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Appropriations and Budget Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Agenda 45 items

1. Description: Welcome and Introductions
2. HB 1261 Passed House committee Description: Wrecker licensing; creating the Wrecker Licensing Reform Act of 2025; effective date. Authors: Hays
3. HB 1581 Passed House committee Description: Children; Oklahoma Children''s Code; entity; council; agreement; annual membership; good standing; Oklahoma Human Services; Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Team Account; documentation; report; funds; contract; rules; Oklahoma Multidisciplinary Team Council; membership; duties; Child Abuse Training and Coordination Council; codification; effective date. Authors: Lawson
4. HB 1782 Passed Senate committee Description: Education; Education Reform Act of 2025; effective date. Authors: Moore
5. HB 2059 Passed Senate committee Description: Public health and safety; Oklahoma Public Health and Safety Reform Act of 2025; effective date. Authors: Stinson
6. HB 3016 Enacted Description: Schools; Binocular Vision Screening Pilot Program; eye disorders; students in kindergarten, first, or third grades; State Department of Education; State Department of Health; comprehensive binocular vision screenings; Binocular Screening Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency. Authors: Dobrinski
7. HB 3025 Passed Senate committee Description: Schools; general fund expenditures; gift, grant, and donation monies; general fund carryover; effective date; emergency. Authors: Lowe
8. HB 3029 Passed Senate committee Description: Schools; requiring the State Board of Education to create a four-year plan to address Department programming needs; effective date. Authors: Kerbs
9. HB 3261 Passed Senate committee Description: Schools; State Department of Education; support personnel database; school districts; effective date; emergency. Authors: Hildebrant
10. HB 3372 Enacted Description: Charter schools; Revolving Loan Fund Program for Charter School Capital Expenditures; Statewide Charter School Board issuing low-interest loans to charter schools through a revolving fund; Charter School Loan Revolving Fund; appropriation; Charter School Bond Credit Enhancement Program; allowing charter schools to issue bonds; Charter School Bond Credit Enhancement Fund; interest allocation; default; special obligations; effective date. Authors: Hall
11. HB 3403 Passed both chambers Description: Environment and natural resources; creating the Oklahoma Biosolids Land Application Research Pilot Program Act; effective date. Authors: Patzkowsky
12. HB 3590 Enacted Description: Revenue and taxation; Oklahoma Opportunity Scholarship Act of 2026; effective date. Authors: Lepak
13. HB 3595 Passed Senate committee Description: Counties and county officers; making an appropriation; source; amount; Department of Transportation; public safety; traffic barriers. Authors: Lepak
14. HB 3698 Passed House committee Description: Unstable housing; absenteeism; Student Eviction Assistance Revolving Fund; Oklahoma State Department of Education; indigent defense; forcible entry and detainer; requirements; report; audit; effective date. Authors: Pogemiller
15. HB 3705 Enacted Description: Schools; Parental Choice Tax Credit Program; amount of credits authorized; effective date; emergency. Authors: Caldwell (Chad)
16. HB 3710 Enacted Description: Schools; Common Education Policy Act of 2026; effective date. Authors: Caldwell (Chad)
17. HB 3718 Enacted Description: Education; Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date. Authors: Caldwell (Chad)
18. HB 4129 In Senate committee Description: State government; State Government Modernization Act of 2026; effective date. Authors: Fetgatter
19. HB 4141 Enacted Description: District Attorneys Council; appropriation; requiring appropriated funds be utilized for certain purposes; effective date; emergency. Authors: Manger
20. HB 4159 In Senate committee Description: Education; Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date. Authors: Hasenbeck
21. HB 4178 In Senate committee Description: Revenue and taxation; sales tax; exemptions; effective date; emergency. Authors: Staires
22. HB 4191 Enacted Description: Revenue and taxation; Small Employer Quality Jobs Act; definitions; eligibility criteria; effective date; emergency. Authors: Chapman
23. HB 4199 Passed Senate committee Description: Workforce; Tri-Share pilot program; child care; eligibility; reports; codification; effective date. Authors: Schreiber
24. HB 4215 Passed Senate committee Description: Economic development; Oklahoma Film, Television and Music Incentives Act of 2026; effective date. Authors: Staires
25. HB 4268 Enacted Description: Education; Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date. Authors: Johns
26. HB 4280 In Senate committee Description: Roads; bridges; ROADS Fund; apportionment; effective date; emergency. Authors: Miller
27. HB 4285 In Senate committee Description: Perinatal health; Perinatal Quality Improvement Revolving Fund; purpose; effective date; emergency. Authors: Miller
28. HB 4301 Passed Senate committee Description: Escrow funds; U.S. veterans; real property; Attorney General; penalty; effective date; emergency. Authors: Blair
29. HB 4304 In Senate committee Description: Revenue and taxation; Oklahoma Revenue and Taxation Act of 2026; effective date. Authors: Worthen
30. HB 4305 Passed Senate committee Description: Revenue and taxation; ad valorem; valuation method; fair cash value; county assessor; additional tax; written notice; audit; effective date. Authors: Blair
31. HB 4326 Vetoed by Governor Description: Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; eligibility for students in the court-ordered custody of a private nonprofit child-placing agency or a federally recognized Indian tribe during certain time; certified teacher definition; effective date; emergency. Authors: Moore
32. HB 4331 In Senate committee Description: Retirement; Teachers'' Retirement System of Oklahoma; dates; member; partial lump sum payments; certified athletic trainer; teaching experience; election or appointment; effective date. Authors: Moore
33. HB 4333 Passed House Description: Commissioners of the Land Office; updating the Commissioners of the Land Office Modernization Act; effective date; emergency. Authors: Moore
34. HB 4337 In Senate committee Description: Economic development incentives; Oklahoma Quality Events Amendments Act of 2026; effective date. Authors: Moore
35. HB 4340 In Senate committee Description: Revenue and taxation; sales tax; exemptions; frack water; effective date; emergency. Authors: Moore
36. HB 4344 In Senate committee Description: Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; permitting reduction in allocations for payment of annual obligations; effective date. Authors: Moore
37. HB 4346 Passed Senate committee Description: Revenue and taxation; sales tax; agriculture exemption; proof of eligibility; effective date. Authors: Archer
38. HB 4392 In Senate committee Description: Aerospace; Aeronautics Reform Act of 2026; effective date. Authors: Miller
39. HB 4413 Passed House committee Description: Air emission standards; defining terms; requiring municipal solid waste incinerators to develop certain plan; effective date. Authors: Blancett
40. HB 4420 In Senate committee Description: Strong Readers Act; references; legislative findings; reading screenings; reading intervention plans; parent notifications; reading deficiencies; mandatory third grade retention; good cause exemptions; request process; intensive reading intervention; acceleration class; reporting requirements; summer academy programs; teacher training requirements; literacy instructional team; revolving fund; donations; effective date. Authors: Hilbert
41. HB 4476 Passed Senate committee Description: Economic development; Community Music Infrastructure and Events Development Act; events; festivals; awards; income tax revenue apportionment; revolving fund; effective date; emergency. Authors: Townley
42. HB 4478 Passed Senate committee Description: Schools; school activity fund; requiring certain funds to be deposited at least once per business week; effective date; emergency. Authors: Deck
43. HB 4490 Passed House Description: Maternal care; Oklahoma Families Thriving Everywhere Now (OFTEN); appropriations; amount and purpose; funding; effective date; emergency. Authors: Townley
44. HB 4491 In Senate committee Description: Schools; allowing school districts to adopt a policy for certain students to participate in extracurricular activities; eligibility requirements; definitions; school athletic association written policy; effective date; emergency. Authors: Kane
45. Description: Other Business and Adjournment