HB 2440: Environment and natural resources; approval, negotiation, and award of contracts; certain exemption for the Water Resources Board; effective date. - Oklahoma

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was completely replaced with a new version intended for the House floor, removing the 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' header and replacing it with 'Committee Substitute' and 'House Bill No. 2440'. While the core legal text regarding construction contracts and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board exemption remains identical, the document now includes floor-specific formatting, a new committee report signature, and updated page headers to reflect its transition from committee to the full House.

Scope change

The document's scope shifted from a committee substitute to a floor-ready version, but the substantive legal scope and applicability of the bill itself remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' title and header, replacing it with 'Committee Substitute' and 'House Bill No. 2440' to reflect the bill's progression.

Added a new committee report section at the end signed by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Oversight, dated 02/25/2026.

Updated page headers and footers to include 'HB2440 HFLR' and 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' to distinguish the floor version from the committee version.

Adjusted line numbers and spacing throughout the document to conform to standard floor bill formatting.

House Committee Substitute → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from a 'House Committee Substitute' to a 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute,' indicating it has moved to a different stage of the legislative review process. The substantive legal text of the bill remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the title and page headers.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to reflect its new status as a 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' instead of a 'House Committee Substitute.'

Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to update the legislative session from the 1st to the 2nd session of the 60th Legislature, shifting the effective date from November 1, 2025, to November 1, 2026. The core policy content was completely replaced with a new version that amends the Public Competitive Bidding Act to allow the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to negotiate contracts when bids exceed funding, provided specific conditions regarding cost volatility and project planning are met. This new text also expands the Office's authority to issue statewide managed construction contracts and provides facility management services to underperforming agencies.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from a general 'Environment and Natural Resources Reform Act' to a specific amendment of the Public Competitive Bidding Act focused on construction procurement and facility management.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from November 1, 2025, to November 1, 2026, likely due to the bill being introduced in a later legislative session.

SCOPE

The bill's subject matter was entirely rewritten, replacing a broad environmental reform act with specific rules for construction contract negotiations and facility management.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements allow the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to negotiate with the lowest bidder if costs exceed the budget, provided the cost increase is due to unforeseen economic conditions and the project was properly planned.

New provisions authorize the Office to provide facility management services to state agencies that rank in the bottom 10% of performance metrics.

ELIGIBILITY

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board was explicitly exempted from these new procurement rules when hiring engineers for non-construction programs.

Environment and natural resources; approval, negotiation, and award of contracts; certain exemption for the Water Resources Board; effective date.

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