2026 Regular Session
SB1696
State government; creating certain revolving fund; creating the Oklahoma Talent Recruitment Program; specifying certain eligibility requirements. Effective date. Emergency.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
Dislikes
No public reasoning provided.
Creates the Oklahoma Talent Attraction and Relocation Revolving Fund to be managed by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce used to support talent recruitment programs that motivate households to relocate to Oklahoma from outside the state. The measure provides that the Department may not award more than $250,000.00 in grant funds to a single municipality each year.The OKGOP platform states we believe in sunset laws, zero based budgeting and performance audits to justify government programs.
No public reasoning provided.
From the OKGOP Platform, pg 13 under “Budget”. “We believe in the implementation of, “sunset laws” “zero-based budgeting” and performance audits to require justification for government programs.” Agencies, programs and budget should be evaluated and justified, if not, then discontinued.
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 17, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Economic Development, Workforce & Tourism Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS
Passed
5 yea–3 nay
March 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Appropriations Committee: DO PASS
Passed
21 yea–4 nay
March 10, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Failed ⭐ Substantive final action
17 yea–30 nay · 1 absent
March 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate: RECONSIDER
Passed
29 yea–11 nay · 8 absent
Committee referrals
March 30, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget
February 17, 2026 · Senate
Appropriations
February 3, 2026 · Senate
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism
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.
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House Remove Representative Caldwell (Trey) as principal House author and substitute with Representative Lawson
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House Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
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House First Reading
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 2 View roll call
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 29 Nays: 14 View roll call
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Senate Motion to reconsider vote adopted: Ayes: 29 Nays: 11 View roll call
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Senate Notice served to reconsider vote on measure Coleman View roll call
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Senate Measure failed: Ayes: 17 Nays: 30 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Trey) (principal House author)
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Senate Referred to Appropriations
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Senate Emergency added
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Senate Title stricken
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Senate Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Committee then to Appropriations Committee
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Senate Authored by Senator Coleman
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Senate First Reading