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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1491: Education; meetings of the State Board of Education; authorizing members to add items to agendas; procedure for adding; emergency.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1491 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education; meetings of the State Board of Education; authorizing members to add items to agendas; procedure for adding; emergency. Primary sponsor: Ronny Johns (Republican), Lonnie Paxton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2025): Remove as author Senator Reinhardt; authored by Senator Paxton.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ronny JohnsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Lonnie PaxtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Remove as author Senator Reinhardt; authored by Senator Paxton
  2. Second Reading referred to Education
  3. First Reading
  4. Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  5. Referred for engrossment
  6. Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 16
  7. Emergency added
  8. Amended by floor substitute
  9. Coauthored by Representative(s) Moore, Provenzano, Munson, Waldron
  10. General Order
  11. House Rule suspended
  12. Emergency removed

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source