Counties and county officers; county purchasing; soliciting quotes; operations; effective date.
HB 3416 amends Oklahoma county purchasing rules to clarify when county purchasing agents can bypass standard bidding procedures. It establishes a $25,000 threshold for simplified purchases (requiring only a single purchase order), prohibits splitting orders to avoid this limit (with misdemeanor penalties for violations), and adds exceptions for emergency purchases during declared emergencies (allowed under district attorney authority). The bill also specifies requirements for food procurement in large counties (over 100,000 residents) and clarifies procedures for using state bid lists or nationwide purchasing programs. These changes directly affect county purchasing agents, county officers, and local government operations managing public funds.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 4, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate version, which includes a new co-sponsor and updated formatting. Substantively, the text of the act remains identical, preserving the rules for county purchasing, bidding thresholds, and exemptions.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the legislative chamber version and sponsor list were updated.
TECHNICAL
Added 'Alvord of the Senate' to the list of bill sponsors, reflecting the bill's progression to the Senate floor.
Updated the document header from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and adjusted the page numbering and formatting styles.
Removed the 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' label and the specific House committee substitute designation, as the bill is now in the Senate version.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2026 · House Mar 24, 2026
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Apr 28, 2026
D
Democratic9
66% Yea
R
Republican41
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 4, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/01/2026
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 2
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to County and Municipal Government
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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