HB3409 • 2026

Child care; child care programs; quality standards; Quality Rating and Improvement System; additional standards; Department of Human Services prohibitions; accreditation status; effective date.

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Sponsor: Stewart
Last action: 2026-02-19
Official status: Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Children, Youth and Family Services
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Child care; child care programs; quality standards; Quality Rating and Improvement System; additional standards; Department of Human Services prohibitions; accreditation status; effective date.

What This Bill Does

Child care; child care programs; quality standards; Quality Rating and Improvement System; additional standards; Department of Human Services prohibitions; accreditation status; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3409 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (2/26/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3409 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/26/2026)

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Amendments

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Policy Committee Recommendation

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

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16587 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
3409 By: Stewart POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to child care; providing that certain child care programs shall be deemed to have met all quality standards required under the Quality Rating and Improvement System; providing that program shall not be subject to additional standards; prohibiting the Department of Human Services from imposing certain standards, requirements, and assessments; authorizing the Department to verify accreditation status through certain documents; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1

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Filed

Plain English: HB3409 FULLPCS1 Ronald Stewart-CMA 2/11/2026 3:55:51 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Ronald Stewart Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3409 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

HB3409 FULLPCS1 Ronald Stewart-CMA 2/11/2026 3:55:51 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Ronald Stewart Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3409 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
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16302 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
3409 By: Stewart PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to child care; providing that certain child care programs shall be deemed to have met all quality standards required under the Quality Rating and Improvement System; providing that program shall not be subject to additional standards; prohibiting the Department of Human Services from imposing certain standards, requirements, and assessments; authorizing the Department to verify accreditation status through certain documents; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

2026-02-19 House
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Children, Youth and Family Services
2026-02-12 House
Withdrawn from Rules Committee
2026-02-12 House
Referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
2026-02-12 House
Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services
2026-02-11 House
Remove Representative Patzkowsky as principal House author and substitute with Representative Stewart
2026-02-03 House
Second Reading referred to Rules
2026-02-02 House
First Reading
2026-02-02 House
Authored by Representative Patzkowsky

Official Summary Text

Child care; child care programs; quality standards; Quality Rating and Improvement System; additional standards; Department of Human Services prohibitions; accreditation status; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3409 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (2/26/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3409 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/26/2026)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 3409 By: Patzkowsky

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to child care; enacting the Child
Care Reform Act of 2026; providing for
noncodification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Care
Reform Act of 2026".
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-15427 CMA 01/02/26