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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2981: Open meetings; school district boards of education; meeting minutes; website posting; time limit; accessibility requirements; accreditation; 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 2981 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Open meetings; school district boards of education; meeting minutes; website posting; time limit; accessibility requirements; accreditation; effective date. Primary sponsor: Chris Banning (Republican), Warren Hamilton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 16, 2026): Placed on General Order.

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
Chris BanningPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Warren HamiltonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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. Placed on General Order
  2. Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
  3. Second Reading referred to Education
  4. Coauthored by Representative Menz
  5. First Reading
  6. Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  7. Referred for engrossment
  8. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0
  9. General Order
  10. Authored by Senator Hamilton (principal Senate author)
  11. Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck
  12. CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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