Legislation Passed 60th Legislature 2026

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HB4118 – Caring for Caregivers Tax Credit

• As amended, HB4118 amends the family caregiver tax credit by increasing the maximum credit amount to $3000 and broadening eligibility and allowable expenses. The list of eligible expenditures is expanded to include mileage for transporting an eligible family member to and from medical appointments, which will be calculated using the IRS medical mileage rate. The definition of eligible family member is broadened to remove the 62 or older age limit requirement

SB1883 – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

• The engrossed version of SB 1833 directs the Department of Human Services to submit a request for a federal waiver to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits for the purchase of candy and soft drinks and any other foods the Director of Human Services deems a nonnutritive food item. Such waiver request must include a justification, an implementation plan, an education and outreach strategy, and a reporting mechanism. If the waiver is approved, the Department must implement the restrictions within 6 months of receiving federal authorization. The Department must submit an annual report to the Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House, and the Governor.

HB4113 – Voting Rights

• The senate amendment to HB 4113 clarifies eligibility requirements for convicted felons to register to vote. Convicted felons must: • Have completed any term of incarceration, parole or supervision, or completed any period of probation ordered by any court for the felony conviction; • Not currently be on parole, supervision, or probation; and • Not currently be incarcerated, on parole, on supervision, or on probation for any other felony conviction. Additionally, any person who receives a commutation or pardon for a felony offense is eligible to vote if they are not currently incarcerated, on parole, on supervision, or on probation for another felony conviction.

SB1810 – Human Trafficking Victim

• SB 1810 provides that in an action in a court in Oklahoma, if a party offers evidence of human trafficking, the testimony of an expert witness is to be admissible as evidence. The measure directs the Victims Services Unit within the Office of the Attorney General to provide services for victims of human trafficking and directs the Attorney General to enter into agreements or contracts for shelter and other services for human trafficking victims. The Attorney General is directed to promulgate rules and standards for certified human trafficking shelters and programs.

SB53 – Child sexual abuse material

• SB 53 changes the term “child pornography” to “child sexual abuse material” and amends relevant statutes to reflect the change.

HB1465 – Schools; teacher pay

• HB 1465, as introduced, clarifies what military service counts towards credit on the teacher salary schedule when determining the salary of a teacher who has former military experience.

HB1466 – Schools; accreditation standards

• The committee substitute for HB 1466 gives school districts the opportunity to request a hearing before the State Board of Education if the State Board is considering a reduction in the district’s accreditation status. The school district is required to request a hearing within 10 days of notification from the State Board. If the district does not request a hearing within 10 days, their right to one is waived. The State Board of Education must hold the hearing within 30 days of notification from the district. Only evidence relevant to the district’s alleged deficiencies may be considered. Lastly, the measure requires the State Board of Education to promulgate rules for the hearings in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act

SB162 – Creating the State Capitol Arch Memorial Statue Revolving Fund

• SB 162 creates the State Capitol Arch Memorial Statue Revolving Fund. The measure directs the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) to utilize monies in the Fund to install and maintain veteran memorial statues around the State Capitol Arch.

HB1460 – Criminal procedure; fines and fees

• The Conference Committee Report A to HB 1460 removes the ability to assess and collect various fees on defendants. The measure removes the following fee assessments: $5 misdemeanor possession marijuana or drug paraphernalia fee; Reimbursement to law enforcement for costs incurred for cleaning up illegal drug laboratory cites; $300 per month electronic monitoring fee; $40 application fee for indigent representation; $15 assessment for persons convicted of misdemeanor or felony DUI offense; $100 assessment to the Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Revolving Fund. The measure includes language requiring the assessment for batterers conducted through a certified treatment program for batterers. Directs the courts to waive any unpaid costs of prosecution if the suspended sentence of an offender expires without being revoked.

HB1462 – Criminal procedure; payments of restitution

• The CCR to HB 1462 directs the court to prioritize payments for restitution to the victim when sentencing and until the payment of restitution and the office of the district attorney certifies that restitution is paid in full. The court clerk is to inquire whether restitution is owed before the acceptance of a payment toward fines, fees, or assessments and inform the offender that payment of restitution is to be prioritized over payment of fines, fees, or assessments.

Co-Authored

SB227 – Gross Production Tax

• SB 227 expands the property tax exemption for oil and gas production equipment by including flowlines and gathering lines that extend from the wellhead to the custody-transfer point or production unit boundary, whichever is closer.

HB4044 – Education Quality and Accountability

• The committee substitute for HB4044 appropriates $785,000 to the Office of Education Quality and Accountability for FY 2027, which will be used to implement the Growth-Based Teacher Compensation Pilot Program.

HB1371 – Oil and Gas

• oil and gas – payment of proceeds – Production Revenue Standard Act – undeliverable – uncashed – interest – effective date

SB540 – Professions and occupations

• The engrossed version of SB 540 adopts the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact, which creates a streamlined process for licensed dentists and dental hygienists in participating states to obtain the privilege of interstate practice. The Oklahoma Board of Dentistry must establish uniform licensure standards in alignment with the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Commission, including education, examinations, background checks, and continuing professional development. Providing alternative pathways to licensure does not disqualify a state from participating in the compact. The measure also requires the board to participate in the commission’s shared data system and outlines disciplinary and enforcement procedures across the member states.

SB1204 – Requiring school districts to pay bereavement leave

• The engrossed version of SB 1204 requires schools to provide teachers and support employees with three days of paid bereavement leave following the death of a spouse, or child, which includes a miscarriage. The measure clarifies that bereavement leave following a miscarriage is in addition to any sick leave used.

SB942 – Education; prohibiting certain discrimination on certain basis against students and employees

• SB 942 requires public schools and universities to integrate the definition of antisemitism into their codes of conduct and to integrate antisemitism awareness into their training for staff and students. Schools are also required to treat antisemitism in the same manner as racial discrimination. The State Department of Education and the State Regents are required to designate a Title VI coordinator to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment, who will thoroughly investigate all submitted complaints. If the coordinators determine the public school or university have not sufficiently handled a complaint, they must send them a written notice. If the coordinators still feel the complaint is unaddressed, they must report their findings to the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Title VI coordinators are required to submit an annual report to the legislature about the state of antisemitism in schools.

SB991 – Discrimination; adopting certain definition of anti-Semitism

• Engrossed SB 991 adopts the non-legally binding working definition of Anti-Semitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The definition is to be used as a guide for training, education, and recognizing and combating anti-Sematic hate crimes or discrimination and for tracking anti-Semitic incidents within the state.

SB364 – Schools; prohibiting use of corporal punishment on any student identified with a disability

• SB 364 prohibits school districts from using corporal punishment on any student identified with a disability in accordance with IDEA.

HB2105 – Felony reclassification; modifying classifications for certain crimes

• The committee substitute to HB 2105 reclassifies various criminal offenses. The measure reclassifies: As Class B5 offenses: Instigating or encouraging any fight between dogs, as provided for in Section 1694 of Title 21; Keeping a house, pit, or other place, or providing any equipment or facilities to be used for any fight between dogs, as provided for in Section 1695 of Title 21; Acting or performing any service in the furtherance of or facilitating any dogfight, as provided for in Section 1696 of Title 21; Owning, possessing, keeping, or training any dog with intent to have such dog fight another dog, as provided for in Section 1697 of Title 21. As Class C1 offenses: Endangering any other person while attempting to elude a peace officer, as provided for in subsection B of Section 540A of Title 21.

SB480 – Utilities; modifying certain exception to definition

• SB 480 allows certain companies and individuals that produce power on their own premises to avoid being regulated as a public utility. To be exempt from public utility regulation, the power producer must: • use the power directly for themselves; or • use the power indirectly to serve a specific customer; or • be an exempt wholesale generator. They may not sell the power to the public. The measure requires any power producer subject to this exemption to utilize a natural gas component in their generation capacity. Lastly, the measure clarifies that a public utility is not required to serve a customer receiving electric service from an entity described above.

SB745 – Schools; Extending age for high school completion

• SB 745 extends from 26 to 30 the oldest age an individual can be to be given the opportunity to complete high school. It states that, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, individuals between the ages of 21 and 30 shall only be eligible to complete high school if they attend a full-time virtual education program. It also excludes such individuals from being included in the calculation of a school’s A-F report card. The measure also requires such persons to be lawfully present in the United States.

HB1389 – Mammography screening

• The committee substitute for HB 1389 includes contrast-enhanced mammogram and molecular breast imaging to the definition of “diagnostic examination for breast cancer.” The measure also adds a definition of supplemental examinations as related to an examination of the breast that is used to screen for breast cancer where there is no abnormality seen or suspected and it is based on personal or family medical history or additional factors. The measure also adds that all health benefit plans include coverage for supplemental examinations for breast cancer.

SB109 – Health insurance; requiring coverage of certain genetic testing and cancer screening

• SB 109 requires any health benefit plan including the Oklahoma Employees Insurance Plan to provide clinical genetic testing for certain markers relating to cancer and evidence-based cancer imaging for individuals with increased cancer risk. Such coverage shall not be subject to annual deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance limits. The measure provides that if application of these requirements would result in health savings account ineligibility, the provisions of this measure shall only apply to health savings accounts with qualified high deductible health plans.

SB424 – creating the OK Community Health Worker Act

• The engrossed version of SB 424 creates the “Oklahoma Community Health Worker Act,” which directs the State Department of Health to establish a voluntary certificate for community health workers. A certified community health worker may take on the duties listed in the measure. In carrying out functions described, community health workers must emphasize available resources of private, nonprofit, or faith-based organization and must not solely rely on public assistance for delivery of services. Individuals eligible for this certification must be Oklahoma residents who are citizens or lawful permanent residents, at least 18, and meet the minimum qualifications for certification. The State Commissioner of Health will promulgate rules necessary for implementation.

SB676 – Extending certain sunset dates

• The conference committee substitute to SB 676 establishes the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services as the only agency involved in implementing the Suicide Prevention Act and allows the Department to submit their annual evaluation report electronically to the Governor and Legislative Leadership. Additionally, the measure extends the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering until July 1, 2025. Lastly, the measure repeals several sections of law including: • Title 43A Section 12-104, which relates to the Oklahoma Suicide Prevention Council; • Title 62 Section 34.30, which relates to the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Advisory Council; • Title 70 Sections 1210.451, 1210.452, and 1210.453, which relate to the Oklahoma School for the Visual and Performing Arts; • Title 73 Section 176, which relates to the Permanent Legislative Liaison Committee; • Title 74 Sections 291.10, 291.11, and 291.19, which relate to Staff Review Committee of the Senate; and • Title 74 Section 840-1.7, which relates to the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission.

HB1727 – Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program

• The conference committee report for HB 1727 adopts a conference committee substitute. The conference committee substitute for HB 1727 allows the children of public school teachers to qualify for an OHLAP scholarship under the following conditions: • The household income of the student’s parents must be less than 700% the federal poverty level; and • The teacher must be a certified, full time teacher who has worked in a public school district for at least 10 years. This excludes superintendents, principals, and other administrators. The measure also extends the application deadline for an OHLAP scholarship to December 31st of a student’s senior year. The application deadline for homeschooled students is extended to the age of 17. This change is applicable to the 2025-2026 school year.

HB2104 – Classification of Felony Offenses

• After clarifying information was provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), the agency has reduced any anticipated fiscal impact to $0. Additionally, the Department of Corrections (DOC) has reviewed additional information and the agency is no longer expecting a fiscal impact. Therefore, HB2104 is not anticipated to have a negative impact on state budget or appropriations. The CCR B does not change the impact of the measure as described above. The CCS does not change the impact of the measure as described above.