Professions and occupations; enacting the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact and authorizing the Governor to enter into Compact with certain jurisdictions. Effective date.
SB 540 would enact the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact, allowing Oklahoma-licensed dentists and dental hygienists to practice in other participating states without obtaining separate licenses. The bill creates a "Compact Privilege" that streamlines interstate practice by eliminating duplicative licensing requirements, directly benefiting licensed professionals seeking to work across state lines or relocate (including military members and families). Key provisions include requiring states to share disciplinary information, maintain scope-of-practice standards, and ensure practitioners comply with the laws of the state where they practice. This compact aims to improve public access to dental services and address workforce shortages in participating states.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 13, 2026
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The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate version, primarily updating the header information to reflect the Senate floor, changing the legislative session dates, and reformatting the bill's title and sponsor list. The substantive content of the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact remains identical.
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Updated document headers to change 'House of Representatives' to 'Senate' and adjusted the legislative session year from 2026 to 2025.
Reformatted the list of bill sponsors to match the Senate's standard layout, removing redundant lines found in the House version.
Adjusted page footers and internal line numbering to reflect the Senate floor version format.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
36–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 11, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican41
68% 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 passed: Ayes: 75 Nays: 13
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Business
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Business
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 12
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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