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Oklahoma Legislature · HB 1979 · Approved by Governor 05/11/2026

An act relating to children

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “An Act relating to children; Read the full text

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2026 regular session

Where it is

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First Reading · Feb 3, 2025

House

Authored by Representative Ranson · Feb 3, 2025

House

Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget · Feb 4, 2025

House

Referred to Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2025

House

Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee · Feb 18, 2026

House

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee · Mar 5, 2026

House

Coauthored by Representative(s) Waldron · Mar 5, 2026

House

Authored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author) · Mar 5, 2026

House

General Order · Mar 16, 2026

House

Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer, Pae, Lawson, Provenzano, Hefner · Mar 16, 2026

House

Third Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 43 · Mar 16, 2026

House

Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Ranson · Mar 16, 2026

House

Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 62 Nays: 30 · Mar 23, 2026

House

Coauthored by Representative(s) Schreiber · Mar 23, 2026

House

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 59 Nays: 33 · Mar 23, 2026

House

Referred for engrossment · Mar 23, 2026

House

Engrossed, signed, to Senate · Mar 24, 2026

House

First Reading · Mar 24, 2026

Senate

Coauthored by Representative Munson · Mar 24, 2026

Senate

Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services · Apr 1, 2026

Senate

Coauthored by Representative Dollens · Apr 16, 2026

Senate

Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed · Apr 20, 2026

Senate

Placed on General Order · Apr 22, 2026

Senate

General Order, Considered · Apr 28, 2026

Senate

Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 9 · Apr 28, 2026

Senate

Referred for engrossment · Apr 28, 2026

Senate

Engrossed to House · Apr 28, 2026

Senate

SA's received · Apr 28, 2026

House

SA's read, adopted · May 4, 2026

House

Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 65 Nays: 26 · May 4, 2026

House

Referred for enrollment · May 4, 2026

House

Enrolled, signed, to Senate · May 5, 2026

House

Enrolled measure signed, returned to House · May 5, 2026

Senate

Sent to Governor · May 5, 2026

House

Approved by Governor 05/11/2026 · May 11, 2026

House

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

RansonHall

Recorded votes

FOURTH READINGHouse · 2026-05-04 · PASSED · YEAS 65, NAYS 26, EXCUSED 8, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 2
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-20 · VAC 0, AYES 11, NAYS 0, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
THIRD READINGHouse · 2026-03-23 · PASSED · YEAS 59, NAYS 33, EXCUSED 7, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 2
RECONSIDER MEASUREHouse · 2026-03-23 · PASSED · YEAS 62, NAYS 30, EXCUSED 7, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 2
THIRD READINGHouse · 2026-03-16 · FAILED · YEAS 46, NAYS 43, EXCUSED 10, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 2
DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CSHouse · 2026-03-03 · PASSED · YEAS 25, NAYS 2, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CSHouse · 2026-02-16 · PASSED · YEAS 4, NAYS 2, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Oklahoma legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by Governor 05/11/2026 (May 11, 2026).