Votes at a glance: several education, tort, and Game & Fish bills pass the House
March 25, 2026 | 2026 Legislature OK, Oklahoma
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The Oklahoma House completed action on multiple measures during the session, approving several bills on third reading and, in several cases, declaring emergency status to accelerate implementation.
Key floor outcomes:
- House Bill 4,420 (Strong Readers Act): Final passage, 86 ayes, 6 nays; emergency declared (86–6). Sponsor: Representative Hilbert. The bill rewrites the Strong Readers Act funding formula, reinstates a timed third‑grade retention policy and funds credentialing academies and higher‑education support.
- House Bill 39‑74 (Government Tort Claims Act): Final passage, 86 ayes, 6 nays; emergency declared. Representative Caldwell Trey explained amendments intended to restore liability protections for governmental subdivisions sharing inmate services after a recent court ruling.
- House Bill 30‑16 (schools pilot project): Final passage, 82 ayes, 7 nays. Representative Dobrinsky described a two‑year pilot for school and health departments to enhance early screening for reading issues.
- House Bill 30‑62 (firearms): Final passage, 88 ayes, 3 nays. Representative Hildebrandt said the bill allows retired municipal judges meeting specified criteria to carry throughout the state.
- House Bill 30‑21 (graduation requirement cleanup): Final passage, 82 ayes, 8 nays; emergency declared. Representative Loh (amendment by Lowe) consolidated graduation requirement language to resolve conflicts across statutes.
- House Bill 31‑45 (Game and Fish language cleanup): Final passage, 92 ayes, 0 nays. Representative Cornwell said the measure is primarily language cleanup for commercial hunt areas.
Most passage votes were recorded by roll call; vote tallies above reflect the clerk's floor announcements. Several measures included amendments adopted by unanimous consent. The House recessed until 1 p.m. at the close of the session.
The House did not provide full roll‑call lists of individual votes for every bill on the floor transcript provided; the clerk reported totals in the chamber.
Key floor outcomes:
- House Bill 4,420 (Strong Readers Act): Final passage, 86 ayes, 6 nays; emergency declared (86–6). Sponsor: Representative Hilbert. The bill rewrites the Strong Readers Act funding formula, reinstates a timed third‑grade retention policy and funds credentialing academies and higher‑education support.
- House Bill 39‑74 (Government Tort Claims Act): Final passage, 86 ayes, 6 nays; emergency declared. Representative Caldwell Trey explained amendments intended to restore liability protections for governmental subdivisions sharing inmate services after a recent court ruling.
- House Bill 30‑16 (schools pilot project): Final passage, 82 ayes, 7 nays. Representative Dobrinsky described a two‑year pilot for school and health departments to enhance early screening for reading issues.
- House Bill 30‑62 (firearms): Final passage, 88 ayes, 3 nays. Representative Hildebrandt said the bill allows retired municipal judges meeting specified criteria to carry throughout the state.
- House Bill 30‑21 (graduation requirement cleanup): Final passage, 82 ayes, 8 nays; emergency declared. Representative Loh (amendment by Lowe) consolidated graduation requirement language to resolve conflicts across statutes.
- House Bill 31‑45 (Game and Fish language cleanup): Final passage, 92 ayes, 0 nays. Representative Cornwell said the measure is primarily language cleanup for commercial hunt areas.
Most passage votes were recorded by roll call; vote tallies above reflect the clerk's floor announcements. Several measures included amendments adopted by unanimous consent. The House recessed until 1 p.m. at the close of the session.
The House did not provide full roll‑call lists of individual votes for every bill on the floor transcript provided; the clerk reported totals in the chamber.
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