HB 29782026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 2978
Schools; library media program; community standards; sexually explicit conduct; effective date.
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.
In Senate committee Last action April 21, 2026: Failed in Committee - Education
The 2026 regular session's scheduled last day was May 29, 2026. Measures not passed by then did not become law this session.
Same number in other sessions: 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
AI analysis AI-generated
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Authors & coauthors 15
- Principal House author
- Chris Banning R
- Principal Senate author
- Bryan Logan R
- House coauthors
- Brian Hill R, Clay Staires R, Emily Gise R, Gabe Woolley R, Jim Olsen R, Kevin Norwood R, Kyle Hilbert R, Neil Hays R, Rob Hall R, Stacy Jo Adams R
- Senate coauthors
- Jerry Alvord R, Shane Jett R, 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. 3, 2026 | House | Education Oversight | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 5, 2026 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Common Education | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 26, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Education | Failed April 21, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 4, 2026HouseCommon Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed10–1
yes (10) Banning, Caldwell, Hall, Jenkins, Johns, Lowe, Maynard, Moore, Rosecrants, Tedford
no (1) Pogemiller
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 25, 2026HouseEducation Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed7–2
yes (7) Caldwell, Hasenbeck, Kane, Kerbs, Lowe, West, Wolfley
no (2) Provenzano, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 9, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed74–17 8 excused
yes (74) Adams, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Gann, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hildebrant, Hill, Humphrey, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Pae, Patzkowsky, Roberts, Roe, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Strom, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley
no (17) Alonso Sandoval, Blancett, Clinton, Deck, Dollens, Fugate, Hefner, McCane, Munson, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Stewart, Timmons, Waldron
excused (8) Kannady, Menz, Osburn, Pfeiffer, Stinson, Tedford, West, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 9, 2026HouseTable AmendmentPassed73–17 9 excused
yes (73) Adams, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Boles, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hildebrant, Hill, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, Maynard, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Roberts, Roe, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Tedford, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley
no (17) Alonso Sandoval, Blancett, Clinton, Deck, Dollens, Fugate, Hefner, McCane, Munson, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Stewart, Timmons, Waldron
excused (9) Caldwell, Humphrey, Kannady, May, Menz, Stinson, Strom, West, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 1 Floor Amendment by PROVENZANO · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · 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
1 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2978&session=2600
Timeline 25 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Banning
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Education Oversight
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseReferred to Common Education
- Feb. 5, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education
- Feb. 5, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Olsen, Hall
- Feb. 26, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
- Feb. 26, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Hilbert
- Feb. 26, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Logan (principal Senate author)
- March 9, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 9, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Norwood, Staires, Gise, Hays
- March 9, 2026HouseLaid over
- March 9, 2026HouseConsidered
- March 9, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Hill
- March 9, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 17
- March 9, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 10, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 10, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- March 10, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Jett
- March 10, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Adams
- March 12, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Woolley
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- April 15, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Hamilton
- April 20, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Alvord
- April 21, 2026SenateFailed in Committee - Education
On committee agendas 2
- Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — House Education Oversight · Room 4S.5
- Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 10:00 a.m. — Senate Education · Room 230
Momentum: 27 of 100
| Stage (In committee (second chamber)) | 25 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (38 days before May 29, 2026) | 14 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 5 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 10 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 10 |
| Rule applied | failed in committee: halved |
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.