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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 244: Higher education; establishing the Program of American Civic Thought and Leadership at the University of Oklahoma; making an appropriation. Effective date. 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

SB 244 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher education; establishing the Program of American Civic Thought and Leadership at the University of Oklahoma; making an appropriation. Effective date. Emergency. Primary sponsor: Julie Daniels (Republican), Mark Lepak (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 7, 2026): Laid over.

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
Julie DanielsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Mark LepakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9

“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. Laid over
  2. General Order
  3. Enacting clause stricken
  4. CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
  5. Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  7. Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
  8. First Reading
  9. Engrossed to House
  10. Referred for engrossment
  11. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 13
  12. General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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