OK SB701 | 2026 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB701
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Passed on May 28 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-28 - Approved by Governor 05/27/2025
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Passed on May 28 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-28 - Approved by Governor 05/27/2025
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Higher education; authorizing the approval of functional exceptions; expanding classes and programs offered to the people of Muskogee. Effective date.
Title
Higher education; authorizing the approval of functional exceptions; expanding classes and programs offered to the people of Muskogee. Effective date.
Sponsors
| Sen. John Haste [R] | Rep. Toni Hasenbeck [R] | Rep. Thomas Marti [R] | Rep. Ross Ford [R] |
| Rep. Chris Banning [R] | Rep. Gabe Woolley [R] | Rep. Mark Chapman [R] | Sen. Christi Gillespie [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-05-21 - Senate - Senate: FOURTH READING (Y: 29 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - House - House: THIRD READING (Y: 51 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - House: Education Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - House: Postsecondary Education Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-11 - Senate - Senate: THIRD READING (Y: 43 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - House - House: THIRD READING (Y: 51 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - House - House: Education Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - House: Postsecondary Education Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-11 - Senate - Senate: THIRD READING (Y: 43 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Approved by Governor 05/27/2025 |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Sent to Governor |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Signed, returned to Senate |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Enrolled, to House |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Referred for enrollment |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Measure passed: Ayes: 29 Nays: 16 |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | HAs adopted |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Coauthored by Representative Chapman |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | HAs read |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Engrossed, signed, to Senate |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Referred for engrossment |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 43 |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Emergency removed |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Amended by floor substitute |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Coauthored by Representative(s) Woolley, Banning, Ford |
| 2025-05-06 | House | General Order |
| 2025-04-16 | House | CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Postsecondary Education |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Referred to Postsecondary Education |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Second Reading referred to Education Oversight |
| 2025-03-12 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Engrossed to House |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Remove as coauthor Senator McIntosh |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Referred for engrossment |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 1 |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | General Order, Considered |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Coauthored by Representative Marti |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Coauthored by Representative Hasenbeck (principal House author) |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Placed on General Order |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Coauthored by Senator McIntosh |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Second Reading referred to Education |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Coauthored by Senator Gillespie |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Authored by Senator Haste |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | First Reading |
Same As/Similar To
SB701 (Carry Over) 2025-05-28 - Approved by Governor 05/27/2025
