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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Child care; directing establishment of certain master teacher ratios; authorizing certain fee subject to specified conditions; effective date; emergency."
+description: "Child care; directing establishment of certain master teacher ratios; authorizing certain fee subject to specified conditions; effective date; emergency."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
+legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 4298"
+citation: "Oklahoma HB 4298 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Rosino", "Schreiber"]
+version_count: 11
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2026-02-02"
+last_action: "2026-05-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7118334b-dc56-428e-9be6-7dbb506805ca"
+source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4298&session=2600"
+source_hash: "ce32e830c733a419cfda175485e13458ad82d4c692617c42fc6dc3cff356d63c"
+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 4298 (2026) — Child care; directing establishment of certain master teacher ratios; authorizing certain fee subject to specified conditions; 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/HB4298 INT.PDF)
+2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 AMENDMENTS/Amendment and Engr/HB4298 SAHB AND ENGR.PDF)
+3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB4298 PCS.PDF)
+4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB4298 ENGR.PDF)
+5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB4298 ENR.PDF)
+6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB4298 HFLR.PDF)
+7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB4298 SFLR.PDF)
+8. **HB4298 (4-28-26) (ROSINO) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB4298 (4-28-26) (ROSINO) FS FA1.PDF)
+9. **HB4298 (4-28-26) (ROSINO) FS WDFA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB4298 (4-28-26) (ROSINO) FS WDFA1.PDF)
+10. **HB4298 (4-29-26) (ROSINO) FS FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB4298 (4-29-26) (ROSINO) FS FA2.PDF)
+11. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB4298 SCSH.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+- Fourth Reading — **83–2** (pass) · lower
+- Health And Human Services Oversight Committee: Do Pass — **12–0** (pass) · lower
+- Children, Youth And Family Services Committee: Do Pass — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **95–0** (pass) · lower
+- Health & Human Services — **12–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Rosino — primary (person)
+- Schreiber — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-02** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-02-02** Authored by Representative Pae
+- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-03** Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-04** Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family Services `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-12** CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-12** Authored by Senator Reinhardt (principal Senate author)
+- **2026-02-18** General Order
+- **2026-02-18** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-18** Referred for engrossment
+- **2026-02-19** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
+- **2026-02-19** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-02-19** Coauthored by Representative McCane
+- **2026-04-01** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-20** Remove as author Senator Reinhardt; authored by Senator Rosino
+- **2026-04-20** Coauthored by Senator Reinhardt
+- **2026-04-20** remove as principal author Representative Pae and substitute with Representative Schreiber
+- **2026-04-20** Coauthored by Representative Pae
+- **2026-04-20** Remove as coauthor Representative(s) McCane
+- **2026-04-20** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
+- **2026-04-20** Emergency added
+- **2026-04-22** Placed on General Order
+- **2026-05-04** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
+- **2026-05-04** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0 `passage`
+- **2026-05-04** Referred for engrossment
+- **2026-05-05** Engrossed to House `passage`
+- **2026-05-05** SA's received
+- **2026-05-06** SA's read, adopted
+- **2026-05-06** Coauthored by Representative(s) Stewart
+- **2026-05-06** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 2 `passage`
+- **2026-05-06** Referred for enrollment
+- **2026-05-06** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
+- **2026-05-06** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
+- **2026-05-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-05-12** Approved by Governor 05/12/2026 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7118334b-dc56-428e-9be6-7dbb506805ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).
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