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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 04, 2026
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Became LawMay 12, 2026
Oklahoma House Bill
Child care; directing establishment of certain master teacher ratios; authorizing certain fee subject to specified conditions; effective date; emergency.
Last Action See all actions
House • May 12, 2026: Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 4298
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 95
- Adams
- Gann
- Marti
- Sneed
- Alonso-Sandoval
- George
- May
- Staires
- Archer
- Gise
- Maynard
- Stark
- Banning
- Grego
- McCane
- Sterling
- Bashore
- Hall
- Menz
- Stewart
- Blair
- Hardin
- Miller
- Stinson
- Blancett
- Harris
- Moore
- Strom
- Boles
- Hasenbeck
- Munson
- Tedford
- Caldwell, C
- Hays
- Newton
- Timmons
- Caldwell, T
- Hefner
- Norwood
- Townley
- Cantrell
- Hildebrant
- Olsen
- Travis
- Chapman
- Hill
- Osburn
- Turner
- Clinton
- Jenkins
- Pae
- Waldron
- Cornwell
- Johns
- Patzkowsky
- West, J
- Crosswhite Hader Kane
- Pfeiffer
- West, K
- Culver
- Kelley
- Pogemiller
- West, R
- Deck
- Kendrix
- Provenzano
- West, T
- Dempsey
- Kerbs
- Ranson
- Wilk
- Dobrinski
- Lawson
- Roberts
- Williams
- Dollens
- Lay
- Roe
- Wolfley
- Duel
- Lepak
- Rosecrants
- Woolley
- Eaves
- Lowe
- Schreiber
- Worthen
- Ford
- Luttrell
- Shaw
- Kyle Hilbert
- Fugate
- Manger
- Smith
NO: 0
YES: 0
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 48
- Alvord
- Gollihare
- Jett
- Rader
- Bergstrom
- Goodwin
- Kern
- Reinhardt
- Boren
- Green
- Kirt
- Rosino
- Brooks
- Grellner
- Logan
- Sacchieri
- Bullard
- Guthrie
- Mann
- Seifried
- Burns
- Hall
- McIntosh
- Standridge
- Coleman
- Hamilton
- Murdock
- Stanley
- Daniels
- Haste
- Nice
- Stewart
- Deevers
- Hicks
- Paxton
- Thompson
- Dossett
- Hines
- Pederson
- Weaver
- Frix
- Howard
- Prieto
- Wingard
- Gillespie
- Jech
- Pugh
- Woods
YES: 83
- Adams
- George
- May
- Sneed
- Alonso-Sandoval
- Gise
- Maynard
- Staires
- Archer
- Grego
- McCane
- Stark
- Bashore
- Hall
- Menz
- Sterling
- Blair
- Hardin
- Miller
- Stewart
- Boles
- Harris
- Moore
- Stinson
- Caldwell, C
- Hasenbeck
- Newton
- Strom
- Caldwell, T
- Hays
- Norwood
- Tedford
- Cantrell
- Hefner
- Olsen
- Timmons
- Chapman
- Hildebrant
- Osburn
- Townley
- Clinton
- Hill
- Patzkowsky
- Travis
- Cornwell
- Johns
- Pfeiffer
- Turner
- Crosswhite Hader Kane
- Pogemiller
- West, K
- Culver
- Kelley
- Provenzano
- West, R
- Deck
- Kendrix
- Ranson
- West, T
- Dempsey
- Kerbs
- Roberts
- Wilk
- Dobrinski
- Lay
- Roe
- Williams
- Dollens
- Lepak
- Rosecrants
- Wolfley
- Duel
- Lowe
- Schreiber
- Worthen
- Eaves
- Manger
- Shaw
- Kyle Hilbert
- Fugate
- Marti
- Smith
EXCUSED: 14
Actions
- May 12, 2026 | House
- Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
- May 06, 2026 | House
- Sent to Governor
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 06, 2026 | House
- SA's read, adopted
- Coauthored by Representative(s) Stewart
- Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 2
- Referred for enrollment
- Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 05, 2026 | House
- SA's received
- May 05, 2026 | Senate
- Engrossed to House
- May 04, 2026 | Senate
- General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
- Referred for engrossment
- Apr 22, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on General Order
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- Remove as author Senator Reinhardt; authored by Senator Rosino
- Coauthored by Senator Reinhardt
- remove as principal author Representative Pae and substitute with Representative Schreiber
- Coauthored by Representative Pae
- Remove as coauthor Representative(s) McCane
- Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
- Emergency added
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading
- Coauthored by Representative McCane
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Engrossed, signed, to Senate
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- General Order
- Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0
- Referred for engrossment
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
- Authored by Senator Reinhardt (principal Senate author)
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family Services
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
- Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- First Reading
- Authored by Representative Pae
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- Senate Committee Substitute for House BillPDF
- Floor (House)PDF
- Floor (Senate)PDF
- EngrossedPDF
- Amended And EngrossedPDF
- Enrolled (final version)PDF
- Floor Amendment (Senate) HB4298 (4-28-26) (ROSINO) FS FA1PDF
- Floor Amendment (Senate) HB4298 (4-28-26) (ROSINO) FS WDFA1PDF
- Floor Amendment (Senate) HB4298 (4-29-26) (ROSINO) FS FA2PDF
- Committee Amendment (Senate) PDF
Documents
- House Policy Committee ReportPDF
- House Committee ReportPDF
- Senate Committee ReportPDF
- Summary Introduced (House)PDF
- Summary Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (House)PDF
- Summary Senate Amendment to House Bill (House)PDF
- Summary Committee Substitute (House)PDF
- Summary Floor Amendment 1 (House)PDF
- Summary Floor Amendment 2 (House)PDF



