HB 4038: Transportation; requiring portions of funds be used for certain purposes; limitations; lapse of funds; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, incorporating amendments made by the House of Representatives. The primary changes involve formatting adjustments to the header and title page, while the core legislative text regarding funding amounts, expiration dates, and project requirements remains substantively unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The header was changed from 'STATE OF OKLAHOMA' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to indicate the document's current status in the legislative process.

The title page layout was restructured to align the bill number and sponsors with the new floor version formatting.

Page footers were updated to reflect the new document identifier 'HB4038 HFLR' and included a note that bold face text denotes committee amendments.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to update the legislative title from 'Proposed Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' and to add new sponsors from the Senate (Hall and Haste). Additionally, the bill's unique identifier number was changed from 17293 to 17400, and the date was updated to reflect the House Committee's final action. These changes reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process and the addition of bipartisan support.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to remove 'Proposed' and 'Committee' was capitalized, indicating the bill has moved from a committee stage to a final substitute version.

Two new sponsors, Hall and Haste, were added to the list of bill sponsors, indicating Senate support for the measure.

The bill's unique tracking number was changed from 17293 to 17400 to reflect its new status in the House Committee.

TIMELINE

The date associated with the bill was updated from April 10, 2026, to April 13, 2026, marking the date of the House Committee's final action.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill version was updated from the first full committee substitute to the second, reflecting a minor revision to the amendment header. The primary change is a formatting adjustment where the word 'submitted' was removed from the line crediting the amendment to Trey Caldwell, likely to align with standard legislative drafting conventions. No substantive policy, scope, funding, or eligibility changes were made in this specific update.

TECHNICAL

Removed the word 'submitted' from the amendment credit line in the header, changing 'Amendment submitted by: Trey Caldwell' to 'Amendment by: Trey Caldwell'. This is a formatting correction with no impact on the bill's content.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from its final enrolled version to a committee substitute version, primarily changing the header and metadata to reflect the committee's review stage. The substantive policy content, including all funding amounts, budgeting rules, and effective dates, remains identical to the original enrolled text.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; the bill's subject matter and legal effect are unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'Enrolled House Bill' to 'Proposed Committee Substitute,' indicating the bill is currently under legislative review and has not yet received final approval.

Administrative metadata, such as the bill number display and specific page numbering, was adjusted to conform to the committee amendment format.

The signature and approval sections were restructured to include space for the committee chair and reading clerk, replacing the final Governor and Secretary of State certification blocks.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · Apr 22, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized from its engrossed version by adding a new Section 3 that appropriates $266,000 for the Department of Transportation and clarifying that funds from Section 2 cannot be budgeted for both fiscal years simultaneously. The final version also includes standard signatures and dates for House, Senate, and Governor approval.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include a specific appropriation of $266,000 for the Department of Transportation, which was missing in the previous version.

FISCAL

Added a new Section 3 appropriating $266,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for FY-27.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that appropriations in Section 2 cannot be budgeted for both FY-27 and FY-28 simultaneously, though unspent FY-27 funds can be moved to FY-28 after a formal budget revision.

TECHNICAL

Added signature lines and dates for the House, Senate, and Governor to finalize the bill as Enrolled legislation.

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · Apr 16, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten from a generic state budget act to a specific transportation funding measure. The original text provided no specific funding amounts or project details, while the new version appropriates $5 million for the 8-Year Construction Work Plan and $266,000 for implementing another specific bill. It also establishes strict deadlines for spending these funds to prevent them from lapsing.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from a general state budget framework to specific transportation infrastructure funding with dedicated purposes.

SCOPE

The bill title and subject matter changed from a general 'State Budget Act' to a specific act relating to transportation funding.

FISCAL

Added a specific appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Department of Transportation for the 8-Year Construction Work Plan.

Added a specific appropriation of $266,000 to the Department of Transportation to implement provisions of House Bill 2979.

TIMELINE

Established strict expenditure deadlines: funds must be spent by November 15, 2027, or they will lapse, with similar rules for the following fiscal year.

Changed the effective date from November 1, 2026, to July 1, 2026.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements that funds cannot be budgeted for two consecutive fiscal years simultaneously and must follow specific revision procedures if carried over.

Transportation; requiring portions of funds be used for certain purposes; limitations; lapse of funds; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency.

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