SB 20452026
bill
2026 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 2045
Schools; Grow Your Own Educator Program; eligible school district; funds; alternative certification pathway. Emergency.
Schools (K–12)Public sector, tribes & education 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 05/11/2026
AI analysis AI-generated
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Authors & coauthors 2
- Principal House author
- Dick Lowe R
- Principal Senate author
- Brenda Stanley 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 | Senate | Education | Passed Feb. 24, 2026 |
| March 31, 2026 | House | Education Oversight | Passed (committee substitute) April 9, 2026 |
| March 31, 2026 | House | Common Education | Passed (committee substitute) April 14, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 6
Feb. 24, 2026SenateEducationPassed11–0
yes (11) Deevers, Dossett, Hicks, Hines, Mann, Pederson, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 26, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed39–0 9 excused
yes (39) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Pederson, Prieto, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Wingard, Woods
excused (9) Burns, Coleman, Gollihare, Hall, Hines, Mann, Paxton, Pugh, Weaver
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 8, 2026HouseCommon Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed11–0
yes (11) Banning, Caldwell, Hall, Jenkins, Johns, Lowe, Maynard, Pogemiller, Rosecrants, Sterling, Tedford
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 13, 2026HouseEducation Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed9–0
yes (9) Caldwell, Hasenbeck, Kane, Kerbs, Lowe, Provenzano, Waldron, West, Wolfley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 4, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed80–7 12 excused
yes (80) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Miller, Moore, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Staires, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (12) Caldwell, Caldwell, Clinton, Duel, Hill, Humphrey, Kannady, Luttrell, Menz, Pae, Turner, Waldron
no (7) Gann, Hardin, Jenkins, Lepak, Olsen, Sneed, Stark
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 5, 2026SenateFourth ReadingPassed40–7 1 excused
yes (40) Alvord, Bergstrom, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hines, Jech, Jett, Kern, Logan, McIntosh, Murdock, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
no (7) Boren, Brooks, Goodwin, Hicks, Kirt, Mann, Nice
excused (1) Howard
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 1 Floor Amendment by LOWE · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Amended And Engrossed · 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
- Policy Committee Recommendation · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Policy Committee Amendment 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB2045&session=2600
Timeline 29 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026SenateAuthored by Senator Pugh
- Feb. 3, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- Feb. 11, 2026SenateRemove as author Senator Pugh; authored by Senator Stanley
- Feb. 23, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Lowe (Dick) (principal House author)
- Feb. 24, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
- Feb. 26, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- March 26, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 26, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 0
- March 26, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 30, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- March 30, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- March 31, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Education Oversight
- March 31, 2026HouseReferred to Common Education
- April 9, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education
- April 14, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
- May 4, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- May 4, 2026HouseAmended by floor substitute
- May 4, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 7
- May 4, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- May 5, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- May 5, 2026SenateHAs read
- May 5, 2026SenateHAs adopted
- May 5, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 7
- May 5, 2026SenateReferred for enrollment
- May 6, 2026SenateEnrolled, to House
- May 6, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- May 6, 2026SenateSent to Governor
- May 12, 2026SenateApproved by Governor 05/11/2026
On committee agendas 4
- Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, 10:00 a.m. — Senate Education · Room 535
- Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — Senate Education · Room 535
- Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 3:00 p.m. — House Common Education · Room 450
- Monday, April 13, 2026, 3:00 p.m. — House Education Oversight · Room 4S.5
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (17 days before May 29, 2026) | 19 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 3 / 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.