HB 23982026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 2398
Education; authorizing the State Regents for Higher Education and the Department of Career and Technology Education to designate a credential of value.
Schools (K–12)Higher education & workforceState government & agenciesPublic sector, tribes & education industry how tagged
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Enacted Last action April 20, 2026: Approved by Governor 04/17/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2025 · 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 2
- Principal House author
- Brian Hill R
- Principal Senate author
- Aaron Reinhardt 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 4
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Rules | — |
| Feb. 12, 2026 | House | Education Oversight | Passed (committee substitute) March 4, 2026 |
| Feb. 12, 2026 | House | Postsecondary Education | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 17, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Education | Passed April 7, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 17, 2026HousePostsecondary Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed8–1
yes (8) Bashore, Hasenbeck, Johns, McCane, Moore, Osburn, Townley, Wolfley
no (1) Ranson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 4, 2026HouseEducation Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed7–1
yes (7) Caldwell, Hasenbeck, Kane, Kerbs, Lowe, West, Wolfley
no (1) Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 10, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed70–20 9 excused
yes (70) Adams, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Duel, Eaves, Ford, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Roberts, Roe, Schreiber, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
no (20) Alonso Sandoval, Blancett, Clinton, Deck, Dollens, Fugate, Gann, Hays, Jenkins, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Shaw, Stark, Timmons, Waldron, West
excused (9) Cantrell, Fetgatter, Hall, Kannady, Lawson, Munson, Newton, Rosecrants, Stewart
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 7, 2026SenateEducationPassed10–0
yes (10) Dossett, Hicks, Hines, Mann, Pederson, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 15, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed36–9 3 excused
yes (36) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Seifried, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
no (9) Bullard, Deevers, Grellner, Guthrie, Jett, McIntosh, Prieto, Sacchieri, Standridge
excused (3) Burns, Hines, Mann
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
- 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=HB2398&session=2600
Timeline 25 actions
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Hill
- Feb. 4, 2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb. 12, 2026HouseWithdrawn from Rules Committee
- Feb. 12, 2026HouseReferred to Education Oversight
- Feb. 12, 2026HouseReferred to Postsecondary Education
- Feb. 17, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Postsecondary Education
- March 4, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
- March 4, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Reinhardt (principal Senate author)
- March 10, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 10, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 20
- March 10, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 11, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 11, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- April 7, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
- April 9, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- April 15, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- April 15, 2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 9
- April 15, 2026SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
- April 15, 2026HouseReferred for enrollment
- April 16, 2026HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- April 16, 2026SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- April 16, 2026HouseSent to Governor
- April 20, 2026HouseApproved by Governor 04/17/2026
On committee agendas 3
- Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Postsecondary Education · Room 450
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — House Education Oversight · Room 4S.5
- Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m. — Senate Education · Room 535
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (39 days before May 29, 2026) | 13 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 3 / 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.