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Votes at a glance: Oklahoma House advances package of bills on schools, criminal procedure, education and health
Summary
During the floor session the Oklahoma House advanced and passed a series of bills covering school funding, criminal procedure, charter-school access, adoption, human trafficking, and workforce incentives. Listed below are the bills, brief descriptions and final House vote tallies as recorded on the floor.
The Oklahoma House considered and voted on a number of bills during the floor session. Below are short summaries and final House vote tallies as recorded on the floor.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 10-86 (school funding): Allows districts an additional year to use local funds before returning general revenue; sponsor said the bill "gives them 1 more year to get back using their local money." Final vote: 82–0 in favor.
- House Bill 19-35 (criminal procedure; failure to report child abuse): A District Attorneys Council request bill that extends the statute of limitations for failure-to-report child abuse to align with child-abuse crimes. Sponsors and questioners debated the 45-year horizon and retroactivity. Final vote: 71–17 in favor.
- House Bill 19-40 (charter schools; juvenile facilities): Allows juvenile detention centers to use the Oklahoma Youth Academy Charter School for pre-adjudicated youth; final vote: 85–1 in favor.
- House Bill 26-47 (children; Shay Cooper Act): Allows judges to waive home-study adoption requirements for immediate family members; final vote: 86–0 in favor (amendment naming the bill the "Shay Cooper Act").
- House Bill 12-15 (human trafficking): Expands definitions and clarifies state/federal reporting to place certain offenders on state and federal reporting lists; sponsor indicated a penalty of up to 99 years for offenses against minors in some provisions. Final vote: 88–0 in favor.
- House Bill 15-78 (notaries public): Increases penalties for notaries who fail to properly identify signers; changes classification in floor debate from misdemeanor to felony with higher fines; final vote: 54–33 in favor.
- House Bill 15-79 (juvenile bureaus): Removes a cap on salaries set by county commissioners for juvenile bureaus; final vote: 79–4 in favor.
- House Bill 14-24 (cities and towns; labor timelines): Eliminates some timelines and clarifies statutory application to resolve municipal labor issues more quickly; final vote: 71–12 in favor.
- House Bill 14-83 (schools; whistleblower protections): Extends whistleblower protections to school support employees. Final passage: 84–0; emergency clause also passed 84–0.
- House Bill 14-85 (teachers; emergency/provisional certificates): Allows districts to hire teachers with emergency or provisional certificates on temporary contract. Final passage: 83–1; emergency clause also passed 83–1.
- House Bill 14-33 (state auditor; special investigative unit fund): Creates a revolving fund for the State Auditor—s special investigative unit. Final passage: 81–0; emergency clause also passed.
- House Bill 14-62 (criminal procedure; restitution priority): Clarifies courts should prioritize victim restitution before administrative fees. Final vote: 89–0 in favor.
- House Bill 10-92 (Oklahoma Trade School Tuition Tax Credit): Creates a $7,500 tax credit for graduates of specified trade programs; sponsor described it as a workforce incentive. Final recorded vote (as announced on the floor): 59–28 in favor.
- House Bill 28-99 (dental workforce; loan repayment and tele-dentistry guidelines): Expands dental loan repayment slots from 25 to 30, increases maximum repayment from $50,000 to $60,000 per year, and addresses tele-dentistry regulatory guidance. Final vote: 81–7 in favor.
How to read these entries: summaries are drawn from on-the-record sponsor explanations and on-floor roll calls. Where questions or extended debate occurred, that is noted in the brief descriptions above.
