# Oklahoma HB 1396: Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate. Oklahoma HB 1396, Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate., is a Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Melissa Provenzano (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-09 (Placed on General Order) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-HB1396-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Oklahoma HB 1396 - State: Oklahoma - Session: Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session - Title: Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-04-09, Placed on General Order - Sponsor: Melissa Provenzano (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Senate Committee - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (146 yes, 55 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melissa Provenzano (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jared Deck (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark Mann (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Committee vote: Revenue & Taxation | pass | 8 | 2 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | EMERGENCY | fail | 60 | 23 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | THIRD READING | pass | 61 | 26 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | DO PASS | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | DO PASS | pass | 8 | 4 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-04-09: Placed on General Order (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Reported Do Pass Revenue and Taxation committee; CR filed (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Second Reading referred to Revenue and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-03-31: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Engrossed, signed, to Senate (House) - 2025-03-27: Referred for engrossment (House) - 2025-03-27: Third Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 61 Nays: 26; Ayes: 60 Nays: 23 (House) - 2025-03-27: Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck (House) - 2025-03-27: General Order (House) - 2025-03-05: Authored by Senator Mann (principal Senate author) (House) - 2025-03-05: CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee (House) - 2025-02-17: Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Common Education (House) - 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Education Oversight (House) - 2025-02-03: Authored by Representative Provenzano (House) - 2025-02-03: First Reading (House) ## Bill text - Floor (Senate), 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB1396 SFLR.PDF) - Senate Committee Report, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/SENATE/HB1396 SCR.PDF) - Engrossed, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB1396 ENGR.PDF) - Floor (House), 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB1396 HFLR.PDF) - House Committee Report, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1396 HCR.PDF) - House Committee Substitute, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1396 CS.PDF) - House Policy Committee Report, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1396 POLHCR.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB1396 INT.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 423: Medical records; access; eliminating certain health care provider duties; authorizing certain fees. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Floor (Senate) (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB1396 SFLR.PDF) - [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/SENATE/HB1396 SCR.PDF) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB1396 ENGR.PDF) - [Floor (House) (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB1396 HFLR.PDF) - [House Committee Report (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1396 HCR.PDF) - [House Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1396 CS.PDF) - [House Policy Committee Report (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1396 POLHCR.PDF) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB1396 INT.PDF) ## Related - [SB 423: Medical records; access; eliminating certain health care provider duties; autho…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-SB423-2026) - [SB 1877: State government; directing submission of certain reports to utilize certain ce…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-SB1877-2026) - [SB 1806: Foster care; directing the Department of Human Services to implement certain ex…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-SB1806-2026) - [SB 1687: Driver licenses; adding certain age requirement to qualification for certain li…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-SB1687-2026) - [SB 1632: Schools; directing career-readiness assessments and assessment-based credential…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-SB1632-2026) - [SB 1618: Criminal procedure; creating the Public Protection Act; conditions of release;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-SB1618-2026) - [Oklahoma bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/oklahoma/bills) - [Oklahoma state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/oklahoma) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-HB1396-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).