SB 1377 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Foster care; requiring the Department of Human Services to provide certain items to specified foster children. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1377 requires Oklahoma's Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide a duffel bag to foster children who lack a suitcase or adequate bag for personal belongings, with optional hygiene items or supplies if funds allow. The bill appropriates $250,000 from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2027 to cover this cost, to be used as needed. It directly affects foster children in Oklahoma lacking proper luggage and DHS, which must implement the requirement through rules as necessary. The law takes effect on July 1, 2026, and was declared an emergency to allow immediate implementation.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Apr 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate version, resulting in minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a Senate-specific committee report. The core policy regarding the provision of duffel bags and hygiene items to foster children remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the text covers the same subject matter.

TECHNICAL

The header was updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version and the legislative session date was changed to February 18, 2026.

A new committee report by the Senate Committee on Appropriations was added to the document.

The list of co-authors was slightly reordered to match Senate formatting conventions.

The House-specific committee report and footer notes were removed.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House Apr 13, 2026

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Mar 10, 2026

D Democratic9

9 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 20, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 04/17/2026

upper

Apr 13, 2026

Committee

Referred for enrollment

upper

Apr 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 4

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

General Order, Amended

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors