HB 44912026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 4491
Schools; allowing school districts to adopt a policy for certain students to participate in extracurricular activities; eligibility requirements; definitions; standards; effective date.
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 1, 2026: Second Reading referred to Education
The 2026 regular session's scheduled last day was May 29, 2026. Measures not passed by then did not become law this session.
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Authors & coauthors 4
- Principal House author
- John Kane R
- Principal Senate author
- Julie Daniels R
- House coauthors
- Anthony Moore R, Tammy Townley 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 6
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Rules | — |
| Feb. 5, 2026 | House | Education Oversight | — |
| Feb. 5, 2026 | House | Common Education | — |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | House | Appropriations and Budget | Passed (committee substitute) March 5, 2026 |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | House | Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee | Passed Feb. 19, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Education | — |
Roll-call votes 3
Feb. 18, 2026HouseAppropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do PassPassed8–2
yes (8) Banning, Caldwell, Hasenbeck, Lowe, McCane, Osburn, Tedford, Woolley
no (2) Johns, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 4, 2026HouseAppropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed23–1
yes (23) Bashore, Blancett, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Fetgatter, Fugate, Grego, Hilbert, Hill, Kane, Kendrix, Lawson, Manger, Miller, Newton, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Schreiber, Sterling, Stinson, West, West
no (1) Ranson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 24, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed67–29 3 excused
yes (67) Adams, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Dempsey, Duel, Eaves, Ford, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Norwood, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Roberts, Roe, Schreiber, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley
no (29) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Clinton, Culver, Deck, Dobrinski, Dollens, Fugate, Gann, Hardin, Hildebrant, Hill, Jenkins, Johns, McCane, Menz, Munson, Newton, Olsen, Osburn, Pogemiller, Ranson, Rosecrants, Shaw, Smith, Timmons, Waldron, West, Worthen
excused (3) Fetgatter, Humphrey, Kerbs
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amendment to Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 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 (full committee) 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4491&session=2600
Timeline 23 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Townley
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb. 5, 2026HouseWithdrawn from Rules Committee
- Feb. 5, 2026HouseReferred to Education Oversight
- Feb. 5, 2026HouseReferred to Common Education
- Feb. 17, 2026HouseRemove Representative Townley as principal House author and substitute with Representative Kane
- Feb. 17, 2026HouseWithdrawn from Common Education Committee
- Feb. 17, 2026HouseWithdrawn from Education Oversight Committee
- Feb. 17, 2026HouseReferred to Appropriations and Budget
- Feb. 17, 2026HouseReferred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
- Feb. 19, 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, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Townley
- March 5, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Daniels (principal Senate author)
- March 5, 2026HouseEmergency removed
- March 24, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 24, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Moore
- March 24, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 67 Nays: 29
- March 24, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 25, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 25, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
On committee agendas 2
- Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, 4:30 p.m. — House A&B Education Subcommittee · Room 4S.5
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 4:30 p.m. — House Appropriations and Budget · Room 450
Momentum: 43 of 100
| Stage (In committee (second chamber)) | 25 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (58 days before May 29, 2026) | 8 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 5 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 5 / 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.