ChangeBridge / Oklahoma / HB4149 Passed
HB4149 House Bill
Passed
2026-02-02

Strong Readers Act; references; legislative findings; declaring intent of the Legislature; reading screenings; reading deficiencies; parent notifications; State Department of Education; reading panel; alternate reading assessments; promotion to fourth grade; retaining third grade; good-cause exemptions; intensive reading instruction; intensive acceleration class; reporting requirements; teacher training requirements; eighth-grade reading level; driver license; remedial reading for driver licenses; alternative reading proficiency tests; motorcycle licenses; testing site requirements; documentation requirements; out of state test results; school enrollment, completion, or lawful excuse for minors to obtain a driver license; violations; alternate route to obtain driver license; employer fines; attendance officers; Department of Public Safety; license cancellation; definitions; exceptions; forms; effective date; emergency.

Bill Details

State

Oklahoma

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=h...

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Sponsors

Toni Hasenbeck (Rep - R)
David Bullard (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-02-19 H Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
2026-02-16 H Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
2026-02-16 H Referred to Appropriations and Budget
2026-02-16 H Withdrawn from Rules Committee
2026-02-03 H Second Reading referred to Rules
2026-02-02 H Authored by Representative Hasenbeck
2026-02-02 H First Reading

Votes

2026-02-18 House: Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS Yea: 10 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-03 H Rules
2026-02-16 H Appropriations and Budget
2026-02-16 H Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

Amendments

2026-02-12 House Committee Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1
2026-02-19 House Committee Sub Committee Recommendation

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-15 Introduced

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