HB 4119 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Civil procedure; real property title; bond; effective date.

HB 4119 requires defendants in real property title or boundary disputes to file a verified statement of facts before trial, rather than at the trial date. It mandates that defendants asserting title must post a bond (up to the property's market value) to secure the property during the case, ensuring the property remains protected until the court decides. This affects property owners, tenants, and landlords involved in disputes over land ownership or lease boundaries. The bill takes effect November 1, 2026, and modifies Oklahoma's civil procedure rules for such cases.

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) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from the House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, reflecting that the Senate has co-authored the legislation. The substantive legal content regarding civil procedure, bond requirements, and effective dates remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Updated the header to indicate the bill is now the 'Floor (House)' version and added the Senate sponsor, Thompson, to the byline.

Reformatted the header and title page layout to match standard floor printing conventions, including adding a note about bold face text denoting amendments.

Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2026

How they voted

93–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 100

Mar 24, 2026

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican82

76 Yea 6

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors