HB 3749 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Counties and county officers; authorizing certain county officers to employ a general counsel; effective date.

HB 3749 establishes the "Counties and County Officers Act of 2026" as the official name for this legislation and sets its effective date as November 1, 2026. This is a procedural bill with no substantive policy changes; it does not alter county governance or officer responsibilities. The bill simply provides a name and effective date for future reference, as it is explicitly stated to not be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes. No specific provisions or affected parties are defined beyond this naming and timing mechanism.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated to reflect its transition from a committee draft to the House floor version, including the addition of a co-sponsor (Representative Harris). The substantive legal content regarding county officers' authority to hire legal counsel and the effective date remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the document metadata and sponsorship information were updated.

TECHNICAL

Added Representative Harris as a co-sponsor to the bill.

Updated the header to indicate this is the 'Floor (House)' version rather than the original committee substitute.

Removed the original committee report date and replaced it with a new House floor report date.

Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2026

How they voted

81–15

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 100

Mar 25, 2026

D Democratic18

15 Yea 3 Nay

83% Yea

R Republican82

66 Yea 12 Nay 4

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 30, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 15

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors