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HB3957 • 2026

Education; Oklahoma Teacher Pay Reform Act of 2026; effective date.

Education; Oklahoma Teacher Pay Reform Act of 2026; effective date.

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Sponsor
Munson
Last action
2026-02-13
Official status
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Education; Oklahoma Teacher Pay Reform Act of 2026; effective date.

Education; Oklahoma Teacher Pay Reform Act of 2026; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Education; Oklahoma Teacher Pay Reform Act of 2026; effective date.

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Filed

Plain English: HB3957 SUBPCS1 Cyndi Munson-AQH 2/11/2026 3:55:59 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Cyndi Munson Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3957 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.

  • HB3957 SUBPCS1 Cyndi Munson-AQH 2/11/2026 3:55:59 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Cyndi Munson Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3957 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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  • 15968 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 SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 3957 By: Munson PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to teacher salaries; amending Section 1, Chapter 289, O.S.L.
  • 2023, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 480, O.S.L.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-13 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

  2. 2026-02-12 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  3. 2026-02-12 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget

  4. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  5. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  6. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Munson

Official Summary Text

Education; Oklahoma Teacher Pay Reform Act of 2026; effective date.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 3957 By: Munson

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to education; creating the Oklahoma
Teacher Pay 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 "Oklahoma
Teacher Pay Reform Act of 2026".
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-15017 AQH 12/31/25