HB 2165 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Counties and county officers; procedures for operation of county government; interlocal agreements; effective date.

HB 2165 updates Oklahoma county government procurement procedures for purchasing supplies, equipment, and services. It requires county purchasing agents to first check state contract prices before soliciting bids, mandates 10-day public bid notices in local newspapers, and specifies that county boards must select the lowest and best bid within 30 days. The bill directly affects all Oklahoma counties and their purchasing agents by standardizing requisition, bidding, and approval processes for items like road construction materials, IT services, and office supplies. It became law on May 6, 2025, without gubernatorial action.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended during Senate review to reformat the document header and add a new procedural step requiring the board of county commissioners to open sealed bids and compare them to state contract prices in an open meeting. This change clarifies the bidding process and adds transparency to how counties select vendors.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily formatting and one procedural addition to the bidding process.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that the board of county commissioners must open sealed bids and compare them to state contract prices in an open meeting.

TECHNICAL

Changed document headers from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and updated page footers to reflect Senate processing.

Adjusted line spacing and formatting throughout the document to match Senate floor version standards.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 49

Apr 28, 2025

D Democratic9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

R Republican40

37 Yea 3

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Referred for enrollment

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 6

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to County and Municipal Government

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors