Chad Caldwell
Born
1975
Contact
Email · chad.caldwell@okhouse.gov
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96
Bills sponsored
this session · 230 all-time
0
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 0 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
4530
Recorded votes
83%
Vote participation
voted in 83% of 4530 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
94.4%
based on 2022 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
5.6%
based on 2022 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
79.4%
based on 2022 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
230 billsCurrent session 96 bills
- HB 1294 Education; Education Reform Act of 2025; effective date. In Committee
- HB 1293 Education; Education Reform Act of 2025; effective date. In Committee
- SB 423 Medical records; access; eliminating certain health care provider duties; authorizing certain fees. Effective date. Passed
- SB 795 School choice information; requiring certain information be presented prior to annual enrollment. Effective date. Emergency. In Committee
- HB 1279 Revenue and taxation; Uniform Tax Procedure Code; protest process; procedures; denial of certain tax credit; oral hearing; Tax Commission; emergency. Signed
- SB 212 Teacher preparation; directing the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to establish TeachForwardOK. To Executive
- HB 1277 State Board of Education; providing reasons for which a license or certificate may be revoked or suspended; providing for notice; effective date; emergency. To Executive
- SB 409 School year; requiring school to be in session for an additional day if certain appropriated amount is greater than the amount appropriated for the prior fiscal year. Effective date. Emergency. Passed
- SB 224 Student data; creating the Oklahoma Education and Workforce Statewide Longitudinal Data System. Passed
- SB 885 Social media; creating the Safe Screens for Kids Act. Effective date. In Committee
- HB 1285 Schools; online transparency portal; certain school materials; Oklahoma State Department of Education; effective date; emergency. In Committee
- SB 932 Social media; authorizing certain action against a social media platform. Effective date. In Committee
- HB 1278 State Department of Health; Barbara Weber Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Grant Program; agency; purpose; reports; Barbara Weber Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Grant Program Revolving Fund; fund nature; budgeting and expenditure of funds; effective date; emergency. To Executive
- SB 139 Schools; requiring school district boards of education to adopt certain cell phone policy. Signed
- HB 1286 Schools; length of the school year; virtual school day policy; virtual instruction requirements; definitions; notification requirements; requiring compliance; in-person instruction for noncompliance; appeals; policy for students without internet; auditing; effective date; emergency. In Committee
- SB 893 Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2025. Effective date. Passed
- SB 931 Social media; requiring certain age verification; requiring social media platforms to provide certain supervisory tools. Effective date. In Committee
- SB 674 Charter schools; Charter Schools Incentive Fund; renaming; state funding; calculation; payments. Signed
- HB 1282 Scholarships; Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award; renaming; eligibility; awards; waivers; effective date; emergency. Signed
- HB 1281 Teachers; Return to Teach Signing Bonus Act; emergency. In Committee
- HB 1289 Higher education; Academic Loyalty Oath Ban; prohibition of ideological oaths; right of action; effective date; emergency. In Committee
- HB 1275 Social media; social network; parents and guardians; permission; verification. Passed
- HB 1284 Schools; suspensions; incoming student affidavits certifying no investigation or commission of certain acts; effective date; emergency. In Committee
- HB 1291 Contracts; Oklahoma Contracts Act of 2025; effective date. In Committee
- HB 1276 Schools; requiring district policies prohibiting student cell phone and personal electronic device use under certain circumstances; effective date; emergency. Passed
Historical 134 bills
- HJR 1031 Constitutional amendment; providing for the consideration of votes when determining results of certain elections; ballot title. Died
- HJR 1038 Oklahoma Constitution; expenditure increases; state government; initiative petitions; referenda; required ballot title; ballot title; filing. Died
- HJR 1033 Constitutional amendment; requiring schools to spend certain percentage of budget on instructional expenditures; ballot title; filing. Died
- HB 3552 Education; creating the Oklahoma Education Act; effective date. Died
- SB 1804 Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; authorizing electronic attendance and participation at certain meetings. Effective date. Died
- HB 3540 Physician assistants; death certificates; signatures; effective date. Vetoed
- HB 3542 Higher education; Student and Administration Equality Act; disciplinary proceedings; students; student organizations; cause of action; statute of limitations; effective date. Died
- SB 1647 Students; creating the Oklahoma Empowerment Act; providing eligibility for Oklahoma Empowerment Accounts. Effective date. Emergency. Died
- SB 654 Long-term care; modifying certain licensure fees and duration of license. Effective date. Signed
- HB 2568 Banking; defining term; authorizing savings promotion raffles; effective date. Signed
- HB 2564 Elections; recounts by electronic voting devices; exception for recounts of certain issues and questions; creating the State Question Recount Revolving Fund; effective date. Signed
- SB 90 Public notices; establishing certain affidavits as incontestable proof of publication. Effective date. Signed
- HB 2566 Health care; long-term care; facilities; residents; visitation; health care providers; State Department of Health; emergency. Signed
- HJR 1035 Constitutional amendment; requiring certain majority vote of the people to pass constitutional amendments; ballot title. Died
- HJR 1032 Oklahoma Constitution; governmental entities; places of worship; ballot title; filing. Died
- HJR 1033 Constitutional amendment; requiring schools to spend certain percentage of budget on instructional expenditures; ballot title; filing. Died
- HJR 1031 Constitutional amendment; providing for the consideration of votes when determining results of certain elections; ballot title. Died
- HB 2577 Schools; creating the Education Reform Act of 2021; effective date. Died
- HB 2572 Crimes and punishments; creating the Oklahoma Crimes and Punishments Act of 2021; noncodification; effective date. Died
- HB 2569 Schools; limitations on administrative services; repealer; effective date. Died
- HB 2571 Schools; creating the School Funding Act of 2021; effective date. Died
- HB 2576 Schools; creating the Education Improvement Act of 2021; effective date. Died
- HB 2573 Schools; creating the School Finance Accountability Act; effective date. Died
- HB 3920 School employee liability insurance; creating the Educators' Professional Liability Insurance Program; effective date. Died
- HB 3911 Revenue and taxation; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; credit amounts; cap amounts; school years; priority; procedures; allocation; exemption; emergency. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 2011
Tax credits; Fighting Chance for Firefighters Act; income tax credit for certain unreimbursed medical costs incurred by firefighters; limitation; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HB 1278
State Department of Health; Barbara Weber Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Grant Program; agency; purpose; reports; Barbara Weber Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Grant Program Revolving Fund; fund nature; budgeting and expenditure of funds; effective date; emergency.
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HB 1376
State government; Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence; Board of Directors; effective date; emergency.
Third Reading |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HB 1579
Juvenile bureaus; salaries and expenses; limitations; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HB 1863
Children; Children's Code; multidisciplinary child abuse team; review; functions; secure database; protocol; Commission on Children and Youth; requirements; rules; codification; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HB 2266
Aerospace; defining terms, modifying list requiring certain permit; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HB 1033
Sunset; State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; extending sunset year.
Third Reading |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HB 1029
Sunset; Oklahoma Funeral Board; extending sunset year.
Third Reading |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HB 1032
Sunset; State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; extending sunset year.
Third Reading |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HB 1378
Revenue and taxation; sales tax exemptions; agriculture; definition to include timber; effective date.
Third Reading |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HB 1030
Sunset; State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; extending sunset year.
Third Reading |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HB 2728
Administrative rule process; enacting the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025; effective date; emergency.
Third Reading |
Yea | pass | February 20, 2025 |
|
HB 2247
Special education; requiring State Department of Education develop certain standards; codification; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1412
Teachers; directing stipends, rather than salary increases, be provided to teachers with certain certificates; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1484
Schools; creating Rain's Law; requiring certain instruction on fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1955
Education; Education Leadership Oklahoma program; clarifying award coverage; increasing maximum amount; repayment; reimbursement; effective date.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1086
School funding; school district general funds; general fund carryover; State Aid; calculation of per pupil revenue; exceptions; effective date; emergency.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1538
Schools; Student Retention Protocol Act of 2025; definitions; screenings, assessments, and evaluations for students; availability of funding; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Nay | fail | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1523
Schools; student mental health; State Department of Education to create a school-based telehealth pilot program; request for proposals; definitions; optional school district participation; reporting to the Legislature; requiring the Department to seek funding; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Nay | fail | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1590
Public finance; enacting the Education Infrastructure Linked Deposit Program Act; administration of program; guidelines; loans; State Treasurer; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1280
Schools; instructional expenditures; requirement; procedures; definitions; effective date; emergency.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1946
Schools; teacher contracts; contracts less than one year prohibited; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | fail | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 2696
Open records; educational records; requiring schools to release certain records; specifying certain information cannot be omitted; effective date.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1394
Teacher certification; competency examination; exception; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 2021
Schools; creating the Oklahoma Kids After-School Grant Program (OKAGP); locating program at Department of Human Services; eligibility; rules; creating revolving fund; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HCR 1004
Concurrent resolution; consent decree; Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma Forensic Center, and the putative class; approval.
Adopt Resolution |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 2893
Education; paraprofessionals; teachers; exemption; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1940
Charter schools; sponsorship; adding county to certain sponsor; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1958
Schools; meetings of district boards of education; allowing board to submit an affidavit in lieu of meeting minutes in certain circumstances; effective date.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1769
Insurance; purchase of benefits by school district employees; enrollment period; effective date.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 2047
Schools; creating the Emerson Kate Cole Act; school medication policies; eliminating references to epinephrine injectors; eliminating reference to certain training program; parent permissions; 911; mandating parent notifications; allergic reactions; model policies; annual training.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 2125
Education; adjunct teachers; instructional levels; early childhood education programs; authorizing adjunct teachers; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 2395
Education; Schools Reform Act of 2025; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
HB 1760
Revenue and taxation; Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act; tax credit; foundations; cap; contribution; eligibility; rules.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2025 |
|
HB 2888
Higher education; Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2025 |
|
HB 1938
Schools; directing school districts to conduct an annual fitness assessment.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2025 |
|
HB 1277
State Board of Education; providing reasons for which a license or certificate may be revoked or suspended; providing for notice; effective date; emergency.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2025 |
|
HB 2831
Schools; requiring students who attend a physical school location to also attend concurrent enrollment classes at a physical school location; effective date; emergency.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2025 |
|
HB 1287
Schools; authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma to create a math tutoring pilot program for certain students; effective date; emergency.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2025 |
|
HB 1601
Schools; creating the Advancing Rights for Caregiving, Health, and Extended Recovery (Maternity Leave Protection for Teachers) Act; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass |
Nay | pass | February 17, 2025 |
|
HB 2371
Schools; mental health; pilot programs; revolving fund; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2025 |
|
HB 1281
Teachers; Return to Teach Signing Bonus Act; emergency.
Appropriations And Budget Education Subcommittee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2025 |
|
HB 1276
Schools; extending prohibition on use of cell phones and personal electronic devices on certain campuses; effective date; emergency.
Third Reading |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2025 |
|
HB 2728
Administrative rule process; enacting the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025; effective date; emergency.
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
HB 1491
Education; meetings of the State Board of Education; authorizing members to add items to agendas; procedure for adding; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
HB 1728
Invasive cedar; creating the Salt Cedar Eradication Act; defining terms; creating certain program; rules; report; effective date; emergency.
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
HB 1408
Schools; departure of certain students; reporting; requiring State Department of Education to creating a reporting portal; dropout reports; excluding certain students; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
HB 1201
Revenue and taxation; credit; pregnancy resource centers; effective date.
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2154
Charter schools; Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; exemptions; financial statements; contract requirements; effective date; emergency.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
HB 1493
Schools; the Growing Minds, Active Kids Act; requiring school districts to incorporate thirty minutes of daily recess for certain grades.
Common Education Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs |
Nay | pass | February 12, 2025 |