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2026 Regular Session

SB244

Higher education; establishing the Program of American Civic Thought and Leadership at the University of Oklahoma; making an appropriation. Effective date. Emergency.

Current disposition
Pending: House
Last status date
May 7, 2026
Last status update
General Order
Author
Julie Daniels
Co-sponsors
Mark LepakAdam Pugh

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate February 3, 2025 Senate committee passed February 25, 2025 Senate floor substitute March 27, 2025 Senate passed March 27, 2025 Sent to House March 31, 2025 Introduced in House March 31, 2025 House committee substitute April 8, 2025 House committee passed April 16, 2025
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Partner positions

Dislikes

Ladies for Liberty Oklahoma

The OKGOP platform states we believe in the implementation of sunset laws, zero-based budgeting and performance audits to require justification for government programs. This new law establishes the Program of American Civic Thought and Leadership at the University of Oklahoma at the cost of $3 million.

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 25, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS AMENDED

Passed

6 yea–3 nay

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March 27, 2025 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

34 yea–13 nay

View roll call

April 7, 2025 · House

House: Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

8 yea–3 nay

View roll call

April 15, 2025 · House

House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED, STRIKE THE ENACTING CLAUSE

Passed

25 yea–5 nay

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Committee referrals

April 2, 2025 · House

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

Instrument history

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  1. House Laid over
  2. House General Order
  3. House Enacting clause stricken
  4. House CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
  5. House Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  6. House Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  7. House Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
  8. House First Reading
  9. Senate Engrossed to House
  10. Senate Referred for engrossment
  11. Senate Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 13 View roll call
  12. Senate General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
  13. Senate Coauthored by Representative Lepak (principal House author)
  14. Senate Coauthored by Senator Pugh
  15. Senate Remove as author Senator Pugh; authored by Senator Daniels
  16. Senate Placed on General Order
  17. Senate Title stricken
  18. Senate Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed View roll call
  19. Senate Second Reading referred to Education
  20. Senate Authored by Senator Pugh
  21. Senate First Reading
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2049104
LegiScan session ID
2219
Source file
var/states/oklahoma/source/legiscan/2219-befa0395515d/bill/SB244.json
Package observed
2026-07-18T22:26:27+00:00