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2026 Regular Session

HB2981

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Current disposition
Pending: Senate
Last status date
April 16, 2026
Last status update
Placed on General Order
Author
Chris Banning
Co-sponsors
Warren HamiltonJared DeckAnnie Menz

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House committee passed February 12, 2026 House committee passed February 26, 2026 House passed March 9, 2026 Sent to Senate March 10, 2026 Introduced in Senate March 10, 2026 Senate committee passed April 14, 2026
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Partner positions

👍 4 cumulative active likes

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Recorded floor votes

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

February 12, 2026 · House

House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

7 yea–0 nay

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February 26, 2026 · House

House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS

Passed

11 yea–0 nay

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March 9, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

93 yea–0 nay · 6 absent

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April 14, 2026 · Senate

Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS

Passed

10 yea–0 nay

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Placed on General Order
  2. Senate Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed View roll call
  3. Senate Second Reading referred to Education
  4. Senate Coauthored by Representative Menz
  5. Senate First Reading
  6. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  7. House Referred for engrossment
  8. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0 View roll call
  9. House General Order
  10. House Authored by Senator Hamilton (principal Senate author)
  11. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck
  12. House CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
  13. House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary View roll call
  14. House Referred to Civil Judiciary
  15. House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  16. House Authored by Representative Banning
  17. House First Reading
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2066631
LegiScan session ID
2219
Source file
var/states/oklahoma/source/legiscan/2219-befa0395515d/bill/HB2981.json
Package observed
2026-07-18T22:26:27+00:00