Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1523: Schools; student mental health; State Department of Education to create a school-based telehealth pilot program; request for proposals; definitions; optional school district participation; reporting to the Legislature; requiring the Department to seek funding; effective date; emergency.

In committee 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 1523 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Schools; student mental health; State Department of Education to create a school-based telehealth pilot program; request for proposals; definitions; optional school district participation; reporting to the Legislature; requiring the Department to seek funding; effective date; emergency. Primary sponsor: Melissa Provenzano (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2025): Referred to Common Education.

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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa ProvenzanoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79

“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. Referred to Common Education
  2. Referred to Education Oversight
  3. Withdrawn from Appropriations and Budget Committee
  4. Withdrawn from Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Committee
  5. Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Appropriations and Budget
  7. Withdrawn from Rules Committee
  8. Remove Representative Lowe (Dick) as principal House author and substitute with Representative Provenzano
  9. Second Reading referred to Rules
  10. Authored by Representative Lowe (Dick)
  11. First Reading

Sources

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