HB 11872026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 1187
Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act; opt-out option; removing group insurance; effective date.
Business, jobs & the economyInsurance industry how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action May 5, 2025: Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
Same number in other sessions: 2025 · 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
AI analysis AI-generated
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Authors & coauthors 5
- Principal House author
- Rick West R
- Principal Senate author
- George Burns R
- House coauthors
- Annie Menz D, Tammy Townley R
- Senate coauthors
- Warren Hamilton R
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. 4, 2025 | House | Commerce and Economic Development Oversight | Passed Feb. 27, 2025 |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Insurance | Passed Feb. 12, 2025 |
| April 1, 2025 | Senate | Business and Insurance | Passed April 10, 2025 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 11, 2025HouseInsurance Committee: Do PassPassed6–0
yes (6) Adams, Bennett, Hefner, Lawson, Sneed, Tedford
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 27, 2025HouseCommerce And Economic Development Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed16–0
yes (16) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Banning, Blancett, Burns, Gann, Hall, Hill, Johns, Lay, Maynard, Menz, Sneed, Tedford, Townley, Wilk
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 25, 2025HouseThird ReadingPassed93–0 6 excused
yes (93) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blancett, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Fugate, Gann, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Humphrey, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Lawson, Lay, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Strom, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (6) Blair, Kerbs, Lepak, Lowe, Sneed, Stinson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 10, 2025SenateDo PassPassed8–1
yes (8) Alvord, Coleman, Grellner, Guthrie, Pugh, Reinhardt, Standridge, Weaver
no (1) Mann
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 28, 2025SenateThird ReadingPassed35–9 3 excused
yes (35) Alvord, Bergstrom, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, McIntosh, Murdock, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
no (9) Boren, Dossett, Goodwin, Hicks, Kirt, Mann, Nice, Rader, Rosino
excused (3) Brooks, Hall, Haste
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Enrolled (final version) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1187&session=2600
Timeline 25 actions
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative West (Rick)
- Feb. 4, 2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
- Feb. 4, 2025HouseReferred to Insurance
- Feb. 12, 2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Insurance
- Feb. 12, 2025HouseAuthored by Senator Burns (principal Senate author)
- Feb. 27, 2025HouseCR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
- March 25, 2025HouseGeneral Order
- March 25, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Menz, Townley
- March 25, 2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0
- March 25, 2025HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 26, 2025HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 26, 2025SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Business and Insurance
- April 10, 2025SenateReported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
- April 15, 2025SenatePlaced on General Order
- April 28, 2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- April 28, 2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Hamilton
- April 28, 2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 9
- April 28, 2025SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
- April 28, 2025HouseReferred for enrollment
- April 29, 2025HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- April 29, 2025SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- April 29, 2025HouseSent to Governor
- May 5, 2025HouseApproved by Governor 05/03/2025
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (389 days before May 29, 2026) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 6 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 10 / 10 |
| Rule applied | enacted/adopted = 100 |
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.