Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3673: Professions and occupations; term of license and registration certificates; renewal; prohibitions; reinstated licenses; application; continuing education requirements; effective date.
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to professions and occupations; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1688, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 355, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1688), which relates to term of license and registration certificates; prohibiting certain expired license from being renewed; allowing certain expired license to be reinstated; requiring certain former licensee to submit certain application; requiring certain application to include certain information; exempting certain licensee from certain continuing education requirements for certain time period…
From the enrolled text, May 6, 2026:
An Act relating to professions and occupations; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1688, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 355, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1688), which relates to term of license and registration certificates; prohibiting certain expired license from being renewed; allowing certain expired license to be reinstated; requiring certain former licensee to submit certain application; requiring certain application to include certain information; exempting certain licensee from certain continuing education requirements for certain time period; requiring certain licensee to complete certain continuing education requirement within certain time period; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Professions and occupations SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1688, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 355, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1688), is amended to read as follows: Section 1688. A. No license shall be issued for longer than one (1) year, and all licenses shall expire on the last day in the birth month of the licensee. A license may be renewed upon application and payment of fees thirty (30) days preceding or following the date the license is due. Licenses renewed more than thirty (30) days following the date of expiration may be renewed only upon application and payment of all required fees and payment of any penalty for late renewal established by the …