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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1831: Community health workers; creating the Oklahoma Community Health Workers Act; definitions; establishment of certificate; voluntary certification; powers; rules; fees; effective date.

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 1831 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Community health workers; creating the Oklahoma Community Health Workers Act; definitions; establishment of certificate; voluntary certification; powers; rules; fees; effective date. Primary sponsor: Ellyn Hefner (Democratic), Christi Gillespie (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2025): Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services.

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 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ellyn HefnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Christi GillespiePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33

“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. Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
  2. First Reading
  3. Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  4. Referred for engrossment
  5. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 60 Nays: 24
  6. Coauthored by Representative(s) Ranson
  7. General Order
  8. Authored by Senator Gillespie (principal Senate author)
  9. Coauthored by Representative(s) Harris
  10. CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
  11. Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health
  12. Referred to Public Health

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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