HB 42982026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 4298
Child care; directing establishment of certain master teacher ratios; authorizing certain fee subject to specified conditions; effective date; emergency.
Children, families & social servicesHealth & mental healthHealth care & pharma industry how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action May 12, 2026: Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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Authors & coauthors 5
- Principal House author
- Suzanne Schreiber D
- Principal Senate author
- Paul Rosino R
- House coauthors
- Daniel Pae R, Ronald Stewart D
- Senate coauthors
- Aaron Reinhardt 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 | Health and Human Services Oversight | Passed Feb. 12, 2026 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Children, Youth and Family Services | Passed Feb. 4, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Health and Human Services | Passed (committee substitute) April 20, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 6
Feb. 4, 2026HouseChildren, Youth And Family Services Committee: Do PassPassed6–0
yes (6) Blancett, Gise, Hill, Pae, Williams, Woolley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 12, 2026HouseHealth And Human Services Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed12–0
yes (12) Cantrell, Culver, Hefner, Hildebrant, Marti, Munson, Newton, Pae, Ranson, Roe, Smith, Williams
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 18, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed95–0 4 excused
yes (95) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Ford, 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, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (4) Fetgatter, Humphrey, Kannady, Steagall
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 20, 2026SenateHealth & Human ServicesPassed12–0
yes (12) Coleman, Dossett, Haste, Hicks, McIntosh, Nice, Pugh, Reinhardt, Rosino, Standridge, Stanley, Thompson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 4, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed48–0
yes (48) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, 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, Mann, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 6, 2026HouseFourth ReadingPassed83–2 14 excused
yes (83) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Bashore, Blair, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Worthen
excused (14) Banning, Blancett, Fetgatter, Ford, Humphrey, Kannady, Lawson, Luttrell, Munson, Pae, Steagall, Waldron, West, Woolley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment · 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
- HB4298 (4-28-26) (ROSINO) FS FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- HB4298 (4-28-26) (ROSINO) FS WDFA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- HB4298 (4-29-26) (ROSINO) FS FA2.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4298&session=2600
Timeline 35 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Pae
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseReferred to Children, Youth and Family Services
- Feb. 4, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family Services
- Feb. 12, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
- Feb. 12, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Reinhardt (principal Senate author)
- Feb. 18, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- Feb. 18, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0
- Feb. 18, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- Feb. 19, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- Feb. 19, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 19, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative McCane
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services
- April 20, 2026SenateRemove as author Senator Reinhardt; authored by Senator Rosino
- April 20, 2026SenateCoauthored by Senator Reinhardt
- April 20, 2026Senateremove as principal author Representative Pae and substitute with Representative Schreiber
- April 20, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Pae
- April 20, 2026SenateRemove as coauthor Representative(s) McCane
- April 20, 2026SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
- April 20, 2026SenateEmergency added
- April 22, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- May 4, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- May 4, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
- May 4, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- May 5, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- May 5, 2026HouseSA's received
- May 6, 2026HouseSA's read, adopted
- May 6, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Stewart
- May 6, 2026HouseFourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 2
- May 6, 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 05/12/2026
On committee agendas 1
- Monday, April 20, 2026, 2:00 p.m. — Senate Health and Human Services · 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.