SB 1451 – Authored by Roberts

Directs the Secretary of the State Election Board to electronically issue an annual report detailing notices sent to the chief election official of another state providing information about a voter in that state who is registered to vote in this state. The voter registration form is to be modified by including a space that indicates whether a voter was previously registered to vote in another state and a space or section to indicate his or her prior registration information. The measure specifies that completing such an application shall be deemed as a request to cancel any prior voter registration in another county or state.

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HB 3852 – Authored by Roberts

Requires county election board secretaries to appoint precinct officials nominated by the political party central committees as long as the nominees meet qualifications in statute. There has been an issue with some county election boards refusing to appoint any of the qualified nominees when the party central committees do not submit the requested number of nominees (two times the number of precincts in the county). This bill passed the House 94-0 and needed a Senate floor vote and did not receive one.

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HB 1860 – Authored by Roberts

Prohibits victim autopsy photos and crime scene victim photos from being included in the response to public FOIA (freedom of information) requests. The photos would still be available to the Clemency Board, the Pardon and Parole Board, and the Governor. This bill was requested by an attorney constituent, who had observed a case where photos of a seven-year-old victim were released and published for the public to see. The public release of these photos had a devastating impact on the victim's family. This bill passed the House 84-0 and just needed a Senate floor vote, did not receive one and is now dead. (The Attorney General's office does not want this provision in statute.)

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State Question 846

Would establish in the state constitution that voters must present identification when voting. The Legislature would have the authority to specify what qualifies as proof of identity. This state question will appear on the August 25 ballot.

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HB 4113 

Clarifies eligibility requirements for convicted felons to register to vote. Convicted felons must have completed any term of incarceration, parole or supervision or completed any period of probation ordered by any court for the felony conviction. They must not currently be on parole, supervision, or probation and must not currently be incarcerated, on parole, on supervision, or on probation for any other felony conviction.

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SB 1177 

Provides $6.04 billion for education. Education is over 47.1% of Oklahoma's total budget of $12.82 billion for 2027.

• The FY 2027 budget includes a $2,000 certified teacher pay raise to the minimum pay schedule, nearly $80 million for literacy and math tutoring, and cost-of-living adjustments for retired teachers, with monthly payments increasing 3% for retirees retired 10 to 19 years and 6% for retirees retired 20 years or more (SB201).

• $4.215 billion was designated for K-12 via the Oklahoma Department of Public Education. This is a 5.83% increase over 2026.

• $185.3 million was designated for CareerTech.

• $1.114 billion was designated for the public universities via the Regents for Higher Education.

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HB 2288

Eliminates post-retirement earnings limitations for OTRS retirees and prohibits benefit reductions for any retiree who returns to employment with a public school. The measure also lengthens the required break in service for returning retirees from 60 days to six months.

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HB 1276

Requires school districts to permanently adopt a policy prohibiting students from using cell phones on campus during the school day.

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SB 1778 – Co-authored by Roberts

Requires third grade students to score above the below-basic level on the statewide reading test, or earn an acceptable score on an alternative assessment, or qualify for a good-cause exemption in order to be promoted to the fourth grade. Good cause exemptions include students with disabilities whose IEPs indicate that participation in the statewide student assessment is not appropriate.

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HB 3700 

Requires state colleges and universities to implement a policy requiring students' grades to be based solely on academic performance and prohibiting a student from being evaluated on their opinion, beliefs, or conduct unrelated to academic situations. The State Regents are directed to withhold appropriated funds from any institution failing to adopt such policy.

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SB 933

Creates the "Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act," which allows an eligible patient to request an individualized investigational treatment. This measure does not expand required coverage, require a governmental agency to pay costs associated with this treatment, require a hospital or facility to provide new or additional services, or affect any mandatory health care coverage for participation in clinical trials. A health plan, third-party administrator, or governmental agency may, but is not required to, provide coverage for the cost of an individualized investigational treatment. If a patient dies while receiving this treatment, their heirs are not liable for any outstanding debt related to the treatment.

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HB 4118 – Co-authored by Roberts

Increases the cap on gross annual sales of local food businesses from $75,000 to $250,000.00

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State Question 845

Proposes several changes to the Judicial Nominating Commission, including extending term limits from six to 12 years and striking a requirement that certain members have no immediate family members who are attorneys. This state question will appear on the November ballot.

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HB 2979

Directs the Department of Transportation to establish 45 mph school zones on portions of state highways upon the request of a local jurisdiction. The bill aims to improve safety for students by establishing lower speed limits on certain highways near schools.

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HB 4104

Would require repeat offenders and those who record others secretly in private spaces (Peeping Toms) to register as a sex offender.

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2025 Session

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HB 3156 – Authored by Roberts, Signed into law

Prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting in all Oklahoma public elections. Ranked-choice voting has caused confusion and delayed election results everywhere it has been tried.​

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HJR 1025 – Coauthored with Rep. Wolfley, Passed House, not heard in Senate

Creates a proposal to allow a freeze on assessed property value for seniors whose gross household income is less than double the estimated median income in the county of residence (changes eligibility for seniors with a total household income of $85,300 to $170,600).

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HB 3158 – Authored by Roberts, Signed into law

Modifies current school application requirements to help cosmetology and barber schools in prisons continue to educate and train students.

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HB 3157 – Authored by Roberts, Signed into law

Changes operating a place of prostitution from a misdemeanor to a felony. The Oklahoma City Police Department served as an advisor on this bill, which will go into effect November 1st, 2024.

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HB 3159 – Authored by Roberts, Signed into law

Gives landowners the right of first refusal if the state or any person who acquired the land through eminent domain authority decides to sell the land. Before the state can publicly sell land acquired via eminent domain, the state must off􀆴er the land back to the original landowner or the first generation of heirs. If the landowner chooses to repurchase the land, the cost would be the lower of the current market value or the amount paid to the landowner when the land was taken.

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SJR 23 – Coauthored with Sen. Bergstrom, Passed House and Senate

Submits to the people a constitutional amendment clarifying that only US citizens are qualified to vote in Oklahoma. This amendment will appear on the ballot later this year.

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SB 1835 – Coauthored with Sen. Gollihare, Signed into law

creates the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act. The measure provides that during a hearing to sentence an offender or accept a plea of guilty, the court must consider as a mitigating factor a person’s history of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse prior to sentencing.

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HB 2054 – Authored by Roberts, Signed into law

Made buying sex a felony. This bill has no impact on prostitutes, most of whom are victims of sex trafficking. This change was requested by the Oklahoma City Police Department Vice Unit. Texas passed a similar bill in 2021 and found it successful in reducing sex trafficking. The county district attorneys are key in enforcing this new law, which became effective July 1, 2023.

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​HB 2663 – Coauthored with Steagall, Signed into law

Removes the time restrictions that discharged Armed Services members or their dependents and spouses must comply with in order to be eligible for in-state tuition status at an OK college or university.

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HB 2020 – Coauthored with Wolfley, Passed House and Senate Committee

Increases the income tax exemption for retirement benefits from $10,000 to $20,000 beginning tax year 2024.

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HB 2052 – Authored by Roberts, Signed into law

Protects election integrity by adding guardrails for voter roll maintenance and penalizing the use of private voter data for purposes unrelated to voter roll maintenance.

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SB 513 – Coauthored with Sen. Rosino, signed into law

Saves voters money on unnecessary and ineffective medical treatments by requiring each health benefit plan to cover biomarker testing--a method that uses a sample of blood or tissue to check for certain genes, proteins or other molecules that could signal a disease like cancer. Doctor use this testing to select treatments most likely to help patients while preventing them from undergoing unnecessary treatments.

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HB 1639 – Coauthored with Hasenbeck, CCR Submitted

Requires the court to consider all forms of abuse as a mitigating factor when evaluating homicide crimes committed by victims against intimate partners, bill awaiting amendment.

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HB 1955 – Coauthored with McCall, Signed into law

Eliminates the 4.5 percent state sales tax on the retail sale of food and food ingredients. Expected to go into effect in August 2024,

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HB 1389 – Coauthored with Bashore, Passed House, awaiting hearing in Senate

Reduces excise tax on vehicle purchases by reducing taxable amount by trade-in credits and discounts.

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SB 1119 / HB 2901 – Supported Education Package

Including record funding for public schools, teacher pay raises and parent empowerment.