HB 4316 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Rural water districts; removing certain limitations prohibiting the organizing of a district; emergency.

HB 4316 removes a barrier preventing certain pre-1988 corporations from organizing as rural water districts under Oklahoma's Rural Water, Sewer, Gas and Solid Waste Management Districts Act. Specifically, it amends Section 1324.31 to allow corporations formed before December 1, 1988, to establish districts while still complying with the Act's requirements. The bill declares an emergency to take immediate effect upon passage, bypassing standard waiting periods. This change directly affects existing pre-1988 corporations seeking to form water districts, enabling them to operate under the same statutory framework as newer entities.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate version, resulting in the removal of the House-specific header and committee report, and the addition of the Senate floor header and a new emergency declaration section. The core legislative text regarding rural water districts remains substantively unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Removed the House of Representatives header and the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee report.

Added the Senate Floor header, the date April 23, 2026, and a new Section 2 declaring an emergency to allow immediate effect upon passage.

Adjusted page numbering and formatting labels to reflect the Senate version.

Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2026 · House Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

491
Passed
Total votes 50
May 4, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican41
40 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
lower
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 1
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 6
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Energy
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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