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Votes at a glance: House passes memorial, education, AI and agency bills
Summary
The Oklahoma House passed a series of Senate bills on April floor with recorded tallies, including renaming an I-35 interchange for Toby Keith, teacher-retirement changes, AI protections for minors, and updates to OSBI authority.
On the House floor the body moved and passed a series of Senate bills and related measures. Below are the principal items, a one-line description and the recorded final vote as announced on the floor.
• Senate Bill 1475 — Memorial roads and bridges: Renames the I‑35 bridge at Indian Hills in Norman the Toby Keith Memorial Interchange. Final passage announced: 77 ayes, 5 nays.
• Senate Bill 1447 — Oklahoma employees insurance plan: Modifies the RFP process for the state employees’ prescription drug plan as part of a package of prescription-drug bills. Final passage announced: 87 ayes, 0 nays.
• House Bill 22 88 (Senate amendments) — Teachers Retirement System: Speaker Hilbert explained amendments to TRS and the House adopted the amendments and passed the bill; final tally and emergency vote recorded 90 ayes, 0 nays.
• Senate Bill 1521 — Artificial intelligence and child protection: Targets conversational AI systems interacting with minors; final passage recorded 90 ayes, 0 nays.
• Senate Bill 592 — Alcoholic beverages: Request bill affecting distributors/wholesalers; final passage recorded 84 ayes, 6 nays.
• Senate Bill 1533 — Veteran burial: Allows ODVA authority to bury Oklahoma residents who die out of state; final passage recorded 89 ayes, 0 nays.
• House Bill 12 76 (as amended) — School cell-device prohibition: Extends and makes permanent a bell-to-bell cell prohibition; final passage recorded 83 ayes, 7 nays; emergency clause passed 83–7.
• Senate Bill 201 — Minimum teacher-salary schedule: Adds $2,000 to the minimum salary schedule for certified personnel; final passage recorded 92 ayes, 1 nay; emergency clause adopted 92 ayes.
• Selected other bills on the floor: updates to OSBI statutory authority (SB1496 — 83–4), PBM reimbursement rules (SB2007 — 86–3), tourism and tourism-commission authorities (various bills), and multiple technical/cleanup measures; recorded votes are in the House record and were announced on the floor.
Several members asked clarifying questions on implementation and local control for school and teacher-related measures. The House adjourned to reconvene Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.
Votes listed above are reported as announced on the house floor; where a written tally was read on the record, the article reproduces that tally as the official House count.
