School employees; requiring school districts to provide paid bereavement leave to certain employees for certain purposes. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 1204 requires Oklahoma school districts to provide teachers and school support personnel with three days of paid bereavement leave following the death of their spouse or child, including leave for miscarriage. This leave must be granted in addition to existing sick leave benefits and cannot be reduced by local negotiated leave policies. The bill amends Oklahoma law to mandate this policy for all affected employees, effective immediately under an emergency provision. It directly affects school employees covered under Section 6-104 of Oklahoma Statutes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 13, 2026
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The bill was amended to transition from the House version to the Senate version, which includes significant formatting updates, the addition of a specific date (February 25, 2026), and a reorganization of the bill's title and introductory text. The core substantive policy provisions regarding sick leave, bereavement leave, and support employee benefits appear to remain consistent between the two versions, though the Senate version presents the text in a different layout.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on school employees in Oklahoma, but the document structure has been updated to reflect Senate floor amendments, including a revised title and the addition of an emergency declaration date.
TECHNICAL
The document header and title were updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version, changing the session description and adding a specific date of February 25, 2026.
The bill's descriptive title was reorganized and condensed, moving from a detailed list of topics to a more concise summary of the bill's purpose.
Formatting and line breaks were adjusted throughout the text, including the removal of page footers and the restructuring of the amendment sections.
A specific date, February 25, 2026, was inserted into the header, likely to establish a timeline for the emergency declaration or amendment process.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican41
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 1
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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