HB 4063: Legislative referendums; directing special election on proposed amendments to the Constitution and state statutes be held; date; referencing HB 4440 and HJR 1024; directing filing; emergency. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a Committee Substitute draft to the official House Floor version, primarily involving formatting adjustments and the removal of internal committee tracking marks. The substantive policy content, including the election date of August 25, 2026, and the specific referendums being submitted to voters, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The header was updated to reflect the 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' status, indicating the bill has moved from committee review to the full chamber for debate.

Internal committee report text and tracking numbers (e.g., 'Req. No. 17524') were removed to prepare the document for official legislative filing.

Line breaks and spacing were adjusted to align with the standard formatting requirements for the House Floor version.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add two new Senate sponsors (Hall and Haste) and updated the document tracking numbers to reflect the new committee version. These are administrative changes that do not alter the bill's legal requirements, scope, or policy.

TECHNICAL

Added two new sponsors from the Senate to the list of bill authors.

Updated the document reference numbers from 17506 to 17524 to track the new version of the bill.

Engrossed → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from an 'Engrossed' version to a 'Proposed Committee Substitute,' indicating it has been amended by the House committee and is awaiting further review. The substantive text of the bill, which orders a special election for legislative referendums on August 25, 2026, remains unchanged, but the document now includes committee amendment headers and a new reference number (Req. No. 17506) to track the specific version of the bill.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's policy remains unchanged; the only change is the procedural status of the document reflecting committee amendments.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect that this is a 'Proposed Committee Substitute' rather than the 'Engrossed' version, indicating it has been reviewed and amended by the House committee.

A new reference number (Req. No. 17506) and an amendment adoption line were added to the document to track the specific committee version.

The original 'Engrossed' header and Senate passage lines were removed as they no longer apply to this committee-substitute version.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 21, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten to shift from establishing a 'Public Finance Act' to ordering a special election for constitutional amendments. The new version directs the filing of specific legislative measures (HB 4063 and HJR 1024) with the Secretary of State and Attorney General to be voted on by the public on August 25, 2026.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from creating a permanent public finance statute to a procedural mechanism for holding a special election on proposed constitutional changes.

SCOPE

Removed the creation of the 'Public Finance Act of 2026' and its associated noncodification status.

Removed the original title and subject matter relating to public finance.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandate for a special election to be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, for proposed amendments to the Constitution and state statutes.

Added specific filing requirements for the Chief Clerk to submit copies to the Secretary of State and Attorney General.

TIMELINE

Set a specific effective date of August 25, 2026, replacing the previous November 1, 2026, effective date.

Legislative referendums; directing special election on proposed amendments to the Constitution and state statutes be held; date; referencing HB 4440 and HJR 1024; directing filing; emergency.

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