All Roll Calls
Yes: 128 • No: 23
OklahomaSB 1653Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Professions and occupations; enacting the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. Effective date.
Sponsored By: John Haste (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Oklahoma joins occupational therapy compact in 2026
Beginning November 1, 2026, Oklahoma enacts the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. The Governor may enter the Compact for the state. The Compact’s interstate parts start when the tenth state joins. The Commission first assembles and writes rules, then uses full powers. States that join later follow the rules in place when they join.
Easier multi-state practice for occupational therapists
Beginning November 1, 2026, Oklahoma grants a Compact Privilege to qualifying out‑of‑state occupational therapists and assistants. To use it, you must hold a Home State license, have a valid SSN or NPI, and have no encumbered licenses. You must finish any past discipline for two years, notify the Commission, pass required background checks, meet each remote state’s law rules, and pay any state and background‑check fees. The privilege lasts until your Home State license expires, and you must follow the remote state’s laws. OT assistants must be supervised by an OT who is licensed or holds a Compact Privilege in that state. If you move, you apply and pay for a new Home State license; your old license becomes a Compact Privilege when the new license starts. Active duty service members and spouses may keep a chosen Home State while on active duty.
Stronger oversight and data for occupational therapy
Beginning November 1, 2026, an Interstate Commission runs the Compact, holds public meetings, and can make binding rules. The Commission operates a shared data system with license records, denials, adverse actions, and current significant investigative information; states remove data that must be expunged, and only states can see investigative details. A Home State controls its license, and a remote state can limit or remove a Compact Privilege; states must report adverse actions and can issue subpoenas across states that courts enforce. The Commission helps resolve disputes and can enforce compliance or end a state’s membership for default. A state may also withdraw by law, effective six months after repeal, and must keep reporting pre‑withdrawal actions.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
John Haste
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Mickey Dollens
Democratic • House
Nicole Miller
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/4/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 80 • No: 7
House vote • 4/14/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 13 • No: 1
House vote • 4/14/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 13 • No: 1
House vote • 3/31/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 11 • No: 0
House vote • 3/31/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/16/2026
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 12
Senate vote • 2/23/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 0 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
5/11/2026SenateSent to Governor
5/5/2026SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/5/2026HouseEnrolled, to House
5/5/2026SenateReferred for enrollment
5/4/2026SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/4/2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 7
5/4/2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Dollens
5/4/2026HouseGeneral Order
5/4/2026HouseCR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
4/14/2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Business
3/31/2026HouseReferred to Business
3/30/2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
3/30/2026HouseFirst Reading
3/17/2026HouseEngrossed to House
3/17/2026SenateReferred for engrossment
3/16/2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 12
3/16/2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
3/16/2026SenatePlaced on General Order
2/25/2026SenateReported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
2/23/2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Miller (principal House author)
2/4/2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services
2/3/2026SenateAuthored by Senator Haste
2/2/2026SenateFirst Reading
2/2/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/5/2026
Floor (House)
4/15/2026
House Committee Report
4/14/2026
House Policy Committee Report
3/31/2026
Engrossed
3/17/2026
Floor (Senate)
2/24/2026
Senate Committee Report
2/23/2026
Introduced
1/13/2026
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