HB 29592026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 2959
Schools; student abuse or neglect reporting; superintendents and administrators; school employees; law enforcement; interviews; investigations; duty to report; electronic communication; violations; effective date; emergency.
Schools (K–12)Criminal justice & public safetyCourts & civil lawPublic sector, tribes & education industry how tagged
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Enacted Last action May 12, 2026: Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 5
- Principal House author
- Steve Bashore R
- Principal Senate author
- Kristen Thompson R
- House coauthors
- Jacob Rosecrants D, Max Wolfley R, Robert Manger 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. 3, 2026 | House | Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight | Passed (committee substitute) March 3, 2026 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Civil Judiciary | Passed Feb. 19, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Education | Passed April 7, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 19, 2026HouseCivil Judiciary Committee: Do PassPassed8–0
yes (8) Culver, Deck, Duel, Osburn, Schreiber, Sneed, Stinson, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 3, 2026HouseJudiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed12–0
yes (12) Culver, Duel, Ford, Hardin, Harris, Humphrey, Kannady, Manger, Rosecrants, Sterling, Stewart, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 24, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed95–0 4 excused
yes (95) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Clinton, 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, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (4) Archer, Ford, Humphrey, Kannady
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 7, 2026SenateEducationPassed9–0
yes (9) Dossett, Hicks, Hines, Mann, Pederson, Rader, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 5, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed44–0 4 excused
yes (44) Alvord, Bergstrom, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, McIntosh, Murdock, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
excused (4) Boren, Mann, Nice, Reinhardt
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
- Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2959&session=2600
Timeline 26 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Bashore
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseReferred to Civil Judiciary
- Feb. 19, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
- Feb. 19, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Manger
- March 3, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- March 3, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Thompson (principal Senate author)
- March 24, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 24, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0
- March 24, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 25, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 25, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- March 25, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Rosecrants
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- April 7, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
- April 9, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- April 21, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Wolfley
- May 5, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- May 5, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
- May 5, 2026SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
- May 5, 2026HouseReferred for enrollment
- May 6, 2026HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 6, 2026SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 6, 2026HouseSent to Governor
- May 12, 2026HouseApproved by Governor 05/11/2026
On committee agendas 5
- Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Civil Judiciary · Room 450
- Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Civil Judiciary · Room 450
- Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight · Room 4S.5
- Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Judiciary and Public Safety 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 (17 days before May 29, 2026) | 19 / 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.