HB 1818 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Professions and occupations; licensed social workers; terms and titles modified; effective date.

HB 1818 amends Oklahoma's Social Worker's Licensing Act by updating definitions for key terms related to social work practice. It clarifies distinctions between "clinical social work" (including diagnosis and treatment) and "nonclinical social work" (such as case management and advocacy), and defines roles like "licensed clinical social worker" (LCSW) and "licensed masters social worker" (LMSW). The bill directly affects licensed social workers, the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers, and social work education programs by standardizing terminology used in licensing and practice. This is a procedural clarification of existing definitions, not a change to licensing requirements or practice standards.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a 'Committee Substitute' draft to the official 'Floor Version' for the House of Representatives. The substantive content, including the definitions of social work terms and the list of amended statutes, remains identical to the previous version.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the official House Floor version, and page numbering was adjusted to match the final legislative format.

Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

98–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 100

Mar 9, 2026

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican82

80 Yea 2

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 97 Nays: 0

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Public Health

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors