HB 4339 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Probate procedure; notice publication; combined notice; effective date.

HB 4339 simplifies Oklahoma probate procedures by requiring courts to issue a single "combined notice" instead of separate notices for creditors, hearings, and estate matters. This notice, filed within 5 days of court approval, must include key details like the decedent's information, will status, estate value, hearing date, and creditor claim deadlines (30 days after notice). It directly affects probate petitioners, creditors, heirs, and courts by streamlining publication (two weeks in a local newspaper or posted publicly) and mailing requirements. The bill takes effect November 1, 2026, and modifies Oklahoma Statutes Title 58, Section 246.

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 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was reformatted for the Senate floor, changing the header from 'House of Representatives' to 'Senate Floor Version' and updating the committee report to reflect the Judiciary Committee rather than the joint Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee. The substantive legal text regarding probate procedures remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The document header and committee attribution were updated to reflect the bill's progression from the House to the Senate.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Apr 22, 2026

D Democratic9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

R Republican41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 29, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 04/27/2026

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

Referred for enrollment

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 0

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors