An act relating to higher education
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “An Act relating to higher education;” Read the full text
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2026 regular session
Where it is
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First Reading · Feb 3, 2025
Senate
Authored by Senator Haste · Feb 3, 2025
Senate
Coauthored by Senator Gillespie · Feb 3, 2025
Senate
Second Reading referred to Education · Feb 4, 2025
Senate
Coauthored by Senator McIntosh · Feb 17, 2025
Senate
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed · Feb 25, 2025
Senate
Placed on General Order · Feb 27, 2025
Senate
Coauthored by Representative Hasenbeck (principal House author) · Mar 3, 2025
Senate
Coauthored by Representative Marti · Mar 10, 2025
Senate
General Order, Considered · Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 1 · Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Referred for engrossment · Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Remove as coauthor Senator McIntosh · Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Engrossed to House · Mar 12, 2025
Senate
First Reading · Mar 12, 2025
House
Second Reading referred to Education Oversight · Apr 1, 2025
House
Referred to Postsecondary Education · Apr 1, 2025
House
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Postsecondary Education · Apr 8, 2025
House
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee · Apr 16, 2025
House
General Order · May 6, 2025
House
Coauthored by Representative(s) Woolley, Banning, Ford · May 6, 2025
House
Amended by floor substitute · May 6, 2025
House
Emergency removed · May 6, 2025
House
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 43 · May 6, 2025
House
Referred for engrossment · May 6, 2025
House
Engrossed, signed, to Senate · May 7, 2025
House
HAs read · May 7, 2025
Senate
Coauthored by Representative Chapman · May 21, 2025
Senate
HAs adopted · May 21, 2025
Senate
Measure passed: Ayes: 29 Nays: 16 · May 21, 2025
Senate
Referred for enrollment · May 21, 2025
Senate
Enrolled, to House · May 22, 2025
Senate
Signed, returned to Senate · May 22, 2025
House
Sent to Governor · May 22, 2025
Senate
Approved by Governor 05/27/2025 · May 28, 2025
Senate
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
THIRD READINGHouse · 2025-05-06 · PASSED · YEAS 51, NAYS 43, EXCUSED 4, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0, VACANCY 3
DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CSHouse · 2025-04-16 · PASSED · YEAS 7, NAYS 2, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CSHouse · 2025-04-08 · PASSED · YEAS 5, NAYS 2, CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGE 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-02-25 · VAC 0, AYES 11, 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 05/27/2025 (May 28, 2025).