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OklahomaSB 1477Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Students; prohibiting students of certain age or older from participating in concurrent enrollment. Effective date. Emergency.

Sponsored By: Ally Seifried (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

More access to concurrent enrollment for teens

Schools and colleges cannot deny concurrent enrollment to eligible students who are at least 13 and under 21, including home-schooled students. The State Regents and State Board must set readiness rules and make concurrent enrollment available in every Oklahoma high school. Districts must give high school credit when a college course matches a district course; if it does not match, they record it as an elective. Districts must give each student information on these rules before enrollment each school year.

Tuition waivers for juniors and seniors

Eligible high school seniors get a tuition waiver for up to 18 credit hours at the resident rate. When funds are available and the senior program is fully funded, eligible juniors get up to 9 credit hours waived. There is no fixed cap on the number of waivers. The number given depends on program funding and the number of eligible students.

Adults 21–29 must use online high school

Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, adults older than 21 and younger than 30 can finish high school through their district only if the district offers a full-time virtual program and they use it. If the district has no full-time virtual option, they cannot enroll in person under this law.

Emergency clause and start dates

The law declares an emergency so it takes effect upon passage and approval. The act also states an effective date of July 1, 2026, but the emergency clause allows immediate operation upon approval.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Ally Seifried

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Chad Caldwell

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 120 • No: 4

House vote • 4/28/2026

Top_of_Page

Yes: 90 • No: 2

House vote • 4/13/2026

DO PASS

Yes: 9 • No: 0

House vote • 4/13/2026

DO PASS

Yes: 9 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2026

DO PASS

Yes: 6 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2026

DO PASS

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/16/2026

THIRD READING

Yes: 0 • No: 2

Senate vote • 2/10/2026

Emergency

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor 05/01/2026

    5/5/2026Senate

  2. Sent to Governor

    4/29/2026Senate

  3. Signed, returned to Senate

    4/29/2026House

  4. Enrolled, to House

    4/29/2026Senate

  5. Referred for enrollment

    4/28/2026Senate

  6. Signed, returned to Senate

    4/28/2026House

  7. Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 2

    4/28/2026House

  8. General Order

    4/28/2026House

  9. CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee

    4/13/2026House

  10. Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Postsecondary Education

    4/7/2026House

  11. Referred to Postsecondary Education

    3/30/2026House

  12. Second Reading referred to Education Oversight

    3/30/2026House

  13. First Reading

    3/17/2026House

  14. Engrossed to House

    3/17/2026Senate

  15. Referred for engrossment

    3/16/2026Senate

  16. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 2

    3/16/2026Senate

  17. Title restored

    3/16/2026Senate

  18. General Order, Amended

    3/16/2026Senate

  19. Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)

    2/18/2026Senate

  20. Placed on General Order

    2/16/2026Senate

  21. Withdrawn from Appropriations committee

    2/16/2026Senate

  22. Referred to Appropriations

    2/10/2026Senate

  23. Title stricken

    2/10/2026Senate

  24. Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed

    2/10/2026Senate

  25. Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee

    2/3/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    4/28/2026

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    4/13/2026

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    4/13/2026

    PDF

  • House Policy Committee Report

    4/7/2026

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    3/17/2026

    PDF

  • Floor (Senate)

    2/17/2026

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report

    2/10/2026

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/8/2026

    PDF

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