HB 37082026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 3708
Education; Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act; adding grants; definition of a scholarship-granting organization; defining capital improvement grant; information to be submitted to Tax Commission; effective date; emergency.
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.
In Senate committee Last action April 14, 2026: Coauthored by Senator Pederson
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 3
- Principal House author
- Chad Caldwell R
- Principal Senate author
- Ally Seifried R
- Senate coauthors
- Roland Pederson 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. 3, 2026 | House | Rules | — |
| Feb. 9, 2026 | House | Appropriations and Budget | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 25, 2026 |
| Feb. 9, 2026 | House | Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 16, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Education | — |
Roll-call votes 3
Feb. 16, 2026HouseAppropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed7–3
yes (7) Banning, Caldwell, Hasenbeck, Lowe, Osburn, Tedford, Woolley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 24, 2026HouseAppropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed21–7
yes (21) Bashore, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Fetgatter, Ford, Grego, Hill, Kane, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Manger, Miller, Newton, Osburn, Pae, Pfeiffer, Sterling, Stinson, West
no (7) Blancett, Fugate, Munson, Provenzano, Ranson, Schreiber, Strom
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 24, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed74–24 1 excused
yes (74) Adams, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hildebrant, Hill, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Roberts, Roe, Schreiber, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stinson, Tedford, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
no (24) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Blancett, Clinton, Deck, Dollens, Fugate, Gann, Hefner, Jenkins, McCane, Menz, Munson, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Rosecrants, Shaw, Steagall, Stewart, Strom, Timmons, Waldron, West
excused (1) Humphrey
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 1 Floor Amendment by CALDWELL (UNTIMELY FILED) · 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
- Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Sub Committee Recommendation · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3708&session=2600
Timeline 18 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad)
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb. 9, 2026HouseWithdrawn from Rules Committee
- Feb. 9, 2026HouseReferred to Appropriations and Budget
- Feb. 9, 2026HouseReferred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
- Feb. 16, 2026HouseRecommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
- Feb. 25, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
- Feb. 25, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Seifried (principal Senate author)
- Feb. 25, 2026HouseEmergency added
- March 24, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 24, 2026HouseAmended by floor substitute
- March 24, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 24
- March 24, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 25, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 25, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- April 14, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Pederson
On committee agendas 2
- Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, 4:30 p.m. — House Appropriations and Budget · Room 450
- Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 10:00 a.m. — Senate Education · Room 230
Momentum: 46 of 100
| Stage (In committee (second chamber)) | 25 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (45 days before May 29, 2026) | 12 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 5 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 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.