Cities and towns; competitive bidding; council; Public Competitive Bidding Act; effective date.
This bill requires Oklahoma cities and towns to use competitive bidding for all purchases of supplies, materials, and equipment, as well as for selling surplus or obsolete items. It directly affects city managers, who must follow these bidding procedures, and city councils, which must approve contracts exceeding an amount set by the council. The bill mandates that no contracts, purchases, or sales can be exempted from competitive bidding, and it allows city councils to transfer some purchasing authority to a subordinate employee. The law will take effect on November 1, 2026.
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 text was converted from the House version to the Senate version, which includes minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a Senate sponsor. The substantive policy content, including the rules for city manager purchasing and the new reverse auction procedures, remains unchanged.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's legal effect is identical to the previous House version.
TECHNICAL
Header information was updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version, including the addition of a Senate sponsor and a new date.
Minor formatting adjustments were made to spacing and indentation throughout the document to align with Senate drafting standards.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2026 · House Mar 24, 2026
How they voted
44–2
Passed · 4 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
28
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: 2
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: 3
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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