Senate passes a package of house bills on third reading; details and vote results
April 23, 2026 | 2026 Legislature OK, Oklahoma
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The Oklahoma Senate considered a series of House bills on third reading and final passage during the session and recorded the following outcomes.
- HB 3016 (Sen. Hicks): A two-year pilot directing the Department of Education and Department of Health to provide vision screenings to kindergarten through third-grade students to identify convergence insufficiency disorders. A restore-title amendment was adopted and the bill passed 34–0; the Senate declared it an emergency measure.
- HB 2979 (Sen. Gollihar): Authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish school zones on portions of state highways at the request of local jurisdictions; restore-title amendment adopted; passed 41–0 and declared an emergency measure.
- HB 3062 (Sen. Gillespie): Defines retired municipal judges for firearm-carry qualification purposes (20 cumulative years and certification by the Oklahoma Municipal Judges Association); passed 40–4.
- HB 3315 (Sen. Daniels): Directs state regions to study whether some graduate-degree programs could be 90 credit hours and report to the governor; passed 38–6 and declared an emergency measure.
- HB 3530 (Sen. Coleman): Requires the ABLE Commission to receive requested financial records within 10 days when those records are off-site; passed 44–0.
- HB 3622 (Sen. Thompson): Creates a US decennial census revolving fund within the Department of Commerce; passed 32–11.
- HB 3755 (Sen. Stanley): Codifies practices and establishes a financing mechanism so juvenile detention centers can ensure necessary medication for youth in their care; passed 43–0.
- HB 4266 (Sen. Fricks): An omnibus specialty license plate bill authorizing dozens of tags, including plates representing out-of-state universities that would require 100 pre-orders to go into production; questions were raised about administrative burden and precedent; the bill passed 25–19.
Clerk and presiding officers handled standard restore-title amendments on multiple measures and announced recorded roll-call tallies as the body concluded each vote. Several measures were advanced as emergency measures to take effect immediately.
The Senate also conducted ceremonial recognitions, an on-floor auction for charity, and multiple gallery introductions before adjourning until Monday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m.
- HB 3016 (Sen. Hicks): A two-year pilot directing the Department of Education and Department of Health to provide vision screenings to kindergarten through third-grade students to identify convergence insufficiency disorders. A restore-title amendment was adopted and the bill passed 34–0; the Senate declared it an emergency measure.
- HB 2979 (Sen. Gollihar): Authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish school zones on portions of state highways at the request of local jurisdictions; restore-title amendment adopted; passed 41–0 and declared an emergency measure.
- HB 3062 (Sen. Gillespie): Defines retired municipal judges for firearm-carry qualification purposes (20 cumulative years and certification by the Oklahoma Municipal Judges Association); passed 40–4.
- HB 3315 (Sen. Daniels): Directs state regions to study whether some graduate-degree programs could be 90 credit hours and report to the governor; passed 38–6 and declared an emergency measure.
- HB 3530 (Sen. Coleman): Requires the ABLE Commission to receive requested financial records within 10 days when those records are off-site; passed 44–0.
- HB 3622 (Sen. Thompson): Creates a US decennial census revolving fund within the Department of Commerce; passed 32–11.
- HB 3755 (Sen. Stanley): Codifies practices and establishes a financing mechanism so juvenile detention centers can ensure necessary medication for youth in their care; passed 43–0.
- HB 4266 (Sen. Fricks): An omnibus specialty license plate bill authorizing dozens of tags, including plates representing out-of-state universities that would require 100 pre-orders to go into production; questions were raised about administrative burden and precedent; the bill passed 25–19.
Clerk and presiding officers handled standard restore-title amendments on multiple measures and announced recorded roll-call tallies as the body concluded each vote. Several measures were advanced as emergency measures to take effect immediately.
The Senate also conducted ceremonial recognitions, an on-floor auction for charity, and multiple gallery introductions before adjourning until Monday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m.
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