Kevin Stitt
Kevin Stitt is the Governor of Oklahoma, in office since 2019 and re-elected in 2022. Every entry naming him records his signature on legislation passed by the Oklahoma Legislature, concentrated in measures on medical care and public funding relating to gender transition. He appears in the record as the signing authority; the bills themselves are also recorded against the legislature.
2026 Events (5)
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt ordered state probe of CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood over unsubstantiated terrorism ties; urged federal terrorist designation
On August 12, 2026, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Executive Order 2026-29 directing the state Department of Public Safety and Office of Homeland Security to conduct an intelligence-based assessment of whether the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood pose terrorism threats in Oklahoma, and to advocate for federal designation of both as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. CAIR Oklahoma said the order relied on "debunked conspiracy theories," and University of Michigan political scientist Pauline Jones said no evidence ties CAIR to terrorism and called the order "political theater." Stitt is the third Republican governor in 2026 to order this kind of investigation into CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood, following two earlier actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed SB904 barring Medicaid and public funds for gender-transition procedures
On May 12, 2026, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 904, prohibiting the state Medicaid program from reimbursing gender-transition procedures and barring the use of any public funds, state property, or state facilities for such procedures for transgender residents of any age. The law carries an emergency clause taking effect immediately on signing and creates a criminal penalty for violations. It cleared the state Senate 39-8 in March 2026 and the House 77-14 in May before reaching the governor's desk.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed HB 3586 shielding refusal to affirm a child's gender transition in adoption and foster placements
On May 7, 2026, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 3586, the "Parents Protection Act of 2026," which bars the state from denying or delaying an adoption or foster placement because a prospective parent declines to support a child's gender transition, and provides that raising a child consistent with their biological sex does not constitute child abuse or neglect. The measure amends the Oklahoma Children's Code and adoption statutes and takes effect November 1, 2026.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed HB 1225 requiring birth certificates to list sex assigned at birth and barring gender-identity amendments
On May 7, 2026, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1225, which requires state birth certificates to record a person's biological sex as male or female as identified at birth and prohibits amending that designation to reflect gender identity, a nonbinary status, or an "X" marker. The law amends Oklahoma's vital-records statutes governing birth-certificate filing, amendments, and post-adoption certificates, and carried an emergency clause making it effective on approval.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed HJR1032, repealing the only rule letting transgender residents change the sex marker on state IDs
On March 3, 2026, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt approved House Joint Resolution 1032, which repealed the Service Oklahoma administrative rules that had allowed residents to change the sex marker on their driver's licenses and state identification cards. The prior rules required a court order and a notarized physician's statement; their repeal eliminates the only administrative pathway for transgender Oklahomans to correct the sex designation on state ID. Licenses already amended before the repeal remain valid, but no further changes will be processed.
2025 Events (3)
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed SB796 banning state funds for DEI programs at public universities
On May 14, 2025, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 796, barring the use of state funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, offices, and programs at the state's public colleges and universities. The law also prohibits institutions from requiring diversity statements in admissions or hiring, from mandating the disclosure of a person's pronouns, and from requiring DEI-related training. It took effect July 1, 2025, with a compliance deadline of July 1, 2026.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed SB418 mandating birth-sex segregation of prison facilities and barring transgender inmates from opposite-sex housing
On May 13, 2025, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 418, requiring the Department of Corrections and its contracted facilities to designate every multi-occupancy restroom, changing room, and sleeping quarter for the exclusive use of either males or females and barring incarcerated people from facilities designated for the opposite sex, with narrow exceptions for staff, medical, law-enforcement, and emergency access. The law creates a private cause of action, with attorney fees, for individuals who encounter an opposite-sex person in a designated facility. It took effect November 1, 2025.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed SB658 barring denial of foster or adoptive applicants over beliefs about sexual orientation and gender identity
On May 13, 2025, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 658, which bars the Oklahoma Department of Human Services from denying a prospective foster or adoptive parent on the basis of the applicant's religious or moral beliefs about sexual orientation and gender identity, and prohibits DHS from requiring applicants to affirm state positions on those subjects as a condition of approval. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Julie Daniels, took effect November 1, 2025. Advocates for LGBTQ youth warned that it legitimizes belief-based refusal to support affirming placements within the state child-welfare system.
2024 Events (1)
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed HB 1449, writing a binary biological-sex definition into state law and excluding gender identity from recognition
On May 31, 2024, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1449, the "Women's Bill of Rights," enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature. The law writes binary definitions of "sex," "male," and "female" into Oklahoma statute based strictly on reproductive biology at birth and excludes gender identity from legal recognition of sex, with the stated purpose of restricting sex-segregated spaces to a person's biological sex. It took effect November 1, 2024.
2023 Events (2)
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed SB26, adding funding-cut and civil-liability penalties to the school transgender bathroom ban
On May 25, 2023, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 26 into law, amending the state's 2022 school-facilities law (SB615) to define "sex" by original birth certificate and add new enforcement mechanisms. The law authorizes a 5% cut in state funding for a noncompliant public school district or charter school and creates a private cause of action allowing a parent or guardian to sue a district over noncompliance. SB26 passed the Senate 46-0 and the House 86-0 before Stitt approved it with an emergency clause and a July 1, 2023 effective date.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed SB613, banning gender-affirming medical care for minors
On May 1, 2023, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed SB 613 into law, banning gender-transition surgeries, puberty-blocking medication, and hormone therapy for anyone under 18 and making a violation a felony for health care providers, alongside license revocation and civil liability. The bill carried an emergency clause and took effect immediately on signing, with a limited allowance for minors already receiving treatment to be tapered off. It passed the Oklahoma Legislature 40-8 in the Senate and 73-18 in the House.
2022 Events (4)
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed SB3XX, cutting ARPA hospital funding tied to gender-affirming care for minors
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 3XX on October 4, 2022, appropriating $39.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to the University Hospitals Authority while barring their use at any facility providing gender-transition medical treatment to patients under 18. Facing the funding cutoff, OU Health's Oklahoma Children's Hospital announced it would stop providing gender-affirming care to minors.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed SB 615, requiring K-12 students to use restrooms matching birth-certificate sex
On May 25, 2022, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed SB 615, requiring every public school and public charter school serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade to designate multiple-occupancy restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms for the exclusive use of one sex as listed on a student's original birth certificate. A noncompliant student is limited to a single-occupancy facility, and a noncompliant district faces a 5% state funding cut. Three transgender students later sued to block the law; a federal judge dismissed the suit, and the dismissal remains on appeal.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed SB 1100, barring nonbinary sex designations on birth certificates
On April 26, 2022, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 1100, amending the state's vital-records statutes to require that the biological sex designation on a birth certificate be either male or female and expressly prohibiting a nonbinary designation or any symbol representing one, including "X." The bill carried an emergency clause and took effect immediately, reversing a nonbinary-marker option the Oklahoma State Department of Health had begun permitting the prior year under a lawsuit settlement.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed SB 2, barring transgender girls from female school sports statewide
On March 30, 2022, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed SB 2, the "Save Women's Sports Act," requiring K-12 and college athletic teams sponsored by public schools or the state higher-education system to be designated by biological sex at birth and barring transgender girls and women from female-designated teams. The law carried an emergency clause and took effect immediately.