Higher education; removing language providing resident tuition eligibility for certain students. Emergency.
SB 1633 removes provisions allowing undocumented students to qualify for Oklahoma resident tuition by submitting immigration status applications or affidavits. It eliminates language ensuring these students would not be disqualified from state scholarships or financial aid based on immigration status. The bill aligns Oklahoma’s higher education residency rules with Section 3242.2, which generally prohibits non-residents from receiving resident tuition benefits or state financial aid. This change directly affects students who previously relied on the removed documentation pathways to access in-state tuition rates.
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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MINOR
The bill was converted from a House version to a Senate floor version, which involved renumbering sections and adding a specific date. The core policy text regarding tuition eligibility and immigration documentation remains substantively identical to the House version, with no changes to eligibility criteria, funding, or deadlines.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text governing student residency and tuition benefits is identical in both versions.
TECHNICAL
The document header was updated to reflect the Senate floor version, including a new date of February 10, 2026, and renumbering of all sections to align with Senate formatting standards.
A specific date (February 10, 2026) was inserted into the header, which was not present in the House version.
The original House-specific header and page numbering were removed to replace them with the Senate floor version format.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
41–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Mar 10, 2026
D
Democratic9
77% Nay
R
Republican41
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
6
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: 71 Nays: 16
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Postsecondary Education
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Postsecondary Education
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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