HB 1396 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate.

HB 1396 prohibits private schools in Oklahoma from requiring parents to participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program as a condition for student enrollment or acceptance. It requires private schools to provide written tuition agreements to students using the tax credit, including the base tuition rate and limiting future increases to the state's annual inflation measure (calculated by the State Treasurer). Schools must notify parents in writing at least one semester before any tuition increase. This applies only to students whose families receive the tax credit, not to other private school students. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill moved from House floor version to Senate floor version with minor formatting and committee report changes. The core policy prohibiting private schools from requiring parents to participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program remains unchanged. The committee changed from Education Oversight to Revenue and Taxation, and the effective date was removed from the emergency clause.
TECHNICAL

Committee report changed from Education Oversight to Revenue and Taxation committee

Removed emergency clause effective date language

Changed page header from House Floor Version to Senate Floor Version

Updated bill sponsor listing to include both House and Senate sponsors

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Revenue and Taxation committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 61 Nays: 26; Ayes: 60 Nays: 23
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Common Education
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors