HB 3787: Elections; non-qualified electors; registration requirements for candidates; board of education; technology center school district; effective date. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, which includes the names of the Senate co-authors and updates the page headers to reflect the final floor version. The substantive legal text regarding voting eligibility and candidate requirements remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; only the document metadata and authorship credits were updated.

TECHNICAL

Added the name of a Senate co-author (McIntosh) to the bill title block.

Updated page headers from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Floor Version' and changed the footer reference from 'Req. No.' to 'HB3787 HFLR'.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 2 → House Committee Substitute · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove the 'Proposed Policy Committee' branding and replace it with a 'House Committee Substitute' version. The substantive legal text, including the restrictions on non-qualified electors filing for municipal office and serving on school boards, remains unchanged. The amendment also updates the internal tracking numbers and page references to reflect the new committee version.

TECHNICAL

Replaced the title and header from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'House Committee Substitute' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Updated the internal tracking number from 16292 to 16704 and adjusted page references to match the new committee version.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the sponsor from Chris Sneed to Mark Chapman and to add a new requirement prohibiting non-qualified electors from serving on school boards. The amendment also renumbered sections and updated page references to reflect the new content.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include school boards and technology center school districts, preventing non-qualified electors from serving on them.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new prohibition preventing non-qualified electors from being elected to or serving on a board of education for a school district or technology center school district.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill sponsor name from Chris Sneed to Mark Chapman and updated the associated amendment request numbers from 16018 to 16292.

Reordered the bill sections, moving the school board prohibition to Section 3 and making the previous Section 3 the new Section 2.

Engrossed → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to remove the original text entirely and replace it with a new version that clarifies the distinction between filing as a candidate and being appointed to an unexpired term. The amendment also updates the effective date to November 1, 2026, and adjusts the language regarding school board eligibility to explicitly prohibit both election and service for non-qualified electors.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on election integrity and candidate qualifications, but the specific prohibitions were refined to ensure clarity between running for office and serving in unexpired terms.

ELIGIBILITY

Replaced the original text with a new version that clarifies that non-qualified electors cannot file as candidates for municipal offices and cannot be appointed to unexpired municipal terms.

Updated the school board section to explicitly state that non-qualified electors cannot be elected to or serve on a board of education for a school district or technology center school district.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act from an unspecified date to November 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted the statutory citation in the school board section from Section 13A-112 of Title 26 to include the full context of the prohibition.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Mar 10, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to change its focus from banning non-citizens from holding office to a broader restriction on 'nonqualified electors' (a term that can include citizens who do not meet residency or registration requirements). The scope expanded from municipal offices to include state and county offices, as well as school boards. The bill also added specific registration duration requirements for candidates and codified existing rules into the state statutes.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from only municipal offices to include state, county, and school district offices.

ELIGIBILITY

The primary restriction was changed from banning 'non-citizens' to banning 'nonqualified electors,' which broadens the group of people who cannot run for office or serve on school boards.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added mandating that candidates must be registered voters for six months immediately preceding the filing period.

New provisions were added prohibiting nonqualified electors from being appointed to unexpired terms for state, county, or school board offices.

SCOPE

The ban on nonqualified electors was extended to cover state and county offices, whereas the original version only covered municipal offices.

TECHNICAL

The specific statute section number for the new law was changed from Title 26, Section 1-113 to Title 11, Section 16-113.

Elections; non-qualified electors; registration requirements for candidates; board of education; technology center school district; effective date.

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