HB 2084 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Professions and occupations; continuing education; license renewal; effective date.

HB 2084 updates continuing education requirements for electrical license holders in Oklahoma. Starting January 1, 2026, contractors and journeyman licensees must complete 12 hours of approved continuing education every three years (including six hours on building codes and six hours on electrical topics like safety and circuit theory). Apprentices must complete three hours annually for re-registration, with exemptions for those in approved training programs. The bill requires the Committee of Electrical Examiners to approve courses and takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 7, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to transition from a House floor version to a Senate floor version, with minor formatting adjustments and a slight expansion of the bill's description to include 'continuing education requirements' in the summary. The substantive policy content regarding continuing education hours, license renewal rules, and effective dates remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated to reflect the Senate floor version, including the date April 10, 2025, and co-sponsorship by Deck of the House.

The bill summary was slightly expanded to explicitly mention 'continuing education requirements' alongside license renewal requirements.

The committee report attribution was changed from the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development Oversight to the Senate Committee on Business and Insurance.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

460
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Apr 30, 2025
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican40
38 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 7, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 5
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Business
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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