Practice of podiatry; modifying certain license renewal requirements; broadening allowed continuing education. Effective date.
SB 1849 modifies Oklahoma's continuing education requirements for podiatrists renewing their licenses. It mandates 60 hours of continuing education every two years, including at least 2 hours on pain management, opioid use, or addiction (unless the practitioner lacks a federal DEA registration). The bill broadens acceptable continuing education to include medical marijuana training approved by the Board and allows out-of-state practitioners to substitute hours from where they practice. Fully retired podiatrists are exempt but must complete accrued requirements if they resume practice. The changes take effect November 1, 2026.
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 11, 2026
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The bill text was updated from the House version to the Senate floor version, primarily changing the header information to reflect the Senate's jurisdiction and adding the co-sponsor's name. The substantive legal text regarding podiatry continuing education requirements, exemptions, and effective dates remains identical to the House version.
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The scope of the bill's policy content did not change; only the document metadata and attribution were updated to match the Senate floor version.
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The document header was changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and the co-sponsor 'Newton of the House' was added.
The committee report date was updated from April 15, 2026, to February 23, 2026, to reflect the Senate floor version date.
The footer text was updated to identify the document as the 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' instead of the 'HOUSE FLOOR VERSION'.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House May 4, 2026
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 50
Mar 10, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican41
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
upper
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 3
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Public Health
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 passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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