Ellyn Hefner
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49
Bills sponsored
this session · 74 all-time
0
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 0 all-time
3
Enacted into law
this session · 4 all-time
6008
Recorded votes
90%
Vote participation
voted in 90% of 6008 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2600 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
95.6%
based on 1545 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
4.4%
based on 1545 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
88.2%
based on 1545 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
74 billsCurrent session 49 bills
- HB 3911 Medicaid; Oklahoma Health Care Authority; 1915(c) waiver; postsecondary support; Home and Community-Based Services waiver; effective date. Introduced
- HB 3909 Marriage; divorce and alimony; information; report; manual; court experts; resume; disclosures; training provisions; effective date. Introduced
- HB 3902 Animals; overpopulation; prohibitions; effective date. Introduced
- HB 1841 Labor; Oklahoma Labor Act of 2025; effective date. Introduced
- HB 1840 Labor; Oklahoma Labor Act of 2025; effective date. Introduced
- HB 1839 Education; Education Reform Act of 2025; effective date. Introduced
- HB 1838 Animals; Oklahoma Animals Act of 2025; effective date. Introduced
- HB 1835 Abuse of elderly and disabled adults; Protective Services for the Vulnerable Adults Act; definition; persons required to report; investigation and reporting; Oklahoma's Protection and Advocacy System; Nursing Home Care Act; liability; waivers; reports; effective date. Introduced
- HB 1482 Revenue and taxation; sales tax; fees; car wash; effective date. Introduced
- HB 1831 Community health workers; creating the Oklahoma Community Health Workers Act; definitions; establishment of certificate; voluntary certification; powers; rules; fees; effective date. Passed
- HCR 1014 Resolution; light pollution; bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off lights during peak migration. Passed
- HB 1834 Revenue and taxation; creating the Inhofe Disaster Savings Account Act; income tax; effective date. Passed
- HB 1840 Labor; Oklahoma Labor Act of 2025; effective date. In Committee
- HB 1482 Revenue and taxation; sales tax; fees; car wash; effective date. In Committee
- HB 1833 Labor; creating the Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities Task Force; purpose; membership; reporting; effective date. To Executive
- HB 1832 Intermediate care facilities; electronic monitoring; long-term care facilities; term; intermediate care facilities; effective date. Passed
- HB 1835 Abuse of elderly and disabled adults; Protective Services for the Vulnerable Adults Act; definition; persons required to report; investigation and reporting; Oklahoma's Protection and Advocacy System; Nursing Home Care Act; liability; waivers; reports; effective date. In Committee
- HB 1838 Animals; Oklahoma Animals Act of 2025; effective date. In Committee
- HB 1837 Poor persons; Achieving a Better Life Experience Program account; exemption; effective date. Passed
- HB 1836 State government; State Use Advisory Council; terms; effective date. Passed
- SB 424 Community health workers; creating the Oklahoma Community Health Worker Act; providing for voluntary certification. Effective date. Signed
- HB 1841 Labor; Oklahoma Labor Act of 2025; effective date. In Committee
- HB 1839 Education; Education Reform Act of 2025; effective date. In Committee
- HB 3911 Medicaid; Oklahoma Health Care Authority; 1915(c) waiver; postsecondary support; Home and Community-Based Services waiver; effective date. In Committee
- SCR 15 Concurrent resolution; recognizing February 24, 2026, as World Spay Day. Passed
Historical 25 bills
- HB 3798 Community health workers; creating the Oklahoma Community Health Worker Act; voluntary certification; effective date. Died
- HB 3794 Disabled persons; facilities; information; codification; effective date. Died
- HB 3796 Labor; Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities Task Force; purpose; membership; reporting; effective date. Died
- SB 1339 Higher education; creating the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act; providing purpose. Effective date. Emergency. Died
- HB 3795 Disability; Oklahoma Disability Reform Act of 2024; effective date. Died
- HB 3797 Abuse of elderly and disabled adults; Protective Services for the Elderly and for Incapacitated Adults Act; definition; persons required to report; investigation and reporting; Oklahoma's Protection and Advocacy System; Nursing Home Care Act; definition; liability; waiver; reports; Oklahoma's Protection and Advocacy System; effective date. Died
- HB 2722 ABLE accounts; information; executive agencies; distribution; websites; effective date; emergency. Died
- HB 2720 Guardian and ward; powers of guardian; effective date. Died
- HB 2723 Mental health; Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; purpose; definitions; requirements for state participation in the Compact; requirements for licensee to participate in Compact; requirements for licensee to obtain a new home state license based on participation in Compact; active duty military and their spouse; Compact privilege to practice telehealth; Counseling Compact Commission; requirements for Commission; rules; effective date. Died
- HB 2721 State government; creating the State Agency Oversight Act of 2023; effective date. Died
- HB 2718 Higher education; Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund; Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act; effective date. Died
- HB 2716 Poor persons; Department of Human Services; report; information; codification; effective date; emergency. Died
- HB 2719 Animals; Oklahoma Endangered Species Act of 2023; effective date. Died
- SB 143 Health insurance; requiring certain high deductible health plans to allow an insured to set aside funds for medical expenses subject to certain limitations. Effective date. Died
- HB 3792 Higher education; creating the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act; effective date; emergency. Signed
- HB 3793 Licensing for nursing homes and residential care facilities; license, application, nature, oath, zoning statement, qualifications, statement of ownership, and fees; age requirement; licensure and certification, purpose, procedure, violations, and applications; age requirement; effective date. Died
- HB 2717 Poor persons; Family Support Program; eligibility; maximum payment; amount; effective date. Died
- HB 2716 Poor persons; Department of Human Services; report; information; codification; effective date; emergency. Died
- HB 2723 Mental health; Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; purpose; definitions; requirements for state participation in the Compact; requirements for licensee to participate in Compact; requirements for licensee to obtain a new home state license based on participation in Compact; active duty military and their spouse; Compact privilege to practice telehealth; Counseling Compact Commission; requirements for Commission; rules; effective date. Died
- HB 2718 Higher education; Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund; Oklahoma Promise Opportunity Scholarship Act; effective date. Died
- HB 2719 Animals; Oklahoma Endangered Species Act of 2023; effective date. Died
- HB 2717 Poor persons; Family Support Program; eligibility; maximum payment; amount; effective date. Died
- HB 2720 Guardian and ward; powers of guardian; effective date. Died
- HB 2722 ABLE accounts; information; executive agencies; distribution; websites; effective date; emergency. Died
- HB 2721 State government; creating the State Agency Oversight Act of 2023; effective date. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 3383
State employees; working hours; emergency conditions; Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
EMERGENCY |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
HB 3270
Farmed cervidae; Farmed Cervidae Act; exempting certain actions from violating act; deer; genetic resistance; release into native populations; permits; changing department that issues to Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry; emergency.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
|
HB 3240
Schools; requiring school districts and charter schools to adopt a policy providing a period of prayer or religious text reading for students and employees on each school day; effective date.
Floor vote |
Nay | pass | March 25, 2026 |
|
HB 3031
Economic development and workforce investment; creating the North Pointe Workforce Development Initiative Revolving Fund; source.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
|
HB 3005
State government; Oklahoma Climatological Survey; sunset; effective date; emergency.
EMERGENCY |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 2997
Motor vehicles; modifying maximum amount of certain administrative fine; effective date.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | pass | March 16, 2026 |
|
HB 2978
Schools; library media program; community standards; sexually explicit conduct; effective date.
Floor vote |
Nay | pass | March 09, 2026 |
|
HB 2976
Department of Environmental Quality; requiring the promulgation of rules establishing water quality criteria for aluminum; effective date.
Floor vote |
Yea | fail | March 11, 2026 |
|
HB 2800
Property; owners association; sale of real estate; notifications; disclosures; fees; restrictions; documentations; emergency.
Floor vote |
Yea | fail | March 27, 2025 |
|
HB 2791
Department of Human Services; making appropriations; source; amounts; creating certain special accounts; deposits or transfers; procedures; reports; requiring appearance before certain joint committee.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2025 |
|
HB 2751
Wind energy; legislative findings; setback requirement for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters of a county; requiring Corporation Commission to maintain database; emergency.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | fail | March 26, 2025 |
|
HB 2749
Medicaid; directing establishment of certain nursing facility add-on rate under specified conditions; effective date; emergency.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | March 25, 2025 |
|
HB 2584
Physicians assistants; Pharmacy Act; prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances; Physician Assistant Act; Committee; members; requirements; Public Health Code; authority for physician assistants to carry out certain functions; prescribing and administering controlled substances; supervision.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | March 25, 2025 |
|
HB 2298
Practice of nursing; providing for independent prescriptive authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who meet certain requirements; modifying various provisions of the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act, the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act, and the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act; effective date.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | pass | March 25, 2025 |
|
HB 2235
Wrongful convictions; increasing liability amount for claims of wrongful incarceration; codification.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | May 15, 2025 |
|
HB 2104
Classification of felony offenses; designating classification for certain offenses; effective date.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | May 22, 2025 |
|
HB 1979
Children; Early Childhood Task Force; membership; election; reports; compensation or reimbursement; expenses; Open Records Act; Open Meeting Act; advice; vision statement; mission; principles; codification; effective date.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | March 23, 2026 |
|
HB 1910
Environment and natural resources; Urban Agriculture Cost Share Program; Conservation Commission; defining terms; program guidelines; revolving fund; administration of program; liability; effective date.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | March 17, 2025 |
|
HB 1575
Public assistance programs; directing certain feasibility study and request for information; requiring certain report.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2025 |
|
HB 1493
Schools; the Growing Minds, Active Kids Act; requiring school districts to incorporate thirty minutes of daily recess for certain grades.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | pass | March 12, 2025 |
|
HB 1486
Memorial roads and bridges; designating various memorial roads and bridges; effective date.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | March 25, 2025 |
|
HB 1422
Grand River Dam Authority; authorization of bonds; increasing maximum bond capacity; emergency.
EMERGENCY |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2025 |
|
HB 1396
Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | March 27, 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.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
|
HB 1205
Revenue and taxation; repeal; small wind turbine tax credit; effective date.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | pass | March 12, 2025 |
|
HB 1170
Public finance; Public Finance Protection Act; terms; standard of care; nonpecuniary factors; vote; authority; proxy votes; Attorney General; immunity; indemnification; severability; codification.
Floor vote |
Nay | pass | March 25, 2026 |
|
HB 1096
Schools; modifying goals of certain programs; modifying eligibility for certain higher education programs; adding references to Classic Learning Test; effective date; emergency.
Floor vote |
Nay | pass | May 15, 2025 |
|
HB 1095
Firearms; creating the Municipal Carry Act; modifying scope of lawful carry for certain individuals; authorizing certain carry by judges, elected official and designated employees under certain circumstances; effective date.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
HB 1003
Crimes and punishments; modifying age limitations for certain prohibited acts.
EMERGENCY |
Nay | fail | March 26, 2025 |
|
SB 2074
Pharmacy benefit managers; prohibiting PBM from refusing to accept documentation; requiring information to be included in appeal. Effective date.
Committee vote — Health and Human Services Oversight Committee |
Nay | pass | April 13, 2026 |
|
SB 2007
Pharmacy Benefit Managers; requiring PBM to remit certain fees. Effective date.
Committee vote — Health and Human Services Oversight Committee |
Yea | pass | April 13, 2026 |
|
SB 1916
Insurance Department; creating certain division within the Insurance Department; establishing powers for certain conservator; allowing contacts. Effective date.
Floor vote |
Yea | fail | May 06, 2026 |
|
SB 1546
Education; modifying eligibility under the Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act.
Floor vote |
Nay | pass | April 30, 2026 |
|
SB 1525
Tourism; allowing the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department to enter into certain contracts and agreements; establishing certain conditions for contracts and agreements. Emergency.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | April 28, 2026 |
|
SB 1500
Pharmacy benefit managers; prohibiting certain payment from conditioned on certain provisions; prohibiting certain provider from bearing risks; requiring certain payments; establishing accounting requirements; authorizing Attorney General to levy fines. Effective date.
Committee vote — Health and Human Services Oversight Committee |
Yea | pass | April 13, 2026 |
|
SB 1365
Central Purchasing Act; exempting certain purchases made by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | pass | April 29, 2026 |
|
SB 1209
Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | May 07, 2026 |
|
SB 1171
Incentives; repealing the Perform Act.
EMERGENCY |
Yea | pass | May 22, 2025 |
|
SB 1129
Office of Educational Quality and Accountability; requiring certain funds be utilized for certain purpose; providing for distribution of grants. Effective date. Emergency.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | May 22, 2025 |
|
SB 1054
Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program; modifying eligibility; removing certain eligibility criteria.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | fail | May 08, 2025 |
|
SB 1027
Initiative and referendum; establishing requirements for gist of proposition; establishing requirements for collection of signatures; requiring certain disclosures. Emergency.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | pass | May 07, 2025 |
|
SB 998
Public utilities; cost of transmission upgrades; modifying application process for construction of certain facilities; establishing cost recovery provisions.
Floor vote |
Nay | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
SB 942
Education; prohibiting certain discrimination on certain basis against students or employees.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | April 30, 2025 |
|
SB 898
Construction by political subdivisions; removing requirement for certain bidders to provide written statement under oath.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2025 |
|
SB 898
Construction by political subdivisions; removing requirement for certain bidders to provide written statement under oath.
EMERGENCY |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
SB 889
Hospitals; requiring hospitals to make public certain file and list; authorizing compliance monitoring and enforcement; prohibiting certain collection actions. Effective date.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | pass | May 07, 2025 |
|
SB 799
Students; electronic communication between students and school personnel; providing for designation of certain alternate adult; providing exception for certain communications.
Floor vote |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2025 |
|
SB 796
Higher education; prohibiting certain activities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Effective date. Emergency.
Floor vote |
Nay | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
SB 758
Schools; providing conditions under which virtual instruction may count toward certain required instructional hours or days.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | pass | April 29, 2025 |
|
SB 688
Ad valorem tax; providing exception to certain payroll requirements for manufacturing exemption. Emergency.
Floor vote |
Not Voting | pass | May 08, 2025 |