Schools; contracts for school materials; electronic textbook and instructional materials; contracts between vendors and schools; damages; definitions; effective date; emergency.
HB 1982 updates Oklahoma school contracting rules for electronic educational materials. It requires vendors to guarantee materials are ready for immediate use at delivery, provide free replacements for defects within seven days, and supply updates/support within seven days of a school's notification. The bill also mandates that electronic files for textbooks must be in formats compatible with federal accessibility standards (like Braille conversion), ensuring materials can be adapted for students with disabilities. These rules apply to digital textbooks, software, and online learning tools purchased by school districts, effective July 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2025
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What changed between versions
House Committee Substitute
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Floor (House)
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was updated from the House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, incorporating formatting changes and adding co-sponsorship by Senator Mann. The substantive policy content regarding electronic textbook contracts, vendor requirements, and penalties remains unchanged from the Committee version.
TECHNICAL
Header formatting changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' with co-sponsorship added for Senator Mann
Page headers and footers updated to reflect floor version with 'HB1982 HFLR' instead of 'Req. No. 13205'
Added note indicating 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' to clarify the markup
REQUIREMENT
All substantive policy provisions regarding electronic textbook contracts, vendor obligations, and penalties remain identical to the Committee version
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025
How they voted
87–0
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 100
Mar 11, 2025
D
Democratic19
73% Yea
R
Republican81
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Common Education
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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