State government; prohibited terms in bid specifications for public improvement projects; effective date.
HB 2168 would have prohibited Oklahoma public agencies from including terms in construction contracts for public projects (like roads or buildings) that require or discourage union agreements, or discriminate based on a contractor’s union status. It specifically banned language in bid specifications that forced contractors to join unions or treated union-affiliated bidders differently. The bill applied to all public improvement projects funded by the state, affecting both agencies issuing contracts and the contractors bidding on them. However, the bill failed in committee on April 8, 2025, and did not become law.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 8, 2025
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House Committee Substitute
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The bill was transitioned from a House Committee Substitute version to the House Floor version, with minor formatting adjustments and page numbering updates. The substantive policy provisions regarding prohibited terms in bid specifications remain unchanged.
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Header formatting changed from 'STATE OF OKLAHOMA' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION'
Page numbering and footer information updated to reflect floor version with new page references
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Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2025
How they voted
91–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 100
Mar 24, 2025
D
Democratic19
78% Yea
R
Republican81
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Failed in Committee - Retirement and Government Resources
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to General Government
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Government Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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