SB 16962026
bill
2026 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 1696
State government; creating certain revolving fund; creating the Oklahoma Talent Recruitment Program; specifying certain eligibility requirements. Effective date. Emergency.
State government & agenciesBudget & taxesBusiness, jobs & the economyHigher education & workforceRetail, hospitality & tourism industry how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
In House committee Last action April 6, 2026: Remove Representative Caldwell (Trey) as principal House author and substitute with Representative Lawson
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
- Mark Lawson R
- Principal Senate author
- Bill Coleman R
- House coauthors
- Trey Caldwell 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 | Senate | Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 17, 2026 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | Senate | Appropriations | Passed March 4, 2026 |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | Senate | Appropriations | — |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Appropriations and Budget | — |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 17, 2026SenateDo Pass Amended CsPassed5–3
yes (5) Coleman, Frix, Gillespie, Thompson, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 4, 2026SenateAppropriationsPassed21–4
yes (21) Brooks, Dossett, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Haste, Howard, Jech, Murdock, Paxton, Pederson, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Seifried, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Woods
no (4) Goodwin, Hicks, Kirt, Sacchieri
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 10, 2026SenateThird ReadingFailed17–30 1 excused
yes (17) Alvord, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Gillespie, Green, Hall, Haste, Hines, Howard, Jech, Kern, Murdock, Paxton, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino
no (30) Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Deevers, Gollihare, Goodwin, Grellner, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hicks, Jett, Kirt, Logan, Mann, McIntosh, Nice, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
excused (1) Frix
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 12, 2026SenateReconsiderPassed29–11 8 excused
yes (29) Alvord, Bergstrom, Brooks, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Gillespie, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Rader, Reinhardt, Seifried, Stanley, Wingard, Woods
no (11) Boren, Bullard, Burns, Deevers, Grellner, Guthrie, Jett, McIntosh, Prieto, Sacchieri, Standridge
excused (8) Frix, Goodwin, Mann, Pugh, Rosino, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 12, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed29–14 5 excused
yes (29) Alvord, Boren, Brooks, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Gillespie, Gollihare, Green, Hall, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Seifried, Stanley, Stewart
no (14) Bergstrom, Bullard, Burns, Deevers, Grellner, Guthrie, Hamilton, Jett, McIntosh, Prieto, Sacchieri, Standridge, Wingard, Woods
excused (5) Frix, Goodwin, Mann, Thompson, Weaver
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Committee Amendment · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB1696 (3-09-26) (COLEMAN) RT FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB1696 (3-09-26) (COLEMAN) RT WDFA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1696&session=2600
Timeline 21 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateAuthored by Senator Coleman
- Feb. 3, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- Feb. 17, 2026SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee; CR filed
- Feb. 17, 2026SenateTitle stricken
- Feb. 17, 2026SenateEmergency added
- Feb. 17, 2026SenateReferred to Appropriations
- Feb. 25, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Caldwell (Trey) (principal House author)
- March 4, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
- March 9, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- March 10, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 10, 2026SenateMeasure failed: Ayes: 17 Nays: 30
- March 10, 2026SenateNotice served to reconsider vote on measure Coleman
- March 12, 2026SenateMotion to reconsider vote adopted: Ayes: 29 Nays: 11
- March 12, 2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 29 Nays: 14
- March 12, 2026SenateEmergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 2
- March 12, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 16, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- March 16, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- March 30, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
- April 6, 2026HouseRemove Representative Caldwell (Trey) as principal House author and substitute with Representative Lawson
On committee agendas 2
- Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 1:30 p.m. — Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism · Room 535
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 2:30 p.m. — Senate Appropriations · Room 535
Momentum: 44 of 100
| Stage (In committee (second chamber)) | 25 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (53 days before May 29, 2026) | 10 / 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.