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2026 Regular Session

HB1187

Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act; opt-out option; removing group insurance; effective date.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 5, 2025
Last status update
Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
Author
Rick West
Co-sponsors
George BurnsTammy TownleyAnnie MenzWarren Hamilton

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 3, 2025 House committee passed February 12, 2025 House committee passed February 27, 2025 House passed March 25, 2025 Sent to Senate March 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate March 26, 2025 Senate committee passed April 10, 2025 Senate passed April 28, 2025 Sent to House April 28, 2025 Enrolled April 28, 2025 Enrolled April 29, 2025 Sent to Governor April 29, 2025 Governor approved May 5, 2025
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Partner positions

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Recorded floor votes

5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 11, 2025 · House

House: Insurance Committee: DO PASS

Passed

6 yea–0 nay

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February 27, 2025 · House

House: Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee: DO PASS

Passed

16 yea–0 nay

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March 25, 2025 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

93 yea–0 nay · 6 absent

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April 10, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Business & Insurance Committee: DO PASS

Passed

8 yea–1 nay

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April 28, 2025 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

35 yea–9 nay · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
  2. House Sent to Governor
  3. Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
  4. House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
  5. House Referred for enrollment
  6. Senate Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
  7. Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 9 View roll call
  8. Senate Coauthored by Senator Hamilton
  9. Senate General Order, Considered
  10. Senate Placed on General Order
  11. Senate Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed View roll call
  12. Senate Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance
  13. Senate First Reading
  14. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  15. House Referred for engrossment
  16. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0 View roll call
  17. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Menz, Townley
  18. House General Order
  19. House CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee View roll call
  20. House Authored by Senator Burns (principal Senate author)
  21. House Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Insurance
  22. House Referred to Insurance
  23. House Second Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
  24. House Authored by Representative West (Rick)
  25. House First Reading
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2048689
LegiScan session ID
2219
Source file
var/states/oklahoma/source/legiscan/2219-befa0395515d/bill/HB1187.json
Package observed
2026-07-18T22:26:27+00:00