HB 4199 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Workforce; creating the child care Tri-Share Workforce Pilot Program; stating eligibility criteria; requiring certain reports; effective date.

HB 4199 establishes a three-year Tri-Share Workforce Pilot Program to help working parents afford child care for children aged birth to 8. It requires participating employers, the state, and parents to share costs equally - state matching employer contributions up to one-third of total costs, with parents covering the remainder - targeting employees earning 150-250% of the federal poverty level who don’t qualify for existing child care subsidies. The program will test in six Oklahoma counties (two urban, four rural) starting July 2026, with the Department of Human Services developing guidelines, providing technical assistance, and reporting annually on participation and impacts. If successful, it could lead to a statewide program, but the pilot itself is limited to the specified counties and eligibility criteria.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 16, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from the House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, reflecting final amendments approved by the House. The core policy content regarding the child care pilot program remains substantively identical, but the document now includes the 'Floor' designation and a specific committee report indicating the bill passed as amended and coauthored.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text describes the same pilot program, eligibility criteria, and reporting requirements.

TECHNICAL

The header was updated to reflect the 'Floor (House)' version of the bill, indicating it has passed the committee stage and is ready for the full House vote.

A committee report was added at the end of the document, stating that the Committee on Appropriations and Budget voted to pass the bill as amended and coauthored.

Minor formatting and line break adjustments were made to align the text with the final floor version layout.

Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

58–34

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 100

Mar 26, 2026

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican82

40 Yea 34 Nay 8

48% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Apr 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 26, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (58-34-8)

house

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 58 Nays: 33

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors