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2026 Regular Session

HB2959

Schools; student abuse or neglect reporting; superintendents and administrators; school employees; law enforcement; interviews; investigations; duty to report; electronic communication; violations; effective date; emergency.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 12, 2026
Last status update
Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
Author
Steve Bashore
Co-sponsors
Kristen ThompsonJacob RosecrantsRobert MangerMax Wolfley

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House committee passed February 19, 2026 House committee substitute March 3, 2026 House passed March 24, 2026 Sent to Senate March 25, 2026 Introduced in Senate March 25, 2026 Senate committee passed April 7, 2026 Senate passed May 5, 2026 Sent to House May 5, 2026 Enrolled May 5, 2026 Enrolled May 6, 2026 Sent to Governor May 6, 2026 Governor approved May 12, 2026
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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 19, 2026 · House

House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

8 yea–0 nay

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March 3, 2026 · House

House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

12 yea–0 nay

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March 24, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

95 yea–0 nay · 4 absent

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April 7, 2026 · Senate

Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS

Passed

9 yea–0 nay

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May 5, 2026 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

44 yea–0 nay · 4 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. House Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
  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 and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0 View roll call
  8. Senate General Order, Considered
  9. Senate Coauthored by Representative Wolfley
  10. Senate Placed on General Order
  11. Senate Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed View roll call
  12. Senate Second Reading referred to Education
  13. Senate Coauthored by Representative Rosecrants
  14. Senate First Reading
  15. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  16. House Referred for engrossment
  17. House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0 View roll call
  18. House General Order
  19. House Authored by Senator Thompson (principal Senate author)
  20. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
  21. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Manger
  22. House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary View roll call
  23. House Referred to Civil Judiciary
  24. House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  25. House Authored by Representative Bashore
  26. House First Reading
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2061357
LegiScan session ID
2219
Source file
var/states/oklahoma/source/legiscan/2219-befa0395515d/bill/HB2959.json
Package observed
2026-07-18T22:26:27+00:00