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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1247: Higher education; removing exception allowing certain students to be eligible for resident tuition and certain other benefits. 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

SB 1247 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher education; removing exception allowing certain students to be eligible for resident tuition and certain other benefits. Effective date. Emergency. Primary sponsor: Micheal Bergstrom (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Second Reading referred to 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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Micheal BergstromPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“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 Education
  2. Coauthored by Senator Burns
  3. Authored by Senator Bergstrom
  4. First Reading

Sources

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