State government; state funds; display of flags; effective date; emergency.
HB 1219 prohibits Oklahoma state agencies from using public funds or resources to promote or recognize LGBTQ+ Pride Month or similar events. It bans activities like official communications, social media posts, or educational programs supporting Pride Month using state money. The bill also restricts state property flag displays to only those officially recognized by federal or state governments. It takes effect July 1, 2025, and was passed with an emergency declaration.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 9, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was updated from the House version to the Senate version, primarily changing the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026. The scope of prohibited funding was expanded to include 'resources' in addition to 'funds', and the list of prohibited flags was broadened to explicitly include those representing 'gender identity'. The committee report date was also updated to reflect the Senate floor session.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded by adding 'resources' to the list of state assets that cannot be used for LGBTQ+ promotion, and the list of prohibited flags was updated to include gender identity.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the legislation was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026.
FISCAL
The prohibition on using state assets was broadened to include both 'funds' and 'resources', covering a wider range of state property than just money.
SCOPE
The list of prohibited flags was updated to explicitly include flags representing 'gender identity' in addition to sexual orientation.
TECHNICAL
The committee report date was updated to April 7, 2026, and the bill title was changed to reflect the Senate floor version.
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2026
How they voted
74–18
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 100
Mar 11, 2026
D
Democratic18
94% Nay
R
Republican82
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Retirement and Government Resources committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 17
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Amended by floor substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass General Government
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to General Government
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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