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Oklahoma Legislature · SB 553 · Approved by Governor 05/08/2025

An act relating to schools

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

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

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2026 regular session

Where it is

Show all 25 actions
First Reading · Feb 3, 2025

Senate

Authored by Senator Pugh · Feb 3, 2025

Senate

Second Reading referred to Education · Feb 4, 2025

Senate

Coauthored by Senator Thompson · Mar 3, 2025

Senate

Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed · Mar 4, 2025

Senate

Placed on General Order · Mar 6, 2025

Senate

Coauthored by Representative Sterling (principal House author) · Mar 17, 2025

Senate

General Order, Considered · Mar 24, 2025

Senate

Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0 · Mar 24, 2025

Senate

Referred for engrossment · Mar 24, 2025

Senate

Engrossed to House · Mar 25, 2025

Senate

First Reading · Mar 25, 2025

House

Second Reading referred to Education Oversight · Apr 1, 2025

House

Referred to Common Education · Apr 1, 2025

House

Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education · Apr 3, 2025

House

Coauthored by Senator(s) Nice · Apr 3, 2025

House

CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee · Apr 23, 2025

House

General Order · May 1, 2025

House

Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 0 · May 1, 2025

House

Signed, returned to Senate · May 1, 2025

House

Referred for enrollment · May 1, 2025

Senate

Enrolled, to House · May 5, 2025

Senate

Signed, returned to Senate · May 5, 2025

House

Sent to Governor · May 5, 2025

Senate

Approved by Governor 05/08/2025 · May 12, 2025

Senate

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

PughSterling

Recorded votes

THIRD READINGHouse · 2025-05-01 · PASSED · YEAS 78, NAYS 0, EXCUSED 20, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 3
DO PASSHouse · 2025-04-23 · PASSED · YEAS 9, NAYS 0, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
DO PASSHouse · 2025-04-02 · PASSED · YEAS 11, NAYS 0, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-03-04 · VAC 0, AYES 10, NAYS 0, 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 05/08/2025 (May 12, 2025).