SB 12572024
bill
2024 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 1257
School funding; removing limitations on school district general fund carryover and penalties for exceeding limitations. Effective date. Emergency.
Schools (K–12)Budget & taxesPublic sector, tribes & education industry how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Passed both chambers Last action May 20, 2024: Conference granted, naming GCCA
Same number in other sessions: 2026 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 3
- Principal House author
- Dick Lowe R
- Principal Senate author
- Adam Pugh R
- Senate coauthors
- Garvin (not matched to a current member)
Principal authors from Open States; coauthors read from “Coauthored by …” actions (removals applied).
Status
- Introduced
- In committee (origin chamber)
- Passed committee (origin chamber)
- Passed origin chamber
- In committee (second chamber)
- Passed committee (second chamber)
- Passed both chambers
- Sent to Governor
- Enacted / adopted
Committee referrals 3
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2024 | Senate | Education | Passed Feb. 6, 2024 |
| March 25, 2024 | House | Appropriations and Budget | Passed (committee substitute) April 18, 2024 |
| March 26, 2024 | House | Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee | Passed (committee substitute) April 8, 2024 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 6, 2024SenateEducationPassed11–0
yes (11) Daniels, Dossett, Green, Hicks, Murdock, Paxton, Pemberton, Pugh, Rader, Seifried, Thompson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 11, 2024SenateThird ReadingPassed44–0 4 excused
yes (44) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Dahm, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kirt, Matthews, McCortney, Murdock, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Treat, Weaver, Young
excused (4) Hall, Kidd, Standridge, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 8, 2024HouseAppropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed10–3
yes (10) Baker, Blancett, Boatman, Fugate, Harris, Hasenbeck, Johns, Lowe, Tedford, Waldron
no (3) Caldwell, Hays, McBride
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 17, 2024HouseAppropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed31–0
yes (31) Baker, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Fetgatter, Ford, Goodwin, Hasenbeck, Hilbert, Hill, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, McEntire, Miller, Moore, Munson, Newton, Nichols, Osburn, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Ranson, Sterling, Strom, Vancuren, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 24, 2024HouseThird ReadingPassed80–4 17 excused
excused (17) Alonso Sandoval, Baker, Burns, Caldwell, Fetgatter, Ford, Hardin, Hilbert, Lowe, Moore, Nichols, Pittman, Steagall, Stinson, Swope, Turner, Wallace
yes (80) Archer, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Cantrell, Conley, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Davis, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Echols, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McBride, McDugle, McEntire, Menz, Miller, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Strom, Talley, Tedford, Townley, Vancuren, Waldron, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
no (4) Caldwell, Lepak, ODonnell, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB1257 (3-07-24) (PUGH) FS FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB1257 SUBPCS1 DICK LOWE-EK.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Sub Committee Recommendation · PDF on oklegislature.gov
4 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1257&session=2400
Timeline 23 actions
- Feb. 5, 2024SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 5, 2024SenateAuthored by Senator Pugh
- Feb. 6, 2024SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- Feb. 6, 2024SenateReported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
- March 4, 2024SenateCoauthored by Representative Lowe (Dick) (principal House author)
- March 11, 2024SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- March 11, 2024SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
- March 11, 2024SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 11, 2024SenateCoauthored by Senator Garvin
- March 12, 2024SenateEngrossed to House
- March 12, 2024HouseFirst Reading
- March 25, 2024HouseSecond Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
- March 26, 2024HouseReferred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
- April 8, 2024HouseRecommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
- April 18, 2024HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
- April 24, 2024HouseGeneral Order
- April 24, 2024HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 4
- April 24, 2024HouseReferred for engrossment
- April 25, 2024HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- April 25, 2024SenateHAs read
- May 2, 2024SenateHAs rejected, conference requested
- May 7, 2024SenateSCs named Pugh, Seifried, Thompson (Kristen), Pemberton, Dossett
- May 20, 2024HouseConference granted, naming GCCA
Momentum: 72 of 100
| Stage (Passed both chambers) | 38 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (11 days before May 31, 2024) | 20 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 10 |
How this is calculated
- Stage reached — up to 50. 50 × (stage − 1) ÷ 8, where the stages are 1 Introduced · 2 In committee · 3 Passed committee · 4 Passed its first chamber · 5 In committee in the second chamber · 6 Passed that committee · 7 Passed both chambers · 8 Sent to the Governor · 9 Enacted / adopted.
- Recency — up to 20. 20 if the last recorded action was within 14 days of the reference date, falling in a straight line to 0 at 90 days. The reference date is the earlier of the data date (Oct. 1, 2026) and the session's last scheduled day, so a finished session is scored as it stood when it ended.
- Committee progress — up to 10. 5 for each chamber in which a committee reported the bill favourably.
- Coauthors — up to 10. 1 per coauthor (max 7), plus 3 if its authors and coauthors include members of both chambers.
- Bipartisan sponsorship — 10. 10 if the authors and coauthors include at least one Republican and one Democrat.
Rules on top: an enacted bill (signed, law without signature, or veto overridden) or an adopted resolution scores 100. A vetoed bill without an override, or one whose last committee vote failed, has its score halved.
Disclaimer. The momentum score is an automated, rough indicator built only from the public record (stage, dates, authors and committee reports). It is not a prediction, does not measure merit or support, and can be wrong when an action is mis-recorded or an author is mis-matched. Coauthors are read from the action text (“Coauthored by …”). Always check the official record on oklegislature.gov.