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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Schools; extending prohibition on use of cell phones and personal electronic devices on certain campuses; effective date; emergency."
+description: "Schools; extending prohibition on use of cell phones and personal electronic devices on certain campuses; effective date; emergency."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
+legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 1276"
+citation: "Oklahoma HB 1276 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell (Chad)", "Seifried"]
+version_count: 10
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2025-02-03"
+last_action: "2026-05-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3ce36d0-5987-464b-90f4-47391c7fade7"
+source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1276&session=2600"
+source_hash: "fe183856d586687a60072a5fb72867511782b3e57518de60889a2d6dc09dce5e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
+---
+
+# Oklahoma HB 1276 (2026) — Schools; extending prohibition on use of cell phones and personal electronic devices on certain campuses; effective date; emergency.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB1276 INT.PDF)
+2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 AMENDMENTS/Amendment and Engr/HB1276 SAHB AND ENGR.PDF)
+3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB1276 ENGR.PDF)
+4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB1276 ENR.PDF)
+5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB1276 HFLR.PDF)
+6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB1276 SFLR.PDF)
+7. **HB1276 (3-30-26) (SEIFRIED) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1276 (3-30-26) (SEIFRIED) FS FA1.PDF)
+8. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1276 CS.PDF)
+9. **Policy Committee Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1276 POLREC.PDF)
+10. **Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB1276 POLPCS1 CHAD CALDWELL-SW.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **11–2** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **41–5** (pass) · upper
+- Education — **7–4** (pass) · upper
+- Fourth Reading — **83–7** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **82–9** (pass) · lower
+- Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Caldwell (Chad) — primary (person)
+- Seifried — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-03** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-02-03** Authored by Representative Caldwell (Chad)
+- **2025-02-04** Second Reading referred to Education Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-04** Referred to Common Education `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-06** Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-06** Coauthored by Representative(s) Lowe (Dick)
+- **2025-02-06** Authored by Senator Seifried (principal Senate author)
+- **2025-02-11** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-11** Coauthored by Representative(s) Moore
+- **2025-02-13** General Order
+- **2025-02-13** Coauthored by Representative(s) Burns
+- **2025-02-13** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 9 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-13** Referred for engrossment
+- **2025-02-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
+- **2025-02-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-04-01** Second Reading referred to Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-08** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
+- **2025-04-10** Placed on General Order
+- **2026-04-15** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
+- **2026-04-15** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 5 `passage`
+- **2026-04-15** Referred for engrossment
+- **2026-04-16** Engrossed to House `passage`
+- **2026-04-16** SA's received
+- **2026-04-28** SA's read, adopted
+- **2026-04-28** Coauthored by Representative(s) Clinton
+- **2026-04-28** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 7 `passage`
+- **2026-04-28** Referred for enrollment
+- **2026-04-28** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
+- **2026-04-28** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
+- **2026-04-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-05-04** Approved by Governor 04/30/2026 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3ce36d0-5987-464b-90f4-47391c7fade7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).
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