Schools; requiring certain amount of funds to be allocated from the School Security Revolving Fund, subject to availability. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 1189 requires Oklahoma's School Security Revolving Fund to allocate $50 million annually for three fiscal years (starting July 2026) to all public school districts equally. It removes previous spending limits on the fund and mandates that these funds supplement, not replace, existing school security funding. The bill directs funds toward security measures like resource officers, cameras, locks, and panic systems. It takes effect July 1, 2026, with an emergency declaration to expedite implementation. This directly affects all Oklahoma public school districts through guaranteed annual security funding.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Apr 13, 2026
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The bill was completely rewritten by the House Committee to expand eligibility for the School Security Revolving Fund. The changes add three specific schools - the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, the Oklahoma School for the Blind, and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf - to the list of institutions eligible to receive security funding. Additionally, the allocation language was updated to explicitly include these new schools alongside public school districts.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from applying only to public school districts to also include three specific specialized state schools.
ELIGIBILITY
Added the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, the Oklahoma School for the Blind, and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf to the list of entities eligible to receive funds from the School Security Revolving Fund.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the distribution requirements to ensure funds are divided equally among public school districts and the three newly included specialized schools.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026
How they voted
42–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 24, 2026
D
Democratic9
55% Nay
R
Republican41
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 5
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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