HB 12762026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 1276
Schools; extending prohibition on use of cell phones and personal electronic devices on certain campuses; effective date; emergency.
Schools (K–12)Public sector, tribes & education industry how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action May 4, 2026: Approved by Governor 04/30/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2025 · 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 6
- Principal House author
- Chad Caldwell R
- Principal Senate author
- Ally Seifried R
- House coauthors
- Amanda Clinton D, Anthony Moore R, Burns (not matched to a current member), Dick Lowe 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 | Education Oversight | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 6, 2025 |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Common Education | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 11, 2025 |
| April 1, 2025 | Senate | Education | Passed April 8, 2025 |
Roll-call votes 6
Feb. 5, 2025HouseCommon Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed11–2
yes (11) Caldwell, Hall, Hilbert, Johns, Lowe, Maynard, Moore, Pogemiller, Rosecrants, Sterling, Tedford
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 10, 2025HouseEducation Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed9–0
yes (9) Caldwell, Hasenbeck, Hilbert, Kerbs, Lowe, Provenzano, Waldron, West, Wolfley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 13, 2025HouseThird ReadingPassed82–9 8 excused
yes (82) Adams, Archer, Bashore, Bennett, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Newton, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (8) Alonso Sandoval, Humphrey, Lay, Lowe, Menz, Munson, Pittman, West
no (9) Banning, Gann, Jenkins, Lepak, Olsen, Shaw, Smith, Steagall, Woolley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 8, 2025SenateEducationPassed7–4
no (4) Deevers, Hicks, Mann, Sacchieri
yes (7) Dossett, Hines, Pederson, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Seifried
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 15, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed41–5 2 excused
yes (41) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Kern, Kirt, Logan, McIntosh, Murdock, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
no (5) Deevers, Goodwin, Jett, Mann, Nice
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 28, 2026HouseFourth ReadingPassed83–7 9 excused
yes (83) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Ford, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
no (7) Banning, Gann, Jenkins, McCane, Shaw, Steagall, Woolley
excused (9) Boles, Clinton, Fetgatter, Hill, Humphrey, Kerbs, Menz, Strom, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Enrolled (final version) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- HB1276 (3-30-26) (SEIFRIED) FS FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- House Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Policy Committee Recommendation · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1276&session=2600
Timeline 31 actions
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad)
- Feb. 4, 2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Education Oversight
- Feb. 4, 2025HouseReferred to Common Education
- Feb. 6, 2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education
- Feb. 6, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Lowe (Dick)
- Feb. 6, 2025HouseAuthored by Senator Seifried (principal Senate author)
- Feb. 11, 2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
- Feb. 11, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Moore
- Feb. 13, 2025HouseGeneral Order
- Feb. 13, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Burns
- Feb. 13, 2025HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 9
- Feb. 13, 2025HouseReferred for engrossment
- Feb. 13, 2025HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- Feb. 13, 2025SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- April 8, 2025SenateReported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
- April 10, 2025SenatePlaced on General Order
- April 15, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- April 15, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 5
- April 15, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- April 16, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- April 16, 2026HouseSA's received
- April 28, 2026HouseSA's read, adopted
- April 28, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Clinton
- April 28, 2026HouseFourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 7
- April 28, 2026HouseReferred for enrollment
- April 28, 2026HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- April 28, 2026SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- April 28, 2026HouseSent to Governor
- May 4, 2026HouseApproved by Governor 04/30/2026
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (25 days before May 29, 2026) | 17 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 7 / 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.