HB 3657 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Labor; employment definitions; payment references for certain agricultural services; Workforce Commission; data; confidential; effective date.

HB 3657 amends Oklahoma's definition of "employment" in the Labor Act, primarily affecting agricultural workers, crew leaders, and domestic workers. It clarifies that agricultural workers become covered employees if their employer paid $20,000+ in cash wages during a calendar year or employed 10+ workers for 20 weeks. The bill also defines "crew leaders" (who supply farm laborers) and specifies when they or the farm operator are treated as employers. Additionally, it updates domestic service coverage to require $1,000+ in quarterly cash wages for workers to be considered employees. The bill is proposed for the 2026 legislative session.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, which includes specific formatting changes and the addition of a new subsection defining 'crew leaders' in agricultural labor contexts. This change clarifies that crew leaders are treated as employers for their crew members, expanding the scope of who is held responsible for employment compliance in agricultural settings.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include crew leaders as employers for the individuals they furnish to perform agricultural labor.

DEFINITION

Added a new provision (paragraph 5(b)) stating that any individual who acts as a crew leader furnishing workers for agricultural labor is treated as the employer of those crew members.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the 'Senate Floor Version' and the effective date was changed to April 21, 2026, while the substantive text of the act remained largely consistent with the House version.

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

70–20

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 100

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic18

8 Yea 7 Nay 3

44% Yea

R Republican82

62 Yea 13 Nay 7

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 19

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Agriculture

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors