SB 17782026
bill
2026 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 1778
Strong Readers Act; modifying number of screening instruments to be approved by the State Board of Education beginning in certain school year. Emergency.
Schools (K–12)Budget & taxesPublic sector, tribes & education industry how tagged
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Enacted Last action April 21, 2026: Approved by Governor 04/21/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 9
- Principal House author
- Kyle Hilbert R
- Principal Senate author
- Adam Pugh R
- House coauthors
- Brian Hill R, Chad Caldwell R, Clay Staires R, Danny Williams R, Eric Roberts R, Max Wolfley R, Toni Hasenbeck 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 | Education | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 24, 2026 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | Senate | Appropriations | Passed March 4, 2026 |
| Feb. 24, 2026 | Senate | Appropriations | — |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Appropriations and Budget | Passed (committee substitute) April 8, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 6
Feb. 24, 2026SenateEducationPassed7–1
yes (7) Deevers, Hicks, Mann, Pugh, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried
no (1) Dossett
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 4, 2026SenateAppropriationsPassed24–0
yes (24) Brooks, Dossett, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Hall, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Kirt, Murdock, Pederson, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 25, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed45–2 1 excused
yes (45) Alvord, Bergstrom, 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, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
excused (1) Murdock
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 7, 2026HouseAppropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed28–0
yes (28) Bashore, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Grego, Hilbert, Hill, Kane, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Luttrell, Manger, Miller, Munson, Newton, Osburn, Provenzano, Schreiber, Sterling, Stinson, West, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 13, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed87–5 7 excused
yes (87) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Roberts, Rosecrants, Shaw, Sneed, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (7) Archer, Caldwell, Humphrey, Roe, Schreiber, Staires, West
no (5) Fugate, Gann, McCane, Ranson, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 20, 2026SenateFourth ReadingPassed43–2 3 excused
yes (43) Alvord, Bergstrom, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Mann, McIntosh, Nice, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
excused (3) Hines, Murdock, Paxton
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Substitute · 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 for Senate Bill · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB1778 (3-24-26) (PUGH) FS FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- SB1778 (3-24-26) (PUGH) RT FA2.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB1778&session=2600
Timeline 33 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateAuthored by Senator Pugh
- Feb. 3, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- Feb. 24, 2026SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed
- Feb. 24, 2026SenateTitle stricken
- Feb. 24, 2026SenateReferred to Appropriations
- Feb. 26, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
- March 4, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
- March 9, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- March 16, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Staires
- March 16, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Hasenbeck
- March 25, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- March 25, 2026SenateTitle restored
- March 25, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 2
- March 25, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 26, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- March 26, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- March 30, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
- April 8, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
- April 8, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Caldwell (Chad)
- April 13, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- April 13, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Wolfley, Roberts, Hill, Williams
- April 13, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 5
- April 13, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- April 14, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- April 14, 2026SenateHAs read
- April 20, 2026SenateHAs adopted
- April 20, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 2
- April 20, 2026SenateReferred for enrollment
- April 20, 2026SenateEnrolled, to House
- April 20, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 20, 2026SenateSent to Governor
- April 21, 2026SenateApproved by Governor 04/21/2026
On committee agendas 3
- Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — Senate Education · Room 535
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 2:30 p.m. — Senate Appropriations · Room 535
- Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 4:30 p.m. — House Appropriations and Budget · Room 450
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (38 days before May 29, 2026) | 14 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 10 / 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.