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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 706: School funding; removing limitations on school district general fund carryover and penalties for exceeding limitations. 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 706 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: School funding; removing limitations on school district general fund carryover and penalties for exceeding limitations. Effective date. Emergency. Primary sponsor: Adam Pugh (Republican), Dick Lowe (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam PughPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate41
Dick LowePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56

“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. Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  2. Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  3. Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
  4. First Reading
  5. Engrossed to House
  6. Referred for engrossment
  7. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
  8. General Order, Considered
  9. Coauthored by Representative Lowe (Dick) (principal House author)
  10. Placed on General Order
  11. Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
  12. Second Reading referred to Education

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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