HB 37052026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 3705
Schools; Parental Choice Tax Credit Program; increasing the amount of credits authorized.
Schools (K–12)Budget & taxesState government & agenciesPublic 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 4, 2026: Approved by Governor 05/01/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 4
- Principal House author
- Kyle Hilbert R
- Principal Senate author
- Lonnie Paxton R
- House coauthors
- Chad Caldwell R
- Senate coauthors
- Julie Daniels 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 | Appropriations and Budget | Passed (committee substitute) March 5, 2026 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee | Passed Feb. 9, 2026 |
| April 13, 2026 | Senate | Rules | Passed April 20, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 9, 2026HouseAppropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do PassPassed7–4
yes (7) Banning, Caldwell, Hasenbeck, Hilbert, Osburn, Tedford, Woolley
no (4) Johns, Lowe, McCane, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 4, 2026HouseAppropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed18–6
yes (18) Bashore, Caldwell, Cantrell, Fetgatter, Grego, Hilbert, Hill, Kane, Kendrix, Lawson, Manger, Miller, Newton, Pfeiffer, Sterling, Stinson, West, West
no (6) Blancett, Caldwell, Fugate, Provenzano, Ranson, Schreiber
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 9, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed70–19 9 excused
yes (70) Adams, Banning, Bashore, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Dobrinski, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Gann, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hildebrant, Hill, Jenkins, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, May, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Roberts, Roe, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Tedford, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (9) Alonso Sandoval, Blair, Boles, Dempsey, Hefner, Humphrey, Kerbs, Luttrell, Stewart
no (19) Archer, Blancett, Clinton, Culver, Deck, Dollens, Fugate, Johns, McCane, Menz, Munson, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Strom, Timmons, Waldron
other (1) Maynard
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 20, 2026SenateRulesPassed13–3
yes (13) Bergstrom, Bullard, Coleman, Daniels, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Paxton, Rader, Rosino, Seifried, Thompson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 27, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed39–9
yes (39) Alvord, Bergstrom, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hines, Howard, Jett, Kern, Logan, McIntosh, Murdock, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
no (9) Boren, Brooks, Dossett, Goodwin, Hicks, Jech, Kirt, Mann, Nice
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 1 Floor Amendment by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment 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
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3705&session=2600
Timeline 31 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad)
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseReferred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
- Feb. 9, 2026HouseRecommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
- March 5, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
- March 5, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Daniels (principal Senate author)
- March 5, 2026HouseTitle stricken
- March 5, 2026HouseEmergency removed
- April 6, 2026HouseRemove Representative Caldwell (Chad) as principal House author and substitute with Representative Hilbert
- April 9, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- April 9, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Caldwell (Chad)
- April 9, 2026HouseRemove Senator Daniels as principal Senate author and substitute with Senator Paxton
- April 9, 2026HouseCoauthored by Senator(s) Daniels
- April 9, 2026HouseAmended by floor substitute
- April 9, 2026HouseTitle restored
- April 9, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 19
- April 9, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- April 13, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- April 13, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- April 13, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Rules
- April 20, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Rules committee; CR filed
- April 22, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- April 27, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- April 27, 2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 9
- April 27, 2026SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
- April 27, 2026HouseReferred for enrollment
- April 28, 2026HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- April 28, 2026SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- April 28, 2026HouseSent to Governor
- May 4, 2026HouseApproved by Governor 05/01/2026
On committee agendas 1
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 4:30 p.m. — House Appropriations and Budget · Room 450
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (25 days before May 29, 2026) | 17 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 5 / 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.