Oklahoma / State / 60th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session, 2026
2026 Okla. Sess. Laws c. 293 (HB 2961) Waived college and technology center tuition, fees and room and board for the spouse and children of a service member killed in the line of duty
The TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act. Created 70 O.S. § 3218.7-2, barring resident and nonresident tuition in the state system of higher education for the spouse or children of a Gold Star recipient killed in the line of duty in any branch of the Armed Forces, where the service member was an Oklahoma resident at death or the survivor lives in Oklahoma while enrolled, and added the same survivors to the fee and room and board waiver in § 3218.7-1 and the technology center tuition and fee waivers in §§ 14-134 and 14-134.1, which are limited to five years. Signed May 11, 2026, effective November 1, 2026. Watching until the effective date.
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done,
- In committee Done, House Appropriations and Budget
- Passed one chamber Done, House, 90-0
- Passed both chambers Done, Senate passed it amended on 2026-04-27; final passage by the House, 85-0
- Signed by the governor Done,
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- Hildebrant
- Woods
- Deck
- Menz
- Fugate
- Wolfley
- Rosecrants
What it touches
- 70 O.S. § 3218.7-2
- 70 O.S. § 3218.7-1
- 70 O.S. § 14-134
- 70 O.S. § 14-134.1
Catalog entry
Official record
Read 2026 Okla. Sess. Laws c. 293 (HB 2961) on the jurisdiction's own record