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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So is this only for moms that adopt, or is it for moms and dads that adopt? I thank you, Mr.
  • They are in adoptive placements.
  • Members, House Bill 3940 addresses sections of the Oklahoma Statute governing the Oklahoma National Guard
  • House Bill 3940 addresses sections of the Oklahoma Statute governing the Oklahoma National Guard, mostly
  • The motion is adopted.
Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, gallery introductions, and extended farewell remarks from Senator Jett, who reflected on his six years in the Legislature, his focus on representing constituents, protecting families, and holding government accountable. Several senators responded with personal tributes, praising his conviction, faith, family involvement, and willingness to ask difficult questions. No votes were taken during the farewell portion. The chamber then considered House Bill 2268, a PACE appropriation to support comprehensive care for low-income seniors and expand services in rural Oklahoma. The bill was amended to restore the title, advanced, and passed 34-9, then passed as an emergency measure 36-7. House Bill 3000, a cosmetology and barbering measure, made multiple changes including board reorganization, adding a human trafficking specialist and massage therapist, shifting some licensing functions to Service Oklahoma, and eliminating the massage therapy advisory board. It drew significant debate over process and policy, especially from senators concerned about late changes, lack of board input, and the human trafficking rationale; it passed 25-19 and then as an emergency 33-11. The Senate also passed House Bill 3043, allowing the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to hire prorated seasonal staff for veterans homes, 37-6; House Bill 3066, creating a revolving fund for federal workforce training money for behavioral health recruitment and retention, 38-6 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3078, allowing donation options on state payment forms for the ODVA revolving fund, 45-0 and as an emergency. Additional measures passed included House Bill 3143, extending the moratorium on new medical marijuana business licenses to 2028, 39-7; House Bill 3144, capping medical marijuana commercial grower licenses at 2,550 after amendment, 34-12; House Bill 3244 on identity theft, 46-0; House Bill 3298 on child interview procedures in court cases, 46-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3320, replacing the traditional sunset process with more immediate legislative review of agencies, 33-13 and as an emergency; House Bill 3321, requiring county data collection and reporting related to court costs and financial obligations, 45-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3329, a trailer bill adding a repealer and a sunset for the Board of Psychological Examiners, 33-10 and as an emergency; House Bill 3431, expanding restrictions on foreign entities owning or leasing land and critical minerals, 43-0; House Bill 3464, setting safety and training requirements for certain projects involving fire code compliance and decommissioning, 43-0 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3499, expanding special judges’ authority over vehicle title orders, which was presented and advanced as the transcript ended.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Move for adoption. Yield for questions.
  • , making Oklahoma a healthier place to be.
  • Yield questions, move adoption. The member does yield.
  • of teachers right here in the state of Oklahoma.
  • It's mostly about the oversight that we need to give our Oklahoma parents and our Oklahoma students so
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  • I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
  • And whereas the linemen from Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, Oklahoma
  • . and Oklahoma State University.
  • It is each of these leaders' first time to visit Oklahoma.
  • Oklahoma has the 95% rule.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education REVISED Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

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  • Just for an example of this, there is a school in southeastern Oklahoma.
  • Oklahoma versus Arkansas, the Oklahoma student is just under 3 years short on the education the Arkansas
  • Association, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, and the Oklahoma State Chamber.
  • We don't do it enough here in Oklahoma. This step closer.
  • amendment to be adopted.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Feb 24th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

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  • United States, Oklahoma currently processing time on sexual assault kits is approximately 4 to 6 months
  • The issue, though, is specifically for the Oklahoma County jail backlog.
  • All in favor of adopting the amendment, say 'aye'. Any opposed, say 'nay'. The ayes have it.
  • , even the mention of the murder of a young woman right here in Oklahoma.
  • I don't know how many exotic dancers there are in the state of Oklahoma.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Move adoption.
  • Move for adoption.
  • Move to adopt.
  • Urge adoption.
  • Senate Bill 2104 is truly a cleanup bill for the Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code, which we passed last year
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Transcript Highlights:
  • I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
  • Certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.
  • Like I said, she's also a volunteer at Lifeshare Oklahoma or Lifeshare OK.
  • We've got good policy before us to consider to make the law for the state of Oklahoma.
  • or the Oklahoma State Senate to amend or modify legislative deadlines.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • If someone registers outside of the state of Oklahoma but bases in Oklahoma, it is merely a voluntary
  • that they will pay their taxes to the State of Oklahoma.
  • Based on aircraft that are located in Oklahoma should be paying the taxes in Oklahoma but are registered
  • And if someone's not registered in the state of Oklahoma but based in the state of Oklahoma, prior to
  • Oklahoma, that is really a horrible idea.
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services May 13th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The placing child for adoption should receive the reports within 45 days, and the prospective adoptive
  • entire file that they get as they do adoption.
  • I testified earlier in the session about adoption, and again I thank you for making adoption a priority
  • I testified earlier in the session about adoption, and again I thank you for making adoption a priority
  • And when you look at these case files and adoptions, adoptive families get $400 a month for adoption
Summary: The Committee on Human Services met with a quorum and first voted out Senate Bill 1589, relating to contract requirements between a single-source continuum contractor and DFPS. The motion to report the bill favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed prevailed on a 7-0 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 500, which would set deadlines for providing foster care adoption records, including health, social, educational, and genetic history reports, to speed adoptions. The bill’s author and witnesses from Addie’s Hope Social Services supported it, saying delays in redacted files can take months, slow permanency for children, and increase costs to the state. Members asked about redactions and sibling/family information, and witnesses explained the bill would mainly speed the preliminary file used to decide whether to proceed with placement. SB 500 was left pending. Members also heard Senate Bill 1266, which would require regular reevaluation of the Medicaid provider support team and add written notice of provider disenrollment at least 30 days in advance. There were no witnesses, no questions, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1522, concerning continuing care retirement communities, was then laid out and supported by LeadingAge Texas and counsel, who said it updates outdated definitions, clarifies licensing and disclosure rules, and strengthens consumer protections for seniors. It was also left pending. After a brief recess, the committee heard Senate Bill 1137, which would prohibit group home consultants from referring people to unlicensed or unpermitted group homes except in limited circumstances, require disclosure of complaints, and create a Class B misdemeanor for violations. Members discussed whether consultants are regulated and noted concerns about unlicensed referral practices. The bill was left pending, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
  • Bless each and through them, bless the great state of Oklahoma, our home. In Jesus' name. Amen.
  • the floor today again and again the state championship fast pitch softball team from Longgrove, Oklahoma
  • Speaker, members, direct attention to the South Gallery to introduce my good friend from Alva, Oklahoma
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Move adoption. Open for questions. Do we have any questions? See no question. Do we have a motion?
  • Move adoption. Yield for questions. Representative Meyer, if you have a question.
  • Move adoption. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Oftentimes, when people are in these...
  • I yield for questions and move for adoption. No question. Have a motion? Have a do pass?
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  • Code.
  • Code.
  • Move for adoption. ...addresses the rules with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.
  • No, move for adoption, yield for questions. No, move for adoption, yield for questions.
  • The motion is adopted.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including the Nurse of the Day and a guest pastor, on the National Day of Prayer. Members also made announcements about prayer activities in the Capitol and welcomed former Speaker Charles McCall to the gallery. The chamber then moved through a long floor calendar of Senate bills, joint resolutions, and a conference committee report, with several measures amended on the floor before final passage. Among the bills passed were SB 1090, a consumer protection measure aimed at giving homeowners time to cancel contracts with predatory door-knocking roofers and contractors; SJR 49, repealing a Wildlife Conservation Commission rule on surety for oil and gas leases; SB 633, a juvenile code measure described as protecting children from fentanyl poisoning; SB 650, a public utilities bill tied to transparency and accountability for state employee salary increases; SB 263, amended to include a “lemonade stand” provision; SB 122, a transportation-related bill on proof of insurance; and SB 1614, creating a teacher induction program, which also received emergency passage. SJR 52 and HJR 1101, both dealing with agency rules, also passed, as did SJR 53 on Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority rules. The most debated item was SB 1884, which would strengthen equal access for school employees to teacher professional organizations and related membership/dues procedures. Supporters argued it would clarify existing law, ensure fair access, and give teachers more choice and legal support; opponents said the problem was compliance with current law, not a need for new statute, and warned against duplicating existing protections. After extended debate, the bill failed 47-44. Members then took up SJR 50, a major Medicaid expansion-related resolution revising earlier trigger language; supporters said it preserved expansion unless federal funding changed and gave lawmakers flexibility, while opponents argued the state had not done enough fiscal analysis before proposing changes. SJR 50 passed 69-18. Finally, the House adopted a conference committee report on HB 3021, consolidating graduation requirements into the ICAP framework and clarifying related school rules, and the bill passed with emergency status.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • I invite all of Oklahoma to pray. Thank you. ...and quiet lives. I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
  • And through them, bless this great state of Oklahoma, our home, in Jesus' name. Amen.
  • With that, I accept questions and urge adoption.
  • or the Oklahoma State Senate to amend or modify legislative deadlines.
  • Leader West requests unanimous consent that the resolution be adopted.
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized Eileen Cooper Grubbs as Nurse of the Day. The chamber then took up several procedural items, including second-reading referrals of Senate Joint Resolutions 50, 52, and 53 to Administrative Rules. Speaker Hilbert also announced the House would continue working despite uncertainty about action in the other chamber, and members were told dinner had been ordered for a long day of floor work. On legislation, the House rejected Senate amendments to House Bill 1728 and House Bill 3021 and requested conference on both. It adopted Senate amendments to House Bill 2137, a criminal procedure bill, and then passed the bill. The House also approved a motion by Speaker Hilbert to override the governor’s veto of House Bill 4432, with a recorded vote of 68-15, allowing the bill to become law notwithstanding the governor’s objections. The House then adopted House Concurrent Resolution 1028, which authorizes the House or Senate to modify legislative deadlines for the remainder of the 60th Legislature. Members discussed that the change was intended to keep legislation moving while the Senate was not meeting and to preserve the ability to hear bills and return them between chambers. The resolution passed after a recorded vote of 77-4. Finally, the House suspended certain rules for the rest of the session by a 68-15 vote and recessed until 1 p.m., with a reminder that the rural caucus would meet in Room 206.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Move adoption.
  • Move for adoption.
  • Move for adoption. The Senate amendments be adopted without objection.
  • Code. This provision is in Title 8, Section 1621 of U.S. Code.
  • Senate Bill 2104 is truly a cleanup bill for the Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code, which we passed last year
Summary: The House recognized several visitors and groups during the day, including the Norman North High School Cheer and Stunt Team, a student page, Bartlesville Day at the Capitol, and Leadership Elk City. The chamber then took up a long series of Senate amendments and final passage votes on a wide range of measures, with most amendments adopted without objection and many bills passing by wide margins. Topics included advanced health care directives, the Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, motor vehicle and insurance changes, food truck fire suppression, foreign adversary land ownership restrictions, plumbing licensing reform, probate procedure, financial institutions, riots, Medicaid, court reporters, public finance, district attorney recruitment incentives, child care, the Oklahoma Brine Development Act, adjunct teachers, workers’ compensation, and other technical or policy updates. Several bills drew substantive debate. The Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act prompted questions about the additional $15 million funding tranche, return on investment, and the use of out-of-state fund managers; supporters said the program had created thousands of jobs and generated strong tax revenue, while opponents criticized the lack of independent ROI data and transparency. House Bill 3500 on probate procedure also drew questions about a nine-month deadline for successor affidavits, with the author saying the change would prevent a “gotcha” that could defeat a decedent’s wishes. House Bill 3660 on natural organic reduction was the subject of extended debate, with supporters arguing for personal freedom and rejecting claims about misuse of the resulting material, while opponents raised concerns about the practice and its regulation. The House passed most measures by comfortable margins, including bills on advanced health care directives, professions and occupations, motor vehicles, Medicaid, insurance, child care, court reporters, public finance, and criminal law. A few measures failed or were reconsidered: Senate Bill 1916 initially failed on a 46-39 vote, but the House later voted to reconsider and then passed it on reconsideration. Several bills also carried emergency clauses, which were adopted where required by two-thirds votes. The session ended with the House still considering debate on House Bill 3660 after the chamber had recessed and returned to order.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Tourism Apr 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • give the governor the ability to choose the chair, vice chair, and secretary of the board, and move adoption
  • My name is Lucille Morehouse, and I'm from Boswell, Oklahoma. And who do you represent, forage man?
  • Senate Bill 2159 designates wheat as the official crop of Oklahoma since 2016.
  • An average of 4.8 Million acres of wheat have been planted annually in Oklahoma on average.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations REVISED Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Appropriations

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  • So, Senate Bill 1297 proposes to create the Oklahoma decennial census revolving fund.
  • Inabel 1378 Creates the Olympics and Oklahoma revolving funds.
  • The amendment is adopted. We're now back on the bill.
  • The amendment is adopted. Enter Hall.
  • The amendment is adopted. Enter Hall, please explain your bill. Thank you, members.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment is adopted. The amendment is adopted. Senator Heinz, we're back on the bill.
  • your zip code is in Oklahoma, that you could get fully funded public school with a good funding formula
  • And I believe it's and or whatever s State whatever standards are adopted by the state of Oklahoma at
  • Yes, Oklahoma statute is available for taxpayers of Oklahoma to read.
  • The motion is adopted.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Special guests here from the great city of Miami, Oklahoma, and far northeast Oklahoma.
  • A move for adoption. Are there any questions?
  • Representative Hill requests unanimous consent that the adoption be adopted without objection.
  • And for adoption, I yield to questions.
  • Title IX of Oklahoma statutes.