HB 3552 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Children; authorizing childcare providers to charge differentiall; Department of Human Services; rules; codification; emergency.

HB 3552 allows licensed childcare providers serving children in Oklahoma's state childcare subsidy program to charge parents the difference between the state's subsidy rate and their standard private tuition for the same age group and schedule. The bill prohibits the Department of Human Services from penalizing providers for charging this difference or taking adverse actions like disqualification or enrollment restrictions based solely on this practice. Providers must apply any such difference uniformly to all similarly situated families. The Department must update its rules and agreements to implement these changes, effective November 1, 2026.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 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 policy content, including the authorization for childcare providers to charge different rates and the restrictions on the Department of Human Services, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The header information was updated to reflect the document is now the House Floor version rather than the Committee Substitute, and the title page layout was adjusted to include co-sponsor information.

Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2026

How they voted

93–5

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 100

Mar 25, 2026

D Democratic18

13 Yea 5 Nay

72% 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

Amendments

Mar 30, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 5

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Children, Youth and Family Services

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors