Public health; requiring addition of alpha-gal disease to list of reportable conditions. Effective date.
SB 1644 would require Oklahoma's health department to add alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) to the official list of reportable diseases, meaning doctors, nurses, and clinical laboratories must report diagnosed cases to the state health department. AGS is a condition causing allergic reactions to red meat and other animal products, which currently lacks formal tracking in Oklahoma. The bill updates existing health reporting laws to include AGS and makes the language gender-neutral. It would take effect on November 1, 2026.
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
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 6, 2026
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The bill was transitioned from the House to the Senate floor, resulting in minor formatting adjustments to the title and sponsor list. The core policy content, including the requirement to report alpha-gal syndrome and the effective date of November 1, 2026, remains substantively unchanged.
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The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text now reflects Senate floor formatting conventions.
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The bill header was updated to indicate it is the 'Senate Floor Version' dated February 23, 2026, replacing the House version.
The list of sponsors was adjusted to remove 'Guthrie' from the Senate sponsors and add 'Roe' as a House sponsor.
Page headers and footers were updated to reflect the Senate floor version, including a change in the committee report date from April 16, 2026, to February 23, 2026.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2026 · House Apr 30, 2026
How they voted
46–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Mar 16, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican41
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/06/2026
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 2
upper
Feb 23, 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
Sponsors
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