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2026 Regular Session

HB3885

Schools; subjecting certain students in grades three through five to school suspensions; effective date; emergency.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate
Last status date
May 4, 2026
Last status update
Coauthored by Senator Pederson
Author
Josh Cantrell
Co-sponsors
Kelly HinesChad CaldwellMax WolfleyRoland Pederson

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House committee substitute February 12, 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 21, 2026
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Partner positions

Dislikes

Moms For Liberty Oklahoma

HB 3885 expands statutory suspension authority to grades 3–5, but student discipline is fundamentally an operational issue best handled by local school districts. Districts can already set discipline policies. By inserting grade-specific discipline structures into state law, the Legislature moves beyond setting guardrails and into micromanaging local school operations — creating the appearance of reform without addressing root accountability issues.

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 11, 2026 · House

House: Common Education Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

8 yea–3 nay

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March 2, 2026 · House

House: Education Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

7 yea–2 nay

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March 24, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

83 yea–14 nay · 2 absent

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April 21, 2026 · Senate

Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS AMENDED

Passed

9 yea–1 nay

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Coauthored by Senator Pederson
  2. Senate Placed on General Order
  3. Senate Coauthored by Representative Wolfley
  4. Senate Title stricken
  5. Senate Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed View roll call
  6. Senate Second Reading referred to Education
  7. Senate First Reading
  8. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  9. House Referred for engrossment
  10. House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 14 View roll call
  11. House Amended
  12. House General Order
  13. House Authored by Senator Hines (principal Senate author)
  14. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
  15. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Caldwell (Chad)
  16. House Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education
  17. House Referred to Common Education
  18. House Second Reading referred to Education Oversight
  19. House Authored by Representative Cantrell
  20. House First Reading
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2081653
LegiScan session ID
2219
Source file
var/states/oklahoma/source/legiscan/2219-befa0395515d/bill/HB3885.json
Package observed
2026-07-18T22:26:27+00:00