SB 6542024
bill
2024 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 654
Postsecondary education; creating the Captain Steven L. Farley Goldstar Families Act; providing eligibility for certain tuition waivers. Effective date. Emergency.
Budget & taxesSchools (K–12)Veterans & militaryPublic 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 22, 2023: Title restored
Same number in other sessions: 2026 · 2025 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
AI analysis AI-generated
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Authors & coauthors 4
- Principal Senate authors
- George Burns R, Paul Rosino R
- House coauthors
- Annie Menz D, Burns (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 5
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2023 | Senate | Veterans and Military Affairs | Passed Feb. 15, 2023 |
| Feb. 7, 2023 | Senate | Finance | Passed Feb. 27, 2023 |
| Feb. 15, 2023 | Senate | Finance | — |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Appropriations and Budget | Passed April 19, 2023 |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee | Passed April 3, 2023 |
Roll-call votes 6
Feb. 15, 2023SenateCommittee On Veterans & Military Affairs: Strike The Title, Motion By Senator Stanley - AdoptedPassed11–0
yes (11) Dossett, Gollihare, Hamilton, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, Paxton, Pederson, Seifried, Stanley, Stewart
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 27, 2023SenateCommittee On FinancePassed12–0
yes (12) Daniels, Hall, Hicks, Howard, Kirt, Montgomery, Murdock, Rader, Rosino, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 8, 2023SenateThird ReadingPassed48–0
yes (48) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Dahm, Daniels, Dossett, Dugger, Floyd, Garvin, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kidd, Kirt, Matthews, McCortney, Montgomery, Murdock, Newhouse, Paxton, Pederson, Pemberton, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rogers, Rosino, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stephens, Stewart, Thompson, Thompson, Treat, Weaver, Woods, Young
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 3, 2023HouseAppropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do PassPassed13–0
yes (13) Baker, Boatman, Fugate, Hasenbeck, Hays, Johns, Lowe, Martinez, Maynard, McBride, Osburn, Tedford, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 18, 2023HouseAppropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended, Strike The TitlePassed32–0
yes (32) Baker, Bashore, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Fetgatter, Ford, Goodwin, Hasenbeck, Hill, Kannady, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Martinez, McBride, McEntire, Miller, Moore, Munson, Nichols, Osburn, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Ranson, Sterling, Strom, Vancuren, Wallace, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 27, 2023HouseThird ReadingPassed78–0 23 excused
yes (78) Alonso Sandoval, Baker, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boatman, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Cantrell, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Duel, Echols, Fetgatter, Fugate, Gann, George, Goodwin, Grego, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hilbert, Hill, Humphrey, Kane, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lepak, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Martinez, Maynard, McBride, McDugle, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Nichols, Olsen, Osburn, Pittman, Provenzano, Randleman, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sims, Sneed, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Swope, Talley, Townley, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (23) Archer, Caldwell, Conley, Davis, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Ford, Hardin, Johns, Kannady, Marti, May, McEntire, ODonnell, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Smith, Staires, Tedford, Vancuren, Wallace
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 1 Floor Amendment by KANNADY · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- 2 Floor Amendment by MARTINEZ · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB654 (3-01-23) (ROSINO) RT FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Senate Conference Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
6 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB654&session=2400
Timeline 36 actions
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 6, 2023SenateAuthored by Senator Rosino
- Feb. 7, 2023SenateSecond Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs Committee then to Finance Committee
- Feb. 13, 2023SenateCoauthored by Representative Burns (principal House author)
- Feb. 15, 2023SenateReported Do Pass as amended Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
- Feb. 15, 2023SenateTitle stricken
- Feb. 15, 2023SenateReferred to Finance
- Feb. 27, 2023SenateReported Do Pass Finance committee; CR filed
- March 8, 2023SenateGeneral Order, Amended
- March 8, 2023SenateTitle restored
- March 8, 2023SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
- March 8, 2023SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 9, 2023SenateEngrossed to House
- March 9, 2023HouseFirst Reading
- March 29, 2023HouseSecond Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
- March 29, 2023HouseReferred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
- April 3, 2023HouseRecommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
- April 19, 2023HouseCR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
- April 19, 2023HouseTitle stricken
- April 19, 2023HouseEnacting clause stricken
- April 27, 2023HouseGeneral Order
- April 27, 2023HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Menz
- April 27, 2023HouseAmended by floor substitute
- April 27, 2023HouseTitle restored
- April 27, 2023HouseEnacting clause restored
- April 27, 2023HouseAmended
- April 27, 2023HouseTitle stricken
- April 27, 2023HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 0
- April 27, 2023HouseReferred for engrossment
- May 1, 2023HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- May 1, 2023SenateHAs read
- May 1, 2023SenateHAs rejected, conference requested
- May 11, 2023SenateSCs named Rosino, Stanley, Hamilton, Gollihare, Pederson, Kirt, Burns
- May 18, 2023HouseConference granted, naming GCCA
- May 22, 2023SenateCCR read
- May 22, 2023SenateTitle restored
Momentum: 63 of 100
| Stage (Passed both chambers) | 38 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (375 days before May 31, 2024) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 5 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 10 / 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.