HB 19372026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 1937
Schools; student communications; school personnel; administrative leave; investigation; 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 11, 2026: Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
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 3
- Principal House author
- Chris Kannady R
- Principal Senate author
- Brent Howard R
- House coauthors
- 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 Feb. 6, 2025 |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Common Education | Passed (committee substitute) March 4, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Education | Passed April 21, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 5, 2025HouseCommon Education Committee: Do PassPassed8–5
no (5) Banning, Caldwell, Hall, Jenkins, Maynard
yes (8) Hilbert, Johns, Lowe, Moore, Pogemiller, Rosecrants, Sterling, Tedford
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 4, 2026HouseEducation Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed8–0
yes (8) Caldwell, Hasenbeck, Kane, Kerbs, Lowe, Waldron, West, Wolfley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 10, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed84–7 8 excused
yes (84) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Ford, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (8) Boles, Fetgatter, Hardin, Hill, Lawson, Moore, Osburn, Strom
no (7) Gann, Humphrey, Jenkins, Olsen, Shaw, Stark, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 21, 2026SenateEducationPassed9–0
yes (9) Deevers, Dossett, Hicks, Hines, Mann, Pederson, Rader, Sacchieri, Seifried
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 5, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed47–0 1 excused
yes (47) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Mann, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
excused (1) Hicks
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amendment to Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 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
- House Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 3 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1937&session=2600
Timeline 26 actions
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Sterling
- 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 Common Education
- Feb. 6, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Lowe (Dick)
- Feb. 17, 2026HouseRemove Representative Sterling as principal House author and substitute with Representative Kannady
- March 4, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
- March 4, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Green (principal Senate author)
- March 10, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 10, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 7
- March 10, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 11, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 11, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- April 6, 2026SenateRemove as author Senator Green; authored by Senator Howard
- April 21, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
- April 23, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- May 5, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- May 5, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
- May 5, 2026SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
- May 5, 2026HouseReferred for enrollment
- May 5, 2026HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 5, 2026SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 5, 2026HouseSent to Governor
- May 11, 2026HouseApproved by Governor 05/07/2026
On committee agendas 2
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — House Education Oversight · Room 4S.5
- Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 10:00 a.m. — Senate Education · Room 230
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (18 days before May 29, 2026) | 19 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 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.