HB 4149

Oklahoma House of Representatives bill in Session 2026 Regular Session.

Status: unknown. Latest action: February 19, 2026.

Strong Readers Act; references; legislative findings; declaring intent of the Legislature; reading screenings; reading deficiencies; parent notifications; State Department of Education; reading panel; alternate reading assessments; promotion to fourth grade; retaining third grade; good-cause exemptions; intensive reading instruction; intensive acceleration class; reporting requirements; teacher training requirements; eighth-grade reading level; driver license; remedial reading for driver licenses; alternative reading proficiency tests; motorcycle licenses; testing site requirements; documentation requirements; out of state test results; school enrollment, completion, or lawful excuse for minors to obtain a driver license; violations; alternate route to obtain driver license; employer fines; attendance officers; Department of Public Safety; license cancellation; definitions; exceptions; forms; effective date; emergency.

Bill ID OK-2026RegularSession-HB-4149
Session 2026 Regular Session
Status unknown
House of Representatives unknown 2026-02-19
Education Labor / Employment Public Safety
Summary

Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1

Sponsor
Hasenbeck
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-19 Status unknown
2026-02-19 Latest Action REC CR DPCS AP-EDU
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