SB 7012026
bill
2026 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 701
Higher education; authorizing the approval of functional exceptions; expanding classes and programs offered to the people of Muskogee. Effective date.
Higher education & workforceSchools (K–12)Public sector, tribes & education industry how tagged
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Enacted Last action May 28, 2025: Approved by Governor 05/27/2025
Same number in other sessions: 2025 · 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
AI analysis AI-generated
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Authors & coauthors 8
- Principal House author
- Toni Hasenbeck R
- Principal Senate author
- John Haste R
- House coauthors
- Chris Banning R, Gabe Woolley R, Mark Chapman R, Ross Ford R, T.J. Marti R
- Senate coauthors
- Christi Gillespie 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. 4, 2025 | Senate | Education | Passed Feb. 25, 2025 |
| April 1, 2025 | House | Education Oversight | Passed (committee substitute) April 16, 2025 |
| April 1, 2025 | House | Postsecondary Education | Passed (committee substitute) April 8, 2025 |
Roll-call votes 6
Feb. 25, 2025SenateEducationPassed11–0
yes (11) Deevers, Dossett, Hicks, Hines, Mann, Pederson, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 11, 2025SenateThird ReadingPassed43–1 3 excused
yes (43) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Mann, McIntosh, Nice, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Woods
no (1) Green
excused (3) Murdock, Paxton, Wingard
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 8, 2025HousePostsecondary Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed5–2
yes (5) Bashore, Hasenbeck, Johns, Townley, Wolfley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 16, 2025HouseEducation Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed7–2
yes (7) Caldwell, Hasenbeck, Kane, Kerbs, Lowe, West, Wolfley
no (2) Provenzano, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 6, 2025HouseThird ReadingPassed51–43 4 excused
yes (51) Adams, Banning, Bashore, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Crosswhite Hader, Dobrinski, Duel, Fetgatter, Ford, George, Gise, Hader, Hall, Hasenbeck, Hildebrant, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Luttrell, Marti, May, Maynard, Miller, Mr. Speaker, Newton, Olsen, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Roberts, Schreiber, Shaw, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Tedford, Townley, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
no (43) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Bennett, Blair, Blancett, Burns, Cornwell, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dollens, Eaves, Fugate, Gann, Hardin, Harris, Hays, Hefner, Jenkins, Kelley, Kendrix, Lowe, McCane, Menz, Moore, Munson, Pae, Pittman, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Rosecrants, Smith, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, Wilk
excused (4) Grego, Manger, Sneed, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 21, 2025SenateFourth ReadingPassed29–15 4 excused
yes (29) Alvord, Bergstrom, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Deevers, Dossett, Gillespie, Gollihare, Grellner, Hamilton, Haste, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, McIntosh, Murdock, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Standridge, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver
excused (4) Boren, Guthrie, Wingard, Woods
no (15) Brooks, Daniels, Frix, Goodwin, Green, Hall, Hicks, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Mann, Nice, Rosino, Seifried, Stanley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- 1 Floor Amendment by HASENBECK · 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 Substitute 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB701&session=2600
Timeline 35 actions
- Feb. 3, 2025SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 3, 2025SenateAuthored by Senator Haste
- Feb. 3, 2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Gillespie
- Feb. 4, 2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- Feb. 17, 2025SenateCoauthored by Senator McIntosh
- Feb. 25, 2025SenateReported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
- Feb. 27, 2025SenatePlaced on General Order
- March 3, 2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Hasenbeck (principal House author)
- March 10, 2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Marti
- March 11, 2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 11, 2025SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 1
- March 11, 2025SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 11, 2025SenateRemove as coauthor Senator McIntosh
- March 12, 2025SenateEngrossed to House
- March 12, 2025HouseFirst Reading
- April 1, 2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Education Oversight
- April 1, 2025HouseReferred to Postsecondary Education
- April 8, 2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Postsecondary Education
- April 16, 2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
- May 6, 2025HouseGeneral Order
- May 6, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Woolley, Banning, Ford
- May 6, 2025HouseAmended by floor substitute
- May 6, 2025HouseEmergency removed
- May 6, 2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 43
- May 6, 2025HouseReferred for engrossment
- May 7, 2025HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- May 7, 2025SenateHAs read
- May 21, 2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Chapman
- May 21, 2025SenateHAs adopted
- May 21, 2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 29 Nays: 16
- May 21, 2025SenateReferred for enrollment
- May 22, 2025SenateEnrolled, to House
- May 22, 2025HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- May 22, 2025SenateSent to Governor
- May 28, 2025SenateApproved by Governor 05/27/2025
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (366 days before May 29, 2026) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 9 / 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.