-passage

  12. 2026-03-31

    Remove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Dobrinski

  13. 2026-03-30

    Referred to Common Education

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-03-30

    Second Reading referred to Education Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  15. 2026-03-26

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  16. 2026-03-26

    Engrossed to House

    passage

  17. 2026-03-25

    Referred for engrossment

  18. 2026-03-25

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0

    passage

  19. 2026-03-25

    General Order, Considered

  20. 2026-03-02

    Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)

  21. 2026-02-19

    Placed on General Order

  22. 2026-02-17

    Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  23. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Education

    reading-2,referral-committee

  24. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Senator Murdock

  25. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Education

    2026-02-17 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Deevers: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • AMD SB843 CA1 - ADOPTED: other

  • Third Reading

    2026-03-25 · pass · 45-0

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Hines: excused
    • Pugh: excused
    • Rosino: excused

  • Common Education Committee: Do Pass

    2026-04-01 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Banning: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Sterling: yes

  • Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass

    2026-04-13 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Wolfley: yes

  • Third Reading

    2026-04-28 · pass · 77-4

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Adams: yes
    • George: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • May: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Archer: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • McCane: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Menz: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Munson: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Cantrell: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Norwood: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Travis: yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • West (R): yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Dollens: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Ford: no
    • Roe: no
    • Stark: no
    • Williams: no
    • Blancett: excused
    • Hall: excused
    • Luttrell: excused
    • Tedford: excused
    • Boles: excused
    • Hasenbeck: excused
    • Miller: excused
    • Townley: excused
    • Caldwell (T): excused
    • Hill: excused
    • Osburn: excused
    • Waldron: excused
    • Clinton: excused
    • Humphrey: excused
    • Steagall: excused
    • Wilk: excused
    • Fetgatter: excused
    • Kannady: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 2: other

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB843&session=2600

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