HB 29812026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 2981
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Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Passed Senate committee Last action April 16, 2026: Placed on General Order
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 4
- Principal House author
- Chris Banning R
- Principal Senate author
- Warren Hamilton R
- House coauthors
- Annie Menz D, Jared Deck D
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 Feb. 26, 2026 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Civil Judiciary | Passed Feb. 12, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Education | Passed April 14, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 4
Feb. 12, 2026HouseCivil Judiciary Committee: Do PassPassed7–0
yes (7) Culver, Deck, Duel, Kannady, Moore, Osburn, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 26, 2026HouseJudiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed11–0
yes (11) Culver, Duel, Ford, Hardin, Kane, Manger, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sterling, Stewart, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 9, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed93–0 6 excused
yes (93) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, 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, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (6) Archer, Dempsey, Hill, Humphrey, Kannady, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2981&session=2600
Timeline 17 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Banning
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseReferred to Civil Judiciary
- Feb. 12, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
- Feb. 26, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- Feb. 26, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Deck
- Feb. 26, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Hamilton (principal Senate author)
- March 9, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 9, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0
- March 9, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 10, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 10, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- March 11, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Menz
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- April 14, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
- April 16, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
On committee agendas 1
- Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight · Room 4S.5
Momentum: 68 of 100
| Stage (Passed committee (second chamber)) | 31 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (43 days before May 29, 2026) | 12 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 5 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 10 / 10 |
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.