Higher education; establishing the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 7, 2022
Signed Apr 20, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2022 · House Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
43–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 48
Apr 18, 2022
D
Democratic9
66% Yea
R
Republican39
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 20, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/20/2022
lower
Apr 18, 2022
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 2
upper
Apr 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 66 Nays: 27; Ayes: 61 Nays: 22
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Introduced
Amended by floor substitute
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Higher Education and Career Tech Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Higher Education and Career Tech
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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