Cities and towns; publication; municipal ordinances; effective date.
HB 4303 shortens the deadline for Oklahoma cities and towns to publish non-appropriation municipal ordinances from 30 days to 15 days after passage. It requires full publication in a newspaper, with publishers adding the publication date in brackets (e.g., "Published [Month, Day, Year]"). This directly affects all Oklahoma municipalities that enact local ordinances, ensuring residents learn about new rules more quickly. The bill takes effect on November 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed Apr 20, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from the House version to the Senate floor version, updating the header to reflect the Senate's review and adding a specific committee report from the Committee on Local and County Government. The core policy regarding the publication timeline for municipal ordinances remains unchanged, though the text was slightly reorganized to fit the new versioning style.
TECHNICAL
The document header and title were updated to indicate this is the 'Senate Floor Version' dated April 7, 2026, replacing the 'House of Representatives - Floor Version'.
A new section was added listing the 'Committee Report' by the Committee on Local and County Government, dated April 7, 2026, with a recommendation to 'DO PASS'.
The bill's descriptive summary was slightly rephrased to improve flow, changing 'modifying requirement' to 'modifying requirement to publish ordinance to thirty days after passage' for clarity.
The footer text was updated to change the page identifier from 'HB4303 HFLR' to 'HB4303 SFLR' and adjusted the parenthetical note regarding bold face text to use parentheses instead of brackets.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026 · House Mar 17, 2026
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Apr 15, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican41
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 20, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/17/2026
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to County and Municipal Government
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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