SB 8432026
bill
2026 Regular Session · Senate bill
SB 843
School district boards of education; modifying exception to certain prohibition on certain relationships between board members and school district employees. Effective date. 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 4, 2026: Approved by Governor 04/30/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2025 · 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 3
- Principal House author
- Mike Dobrinski R
- Principal Senate author
- Casey Murdock R
- House coauthors
- Carl Newton 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. 17, 2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Education Oversight | Passed April 6, 2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | House | Common Education | Passed April 13, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 17, 2026SenateEducationPassed11–0
yes (11) Deevers, Dossett, Hicks, Hines, Mann, Pederson, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 25, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed45–0 3 excused
yes (45) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Mann, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Rader, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
excused (3) Hines, Pugh, Rosino
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 1, 2026HouseCommon Education Committee: Do PassPassed10–0
yes (10) Banning, Caldwell, Hall, Jenkins, Johns, Lowe, Maynard, Pogemiller, Rosecrants, Sterling
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 13, 2026HouseEducation Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed9–0
yes (9) Caldwell, Hasenbeck, Kane, Kerbs, Lowe, Provenzano, Waldron, West, Wolfley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 28, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed77–4 18 excused
yes (77) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hardin, Harris, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Timmons, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, West, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (18) Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Clinton, Fetgatter, Hall, Hasenbeck, Hill, Humphrey, Kannady, Luttrell, Miller, Osburn, Steagall, Tedford, Townley, Waldron, Wilk
no (4) Ford, Roe, Stark, Williams
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Committee Amendment 1 · 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
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB843&session=2600
Timeline 25 actions
- Feb. 3, 2025SenateFirst Reading
- Feb. 3, 2025SenateAuthored by Senator Murdock
- Feb. 4, 2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
- Feb. 17, 2026SenateReported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed
- Feb. 19, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- March 2, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
- March 25, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- March 25, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
- March 25, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- March 26, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- March 26, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- March 30, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Education Oversight
- March 30, 2026HouseReferred to Common Education
- March 31, 2026HouseRemove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Dobrinski
- April 6, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
- April 6, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Newton
- April 13, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
- April 28, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- April 28, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 4
- April 28, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 28, 2026SenateReferred for enrollment
- April 28, 2026SenateEnrolled, to House
- April 28, 2026HouseSigned, returned to Senate
- April 28, 2026SenateSent to Governor
- May 4, 2026SenateApproved by Governor 04/30/2026
On committee agendas 3
- Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m. — Senate Education · Room 535
- Wednesday, April 1, 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 (25 days before May 29, 2026) | 17 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 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.