2025 Regular SessionOklahoma Legislature

SB840

Legislative Summary

Teachers; establishing certain micro-credential; establishing minimum requirements for micro-credential. Effective date. Emergency.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading
Senate
2/3/2025
Authored by Senator Hicks
Senate
2/4/2025
Second Reading referred to Education
Senate
2/19/2025
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
Senate
2/19/2025
Coauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author)
Senate
2/24/2025
Placed on General Order
Senate
3/27/2025
General Order, Amended
Senate
3/27/2025
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
Senate
3/27/2025
Referred for engrossment
Senate
3/31/2025
Engrossed to House
Senate
3/31/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Title stricken
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Enacting clause stricken
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
General Order
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Amended by floor substitute
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Title restored
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Enacting clause restored
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Title stricken
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Referred for engrossment
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
HAs read
Senate
5/12/2025
HAs rejected, conference requested
Senate
5/13/2025
SCs named Hicks, Pugh, Seifried, Reinhardt, Deevers, Mann
Senate
5/15/2025
Conference granted, naming GCCA
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
CCR read
Senate
5/21/2025
Title restored
Senate
5/22/2025
CCR adopted
Senate
5/22/2025
Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
Senate
5/22/2025
CCR submitted
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
CCR adopted
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 0
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
To Senate
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Referred for enrollment
Senate
5/22/2025
Enrolled, to House
Senate
5/22/2025
Signed, returned to Senate
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Sent to Governor
Senate
5/29/2025
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
Senate

Amendments

House Floor 2 Floor Amendment by OSBURN

2 Floor Amendment by OSBURN

4/29/2025Not Adopted

House Floor 1 Floor Amendment by MOORE

1 Floor Amendment by MOORE

4/17/2025Not Adopted

House Committee Sub Committee Recommendation

Sub Committee Recommendation

4/8/2025Not Adopted

House Committee Proposed Committee Amendment (sub committee) 1

Proposed Committee Amendment (sub committee) 1

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Senate Floor SB840 (2-25-25) (HICKS) FA1

SB840 (2-25-25) (HICKS) FA1

2/25/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: FOURTH READING
5/22/2025
80
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
18
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: THIRD READING
4/29/2025
83
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
15
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Oklahoma House of Representatives: DO PASS AS AMENDED, STRIKE THE T ITLE AND ENACTING CLAUSE
4/15/2025
30
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Oklahoma House of Representatives: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
4/7/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: THIRD READING
3/27/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Senate Bill 840: DO PASS
2/19/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/29/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Carri Hicks
Carri Hicks
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text5/22/202560.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/30/202558.6 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/17/202584.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/31/202548.1 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/20/202575.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/202547.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/202547.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/202547.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis5/21/20259.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis5/20/202510.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/17/202510.8 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis4/11/202550.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/7/202510.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/4/202510.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/5/2025136.1 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/29/20258.8 KB
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