HB 1485 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Teachers; temporary contracts; teachers with emergency or provisional certificates; effective date; emergency.

HB 1485 modifies Oklahoma's teacher contract rules by clarifying that temporary contracts for teachers with emergency or provisional certificates are exempt from the four-semester limit. It requires school districts to provide written contract terms upfront, or the contract becomes a continuing one, and grants teachers who complete a full school year on temporary contracts one year of service credit toward career status. The law also specifies that temporary contract teachers in federally or privately funded roles must follow evaluation rules but cannot exceed the four-semester limit unless replacing a leave-taking teacher or for emergency/provisional certificate holders. The bill, which became law without a governor's signature on May 6, 2025, directly affects school districts and teachers using temporary contracts.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, with minor structural changes to the header and committee report information. The substantive legal content of the bill remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Header formatting changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date information.

Committee report date changed from March 5, 2025 to April 22, 2025 to reflect Senate floor processing.

Page headers updated to indicate Senate Floor Version (SFLR) instead of House Floor Version (HFLR).

Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

423
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Apr 28, 2025
D Democratic9
5 Yea 3 Nay 1
55% Yea
R Republican40
37 Yea 3
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 3
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 1
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Common Education
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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