Oklahoma SB 1726 — Higher education; directing certain institutions of higher education to establish certain training program for graduate instructors. Effective date. Emergency.
Oklahoma, 2026. SB 1726: Higher education; directing certain institutions of higher education to establish certain training program for graduate instructors. Effective date. Emerge
Latest action
May 29, 2026 — Approved by Governor 05/22/2026
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Daniels — primary sponsor
- Caldwell (Chad) — primary sponsor
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗
House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill Read version ↗
Floor (House) Read version ↗
Floor (Senate) Read version ↗
Engrossed Read version ↗
Amended And Engrossed Read version ↗
Enrolled (final version) Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Education
February 10, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 9 · no: 2 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (11)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mann | no |
| Hicks | no |
| Seifried | yes |
| Sacchieri | yes |
| Reinhardt | yes |
| Rader | yes |
| Pugh | yes |
| Pederson | yes |
| Hines | yes |
| Dossett | yes |
| Daniels | yes |
Third Reading
March 25, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 41 · no: 7 · excused: 0 · not voting: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (48)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mann | no |
| Hicks | no |
| Brooks | no |
| Nice | no |
| Kirt | no |
| Goodwin | no |
| Boren | no |
| Gollihare | yes |
| Woods | yes |
| Reinhardt | yes |
| Jett | yes |
| Gillespie | yes |
| Wingard | yes |
| Rader | yes |
| Jech | yes |
| Frix | yes |
| Weaver | yes |
| Pugh | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Dossett | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Prieto | yes |
| Hines | yes |
| Deevers | yes |
| Stewart | yes |
| Pederson | yes |
| Haste | yes |
| Daniels | yes |
| Stanley | yes |
| Paxton | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Coleman | yes |
| Standridge | yes |
| Murdock | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Burns | yes |
| Seifried | yes |
| McIntosh | yes |
| Guthrie | yes |
| Bullard | yes |
| Sacchieri | yes |
| Logan | yes |
| Grellner | yes |
| Bergstrom | yes |
| Rosino | yes |
| Kern | yes |
| Green | yes |
| Alvord | yes |
Third Reading
May 6, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 78 · no: 15 · excused: 6 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (99)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Newton | yes |
| Hildebrant | yes |
| Cantrell | yes |
| Townley | yes |
| Moore | yes |
| Hays | yes |
| Caldwell (T) | yes |
| Strom | yes |
| Miller | yes |
| Hasenbeck | yes |
| Caldwell (C) | yes |
| Stinson | yes |
| Maynard | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Boles | yes |
| Sterling | yes |
| May | yes |
| Hardin | yes |
| Blair | yes |
| Steagall | yes |
| Marti | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Bashore | yes |
| Stark | yes |
| Manger | yes |
| Grego | yes |
| Banning | yes |
| Staires | yes |
| Lowe | yes |
| Gise | yes |
| Archer | yes |
| Sneed | yes |
| Lepak | yes |
| George | yes |
| Adams | yes |
| Tedford | excused |
| Menz | excused |
| West (K) | excused |
| Waldron | excused |
| Schreiber | excused |
| Luttrell | excused |
| Ranson | no |
| McCane | no |
| Deck | no |
| Timmons | no |
| Provenzano | no |
| Hefner | no |
| Clinton | no |
| Stewart | no |
| Pogemiller | no |
| Fugate | no |
| Blancett | no |
| Rosecrants | no |
| Munson | no |
| Dollens | no |
| Alonso-Sandoval | no |
| Gann | yes |
| Mr. Speaker | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Lawson | yes |
| Ford | yes |
| Worthen | yes |
| Shaw | yes |
| Kerbs | yes |
| Fetgatter | yes |
| Woolley | yes |
| Roe | yes |
| Kendrix | yes |
| Eaves | yes |
| Wolfley | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Kelley | yes |
| Duel | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Pfeiffer | yes |
| Kannady | yes |
| Dobrinski | yes |
| Wilk | yes |
| Patzkowsky | yes |
| Kane | yes |
| Dempsey | yes |
| West (T) | yes |
| Pae | yes |
| Johns | yes |
| Culver | yes |
| West (R) | yes |
| Osburn | yes |
| Jenkins | yes |
| Hader | yes |
| Crosswhite | yes |
| West (J) | yes |
| Olsen | yes |
| Humphrey | yes |
| Cornwell | yes |
| Turner | yes |
| Norwood | yes |
| Hill | yes |
| Chapman | yes |
| Travis | yes |
Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
April 13, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 7 · no: 2 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (9)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Waldron | no |
| Provenzano | no |
| Wolfley | yes |
| West (T) | yes |
| Lowe | yes |
| Kerbs | yes |
| Kane | yes |
| Hasenbeck | yes |
| Caldwell (C) | yes |
Postsecondary Education Committee: Do Pass
April 7, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 7 · no: 2 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (9)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Ranson | no |
| McCane | no |
| Wolfley | yes |
| Townley | yes |
| Osburn | yes |
| Moore | yes |
| Johns | yes |
| Hasenbeck | yes |
| Bashore | yes |
Fourth Reading
May 14, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 39 · no: 7 · excused: 2 · not voting: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (48)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Pederson | excused |
| Murdock | excused |
| Mann | no |
| Hicks | no |
| Brooks | no |
| Nice | no |
| Kirt | no |
| Goodwin | no |
| Boren | no |
| Rosino | yes |
| Jech | yes |
| Gillespie | yes |
| Woods | yes |
| Reinhardt | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Frix | yes |
| Wingard | yes |
| Rader | yes |
| Hines | yes |
| Dossett | yes |
| Weaver | yes |
| Pugh | yes |
| Haste | yes |
| Deevers | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Prieto | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Daniels | yes |
| Stewart | yes |
| Paxton | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Coleman | yes |
| Stanley | yes |
| McIntosh | yes |
| Guthrie | yes |
| Burns | yes |
| Standridge | yes |
| Logan | yes |
| Grellner | yes |
| Bullard | yes |
| Seifried | yes |
| Kern | yes |
| Green | yes |
| Bergstrom | yes |
| Sacchieri | yes |
| Jett | yes |
| Gollihare | yes |
| Alvord | yes |
Legislative history
- Approved by Governor 05/22/2026
- Sent to Governor
- Signed, returned to Senate
- Enrolled, to House
- Referred for enrollment
- Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7
- HAs adopted
- HAs read
- Engrossed, signed, to Senate
- Referred for engrossment
- Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 15
- General Order
- Title restored
- CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
- Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Postsecondary Education
- Referred to Postsecondary Education
- Second Reading referred to Education Oversight
- First Reading
- Engrossed to House
- Referred for engrossment
- Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 7
- General Order, Considered
- Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)
- Placed on General Order
- Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
- Referred to Appropriations
- Title stricken
- Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed
- Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- Authored by Senator Daniels
- First Reading
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