# Chris Banning

Chris Banning is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House for district 24.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oklahoma House, district 24
- Serving since: 2022-11-23
- Current term: OK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/442374ea-1ad4-4793-bdbc-a5db81a1d219

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/442374ea-1ad4-4793-bdbc-a5db81a1d219 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Banning sits at +0.66 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.66 (standard error 0.02), from 52 donors and 540 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OK 2025–26 session)

1,932 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Oklahoma House 90.1%). Party unity 91.9% (88%). 258 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-14 · voted nay · Fourth Reading · SB 2 Wind energy; providing setback requirements for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters; zoning; construction;… · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Veto Override Without Emer. · SB 1589 Crimes and punishments; modifying scope of certain offense related to gambling. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1589/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · HB 1370 Motor Fuel Tax Code; repealer; reduction in federal excise tax on gasoline or diesel fuel; emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB1370/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Fourth Reading · SB 893 Property and critical infrastructure; creating the Military Installation and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2025. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB893/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Reconsider Measure · SB 1209 Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1209/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 1884 School employees; modifying the access statewide professional educators' associations have to school employees; allowing termination of certain… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1884/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SB 514 Schools; student eligibility; virtual charter school students; Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) activities; policies. Effective… · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB514/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 2143 Ad valorem tax; authorizing use of digital visual technology for inspection of real property. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB2143/
- 2026-05-07 · voted yea · Third Reading · SJR 53 Joint resolution; approving certain proposed permanent rules of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. · pass · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SJR53/
- 2026-05-07 · voted nay · Third Reading · SB 1209 Forcible entry and detainer; modifying time period for certain trial. Effective date. · fail · https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1209/

## Legislation (OK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 36.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oklahoma House 44.5%; rank 66 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3338: Professions and occupations; creating the Swimming Pool Contractor Licensing Act; Construction Industries Board to implement; terms; fees; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3338/
- SB 1864: Schools; removing minimum salary schedule amounts beginning in certain school year; directing certain personnel to be paid in accordance with certain salary… (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1864/
- HB 2980: Motor vehicles; authorizing licensed operators discretion to accept certain form of insurance as valid; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2980/
- HB 2979: Motor vehicles; creating the Talyn Bain Act; requiring the Department of Transportation establish school zones on certain state highways upon request;… (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2979/
- HB 3337: Public finance; State Treasurer; fees; apportionment; effective date; emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3337/
- HB 2983: Economic development; Oklahoma Film Investment Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2983/
- SB 1250: Schools; requiring school districts and charter schools to submit certain list of library materials; providing process for reporting violations; providing… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/SB1250/
- HB 2981: Open meetings; school district boards of education; meeting minutes; website posting; time limit; accessibility requirements; accreditation; effective date. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2981/
- HB 2982: Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program; expanding eligibility of program to children of certified classroom teachers who graduated during the 2024-2025… (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB2982/
- HB 3339: Schools; creating the Mase Roach Act of 2026; effective date. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2026/HB3339/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $41.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.okhouse.gov/representatives/Chris-banning
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084343255301
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-banning-50918346/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/442374ea-1ad4-4793-bdbc-a5db81a1d219