All Roll Calls
Yes: 152 • No: 7
OklahomaSB 397Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenate
State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure; extending sunset date. Effective date. Emergency.
Sponsored By: Micheal Bergstrom (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Behavioral health licensing board stays through 2028
The law keeps the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure in place until July 1, 2028. The Board continues to license and regulate professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and behavioral health practitioners. This maintains patient protection, standards of conduct, and complaint investigations. Because of the emergency clause, these changes take effect as soon as the law is signed.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Micheal Bergstrom
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Gerrid Kendrix
Republican • House
Waiting for substitute member's approval: Remove Representative Kendrix as principal House author and substitute with Representative Osburn
Affiliation unavailable
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/9/2026
THIRD READING
Yes: 90 • No: 1
House vote • 4/8/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 13 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/25/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 41 • No: 6
Senate vote • 2/13/2025
Committee vote: Administrative Rules
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
2/10/2026
Floor (House)
4/9/2025
House Committee Report
4/9/2025
Engrossed
3/26/2025
Committee Substitute
2/17/2025
Floor (Senate)
2/17/2025
Senate Committee Report
2/13/2025
Introduced
1/6/2025
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