All Roll Calls
Yes: 96 • No: 37
OklahomaHB 1601Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Schools; creating the Advancing Rights for Caregiving, Health, and Extended Recovery (Maternity Leave Protection for Teachers) Act; effective date.
Sponsored By: Emily Gise (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
Your PRIA Score
Score Hidden
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Six weeks paid maternity leave for educators
Beginning November 1, 2025, full‑time teachers and classroom staff in public school districts, technology centers, Rehabilitation Services, Corrections, and the Office of Juvenile Affairs get six weeks of paid maternity leave right after birth. You must have worked for the same employer at least one year and 1,250 hours in the prior 12 months. This paid time is on top of your pregnancy sick leave. You may use your accrued sick leave to add up to six more weeks; with a doctor’s written note, leave can total up to 12 weeks, and FMLA time runs at the same time. If you extend with sick leave, you must give FMLA notice, and the maternity leave rules override general teacher leave minimums when they conflict.
State funding and rules for maternity leave
Starting November 1, 2025, the state funds a Public School Paid Maternity Leave Revolving Fund each year. If lawmakers do not provide enough money, the State Board of Education must use its own appropriation to fully pay the leave. State education, career tech, rehabilitation, corrections, and juvenile affairs boards may write rules to run the program.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Emily Gise
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Avery Frix
Republican • Senate
Mark Mann
Democratic • Senate
Daniel Pae
Republican • House
Trish Ranson
Democratic • House
Brenda Stanley
Republican • Senate
John Waldron
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/30/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 5
Senate vote • 4/22/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/17/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 58 • No: 27
House vote • 3/5/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 30 • No: 3
House vote • 2/17/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 8 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
5/7/2025HouseSent to Governor
5/1/2025HouseEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
5/1/2025SenateEnrolled, signed, to Senate
5/1/2025HouseReferred for enrollment
4/30/2025HouseEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
4/30/2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 5
4/30/2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
4/30/2025SenatePlaced on General Order
4/24/2025SenateReported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
4/22/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Stanley
4/7/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Frix
4/2/2025SenateRemove as author Senator Frix; authored by Senator Mann
4/2/2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
4/1/2025SenateFirst Reading
3/18/2025SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
3/18/2025HouseReferred for engrossment
3/17/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 58 Nays: 27
3/17/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Ranson, Waldron
3/17/2025HouseGeneral Order
3/17/2025HouseAuthored by Senator Frix (principal Senate author)
3/6/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Pae
3/6/2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
3/6/2025HouseRecommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
2/17/2025HouseReferred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
2/4/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/1/2025
Floor (Senate)
4/23/2025
Senate Committee Report
4/22/2025
Engrossed
3/18/2025
Floor (House)
3/10/2025
House Committee Report
3/6/2025
House Committee Substitute
3/6/2025
House Committee Report
2/17/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025
Related Bills
HB 4030 — Education; apportionment of certain appropriated funds; purposes for allocated funds; effective date; emergency.
HB 4072 — Public Finance; creating the Taxpayer Endowment Trust Fund Act; creating the Taxpayer Endowment Trust Fund; effective date; emergency.
SB 1733 — Schools; requiring public and private school employees to report certain disclosure, allegation, or information to law enforcement within certain time period; requiring school employees to annually sign certain attestation. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 1481 — Schools; requiring certain schools to provide students in certain grades with certain amount of recess per day. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 1176 — Oklahoma Water Resources Board; creating the Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Program. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 1161 — Oklahoma Health Care Authority; general appropriations; modifying certain date; providing for duties and compensation of administrators and employees. Effective date. Emergency.