--- type: "Bill" title: "Higher education; Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; eligibility for children of certain teachers; effective date; emergency." description: "Higher education; Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; eligibility for children of certain teachers; effective date; emergency." jurisdiction: "us/states/ok" legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "HB 1727" citation: "Oklahoma HB 1727 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Moore", "Pugh"] version_count: 13 action_count: 53 vote_count: 9 first_action: "2025-02-03" last_action: "2025-05-30" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00d006ce-b0ad-4641-9232-c9397ba834d2" source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1727&session=2600" source_hash: "b155bcc85bd8429e105c4e3929ae96a188fc13ec82a3f3c713a3c41f9b88d6e3" 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 1727 (2026) — Higher education; Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; eligibility for children of certain teachers; 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/HB1727 INT.PDF) 2. **1 Floor Amendment by KANE** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB1727 FA1 KANEJO-CC.PDF) 3. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 AMENDMENTS/Amendment and Engr/HB1727 SAHB AND ENGR.PDF) 4. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1727 PCS.PDF) 5. **Committee Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB1727 FULLAMD1 ANTHONY MOORE-AQH.PDF) 6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB1727 ENGR.PDF) 7. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB1727 ENR.PDF) 8. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB1727 HFLR.PDF) 9. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB1727 SFLR.PDF) 10. **HB1727 (5-05-25) (PUGH) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB1727 (5-05-25) (PUGH) FS FA1.PDF) 11. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1727 CS.PDF) 12. **House Conference Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCCS/HB1727 CCS.PDF) 13. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB1727 SCSH.PDF) ## Votes - Third Reading — **38–5** (pass) · upper - Appropriations — **24–1** (pass) · upper - Fourth Reading — **35–10** (pass) · upper - Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **31–0** (pass) · lower - Emergency — **42–2** (pass) · upper - Education — **11–0** (pass) · upper - Fourth Reading — **60–27** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **71–20** (pass) · lower - Emergency — **69–20** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Moore — primary (person) - Pugh — 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 Moore - **2025-02-04** Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2025-02-26** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage` - **2025-02-26** Coauthored by Representative(s) McCane, Munson, Provenzano - **2025-03-06** General Order - **2025-03-06** Coauthored by Representative(s) Hill, Harris, Deck, Archer, West (Tammy), Gise - **2025-03-06** Authored by Senator Pugh (principal Senate author) - **2025-03-06** Amended `amendment-passage` - **2025-03-06** Title stricken - **2025-03-06** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 71 Nays: 20 `passage, reading-3` - **2025-03-06** Referred for engrossment - **2025-03-10** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage` - **2025-03-10** First Reading `introduction, reading-1` - **2025-03-10** Coauthored by Representative Alonso-Sandoval - **2025-03-11** Coauthored by Representative Ranson - **2025-03-11** Coauthored by Representative Waldron - **2025-03-11** Coauthored by Representative Rosecrants - **2025-03-11** Coauthored by Representative Wolfley - **2025-03-12** Coauthored by Senator Pederson - **2025-04-01** Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2025-04-08** Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage` - **2025-04-08** Enacting clause stricken - **2025-04-08** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee` - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Senator Hicks - **2025-04-09** Coauthored by Senator Mann - **2025-04-21** Coauthored by Representative Townley - **2025-04-23** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage` - **2025-04-28** Placed on General Order - **2025-05-08** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute - **2025-05-08** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 5 `passage` - **2025-05-08** Referred for engrossment - **2025-05-12** Engrossed to House `passage` - **2025-05-12** SA's received - **2025-05-14** SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later - **2025-05-15** HC's named: GCCA - **2025-05-15** Conference granted, GCCA - **2025-05-27** CCR submitted - **2025-05-27** Coauthored by Representative(s) Pogemiller, Hasenbeck - **2025-05-27** Title restored - **2025-05-27** Enacting clause restored - **2025-05-28** CCR adopted - **2025-05-28** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 60 Nays: 27; Ayes: 69 Nays: 20 `passage` - **2025-05-28** To Senate - **2025-05-28** CCR read, GCCA - **2025-05-28** CCR adopted, GCCA - **2025-05-28** Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 35 Nays: 10 `passage` - **2025-05-28** Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 2 - **2025-05-28** Referred for enrollment - **2025-05-28** Enrolled, signed, to Senate - **2025-05-28** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House - **2025-05-28** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2025-05-30** Approved by Governor 06/10/2025 `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00d006ce-b0ad-4641-9232-c9397ba834d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).