Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Oklahoma
Votes with Democrats
98%
on 434 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 90%
Cast a vote
97%
Yea or Nay on 2,210 of 2,272 roll calls · Senate median 97%
Their bills that became law
13 of 65
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 4
Roll calls on record
2,272
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 11, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Carri Hicks votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Carri Hicks sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Carri Hicks is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
8 of 434 party-line votes.
HJR1099 · Joint Resolution; Oklahoma Health Care Authority; approving certain proposed permanent major rules; directing distribution.
Senate: THIRD READING · 2026-05-14 · Passed 32–15 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB3315 · Higher education; State Regents for Higher Education; feasibility study for three-year bachelor's degrees; emergency.
Senate: THIRD READING · 2026-04-23 · Passed 38–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB4440 · State Medicaid program; Constitutional amendment; requiring state to provide certain medical assistance; requiring Oklahoma Health Care Authority to maximize certain federal action; directing filing.
Senate: RECONSIDER · 2026-04-14 · Passed 27–18 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1437 · Schools; creating the Donald J. Trump Physical Fitness Act. Effective date.
Senate: THIRD READING · 2026-03-24 · Passed 40–5 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB2794 · Department of Commerce; making appropriations; sources; amounts; purposes.
Senate: THIRD READING · 2025-05-22 · Passed 25–20 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1031 · Alcoholic beverage licenses; grounds to deny license; excluding certain license from certain provision.
Senate: FOURTH READING · 2025-05-21 · Passed 29–14 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB269 · Carbon sequestration; modifying jurisdiction over certain injection wells; establishing provisions for establishment of certain CO2 sequestration facilities and storage units. Effective date.
Senate: THIRD READING · 2025-03-17 · Passed 27–18 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB633 · Children; Children's Code; enacting Leo's Law; fentanyl testing; child endangerment; appropriating funds. Effective date.
Senate: Health & Human Services Committee: DO PASS · 2025-02-17 · Passed 7–2 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB545 · Massage therapy; transferring certain powers and duties to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners; establishing and modifying certain licensure requirements. Effective date.
Senate: Health & Human Services Committee: DO PASS · 2025-02-17 · Failed 5–5
HJR1077 · Constitutional amendment; legislative referendum; modifying certain Medicaid expansion requirements; moving Medicaid expansion provisions from the Constitution to statute upon certain federal action.
Senate: SUSPEND RULE · 2026-05-14 · Passed 24–23
HB2978 · Schools; library media program; community standards; sexually explicit conduct; effective date.
Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS · 2026-04-21 · Failed 4–5
SB2071 · Agriculture; Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act; dairy inspection and grading programs. Effective date.
Senate: Agriculture & Wildlife Committee: DO PASS · 2026-02-23 · Passed 8–7
SB388 · Students; authorizing students enrolled in charter and virtual charter schools to participate in certain extracurricular activities under certain circumstances. Effective date. Emergency.
Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS AMENDED · 2025-03-04 · Passed 5–4
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Spencer KernRepublican · District 31 · 656 shared contested votes
55%
Avery FrixRepublican · District 9 · 584 shared contested votes
54%
Christi GillespieRepublican · District 33 · 607 shared contested votes
54%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (62 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Carri Hicks was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced65
Out of committee23
Passed one chamber15
Passed both chambers14
Became law13
Never left committee42
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 4 bills that became law this session.
Cities and towns; requiring county clerks to remove discriminatory language from existing plats. Effective date.
Became lawApproved by Governor 05/12/2026 · 2026-05-13
Law enforcement; requiring certain review upon certain request; clarifying individuals authorized to make certain review. Effective date.
Became lawApproved by Governor 05/07/2026 · 2026-05-11
Schools; Binocular Vision Screening Pilot Program; eye disorders; students in kindergarten, first, or third grades; State Department of Education; State Department of Health; comprehensive binocular vision screenings; Binocular Screening Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.
Became lawApproved by Governor 05/11/2026 · 2026-05-11
Public health; mandating certain pediatric screenings for type 1 diabetes; providing for certain reimbursement and funding. Effective date.
Became lawBecomes law without Governor's signature 05/07/2026 · 2026-05-07
Tax refund donation; reauthorizing checkoff for Wildlife Diversity Fund. Effective date.
Became lawBecomes law without Governor's signature 05/07/2026 · 2026-05-07
Resolution; recognizing the first week of May as Teacher Appreciation Week and honoring Oklahoma educators.
Became lawEnrolled, filed with Secretary of State · 2026-05-05
State government; Central Purchasing Act; powers and duties of Director; limitation on entering contract; definition of person and agency; effective date.
Became lawApproved by Governor 05/01/2026 · 2026-05-04
Resolution; recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and April 29, 2026 as Denim Day.
Became lawEnrolled, filed with Secretary of State · 2026-04-29
Concurrent resolution; recognizing and celebrating March as national Women's History Month, honoring outstanding Oklahoma women.
Became lawFiled with Secretary of State · 2026-03-09
State Department of Education; directing the Department to establish the Oklahoma High Dosage Tutoring Program for students in kindergarten through three. Effective date. Emergency.
Out of committeeCoauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author) · 2026-03-03
Motor vehicles; defining terms; authorizing the placing of hidden disability indicator on certain forms of identification; effective date.
Out of committeeAuthored by Senator Hicks (principal Senate author) · 2026-02-26
Oklahoma Campus Security Act; requiring certain campus police officers to complete certain training. Effective date. Emergency.
Not out of committeeReferred to Education · 2026-02-26
Medicaid; providing for Medicaid coverage of diabetes self-management education and support. Effective date.
Out of committeePlaced on General Order · 2026-02-19
Medicaid; requiring Medicaid providers to conduct certain screening; providing for reimbursement. Effective date.
Out of committeePlaced on General Order · 2026-02-19
Teachers; requiring certain notification regarding teachers with emergency certificates; establishing clock hour limitation for adjunct teachers. Effective date. Emergency.
Out of committeePlaced on General Order · 2026-02-12
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HJR1088 · 2026-05-14
Joint Resolution; education state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; directing distribution. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HJR1090 · 2026-05-14
Joint Resolution; energy and agricultural state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; directing distribution. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HJR1091 · 2026-05-14
Joint Resolution; business and commerce state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; disapproving in part certain proposed rule of the New Motor Vehicle Commission; excluding certain proposed rules; directing distribution. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HJR1099 · 2026-05-14
Joint Resolution; Oklahoma Health Care Authority; approving certain proposed permanent major rules; directing distribution. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HJR1093 · 2026-05-14
Joint Resolution; state health-related agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; excluding certain rules; directing distribution. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HJR1092 · 2026-05-14
Joint Resolution; Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission; approving certain proposed permanent rule changes; directing distribution. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HB1370 · 2026-05-14
Motor Fuel Tax Code; repealer; reduction in federal excise tax on gasoline or diesel fuel; emergency. (Senate: SUSPEND RULE)
HB1370 · 2026-05-14
Motor Fuel Tax Code; repealer; reduction in federal excise tax on gasoline or diesel fuel; emergency. (Senate: THIRD READING)
SB893 · 2026-05-14
Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2025. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB206 · 2026-05-14
Emergency medical services; declaring emergency medical services to be essential services for certain purpose. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB633 · 2026-05-14
Children; Children's Code; enacting Leo's Law; fentanyl testing; child endangerment; appropriating funds. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1224 · 2026-05-14
Pardons and paroles; authorizing electronic notification to victims and victim representatives. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1257 · 2026-05-14
Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act; modifying classification of certain substances. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
HJR1095 · 2026-05-14
Joint Resolution; general government state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; excluding certain Office of Management and Enterprise Services proposed major rule changes; directing distribution. (Senate: THIRD READING)
SB563 · 2026-05-14
County planning commission; personnel; chair of the board; composition of board. Effective date. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
HB4342 · 2026-05-14
Civil procedure; admissibility; evidence; disclosure; term; effective date. (Senate: VETO OVERRIDE NO EMERGENCY)
SB1726 · 2026-05-14
Higher education; directing certain institutions of higher education to establish certain training program for graduate instructors. Effective date. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1461 · 2026-05-14
Oklahoma Educational Television Authority; extending sunset date. (Senate: VETO OVERRIDE NO EMERGENCY)
SB259 · 2026-05-14
Water and water rights; establishing procedures for permitting, monitoring, and reporting of groundwater use. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1319 · 2026-05-14
Corporation Commission; processes for cities and counties to seek certain reimbursement; fair market value; requiring application to request use of certain funds; creating the Remediation Assistance Revolving Fund. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
HB3021 · 2026-05-14
Schools; curriculum requirements for graduation; diploma pathway; State Department of Education; notice; seminar; English requirements financial literacy; alternate diploma; course availability; waiver; coursework; repealers; effective date; emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1451 · 2026-05-14
Voter registration; requiring certain information to be included on voter registration applications. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB423 · 2026-05-14
Medical records; access; eliminating certain health care provider duties; authorizing certain fees. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB2 · 2026-05-14
Wind energy; providing setback requirements for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters; zoning; construction; exemptions; database. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB604 · 2026-05-14
Motor vehicles; definitions; merging multiple versions of statues; termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of a franchise; repealer. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
HJR1100 · 2026-05-14
Joint Resolution; approving certain Office of Management and Enterprise Services proposed major rule changes; directing distribution. (Senate: THIRD READING)
SB237 · 2026-05-14
Ad valorem tax; exemption for manufacturing facilities; defining battery energy storage system; exemption; applications. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1360 · 2026-05-14
Mathematics instruction; Oklahoma Math Achievement and Proficiency Act; teacher training; creating the Office of Mathematics Improvement; Director; screening instrument; funding. Effective date. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1264 · 2026-05-14
Crimes and punishment; Class A3 and B3 offenses; assault and battery; modifying certain definition; repealers. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1948 · 2026-05-14
Fireworks; creating the Rocket's Red Glare Act; removing requirement to sell fireworks within certain time frame; prohibiting counties from restricting certain firework display under certain circumstances. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1531 · 2026-05-14
Aerospace, aircraft, and aviation infrastructure; authorizing the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics to take certain actions. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1437 · 2026-05-14
Schools; creating the Donald J. Trump Physical Fitness Act. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB2182 · 2026-05-14
Civil remedies; creating the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB248 · 2026-05-14
Tourism; Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Revolving Fund; properties; funds appropriated; creating the Real Property Proceeds Revolving Fund; funds appropriated; interest. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1589 · 2026-05-14
Crimes and punishments; modifying scope of certain offense related to gambling. Effective date. (Senate: VETO OVERRIDE NO EMERGENCY)
HB4432 · 2026-05-14
Revenue and taxation; adjustments; eliminating limitation on itemization of wagering losses for certain tax years; effective date. (Senate: VETO OVERRIDE NO EMERGENCY)
SB1572 · 2026-05-14
State Commissioner of Health; requiring Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services conduct a feasibility study to gather certain information. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1859 · 2026-05-14
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; creating the Cyber Crime Fraud Unit; revolving fund. Effective date. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB667 · 2026-05-14
Chiropractors; requiring use of licensure portals; modifying certain licensing requirements; modifying requirements for notification of disapproval. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1543 · 2026-05-14
Driving under the influence; authorizing aggregation of certain offenses; creating felony offense. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
HJR1077 · 2026-05-14
Constitutional amendment; legislative referendum; modifying certain Medicaid expansion requirements; moving Medicaid expansion provisions from the Constitution to statute upon certain federal action. (Senate: SUSPEND RULE)
SB1687 · 2026-05-14
Driver licenses; adding certain age requirement to qualification for certain license; permitting certain persons to proctor certain examination. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SJR52 · 2026-05-14
Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1632 · 2026-05-14
Schools; directing career-readiness assessments and assessment-based credentials to be made available to certain students beginning in certain school year. Effective date. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
HB3004 · 2026-05-14
Professions and occupations; Board of Examiners in Optometry; sunset; effective date; emergency. (Senate: VETO OVERRIDE WITH EMERGENCY)
SB1618 · 2026-05-14
Criminal procedure; creating the Public Protection Act; conditions of release; public safety reports. Effective date. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1806 · 2026-05-14
Foster care; directing the Department of Human Services to implement certain extension of foster care services. Effective date. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB1894 · 2026-05-14
Teachers; professional development programs; changing maximum number of professional development hours. Effective date. Emergency. (Senate: FOURTH READING)
SB2071 · 2026-05-14
Agriculture; Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act; dairy inspection and grading programs. Effective date. (Senate: AMENDMENT)
SJR52 · 2026-05-05
Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. (Senate: THIRD READING)
SJR50 · 2026-05-05
Constitutional amendment; Medicaid funding. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HB3710 · 2026-05-05
Education; Rising Scholars Award Program; eligibility; cohort-based award schedules; effective date. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HCR1027 · 2026-05-05
Concurrent Resolution; sine die adjournment. (Senate: ADOPT)
HB3678 · 2026-05-05
Crimes and punishments; electronic communication devices; threaten; intimidate; harass; public officials; municipal officials; public school board members; effective date. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HB4322 · 2026-05-05
Professions and occupations; funeral director in charge; definitions; license requirements; effective date. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HB3466 · 2026-05-05
Corporation Commission; removing Corporation Commission petty cash fund; effective date. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HB4142 · 2026-05-05
Crimes and punishments; unlawful use of bombs or explosive devices; modifying elements of certain crimes; effective date. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HB3661 · 2026-05-05
Revenue and taxation; sales tax; exemptions; commercial forestry equipment; effective date. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HB3977 · 2026-05-05
State veterinarian; certain qualifications; effective date. (Senate: THIRD READING)
HB4108 · 2026-05-05
Airports; trespassing on property containing critical infrastructure; expanding scope of crime to include airports; effective date. (Senate: THIRD READING)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 2272 total roll-call votes this session).
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