HB 4343 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Property appraisers and commissioners; compensation; amount; effective date.

HB 4343 sets a fixed $350 payment for property appraisers and commissioners appointed by district courts in condemnation or escheat cases, plus reimbursement for expenses determined by the judge. It directly affects appraisers and commissioners handling these specific court proceedings. The bill amends Oklahoma law to establish this compensation rate, effective November 1, 2026.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, which includes a committee report and a revised title summarizing the bill's purpose. The core policy regarding the $350 compensation for court-appointed appraisers and commissioners remains unchanged, though minor grammatical corrections were made to the text.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the Senate floor version, including a new committee report by the Committee on Judiciary and a revised short title summarizing the bill's focus on fees, compensation, and the effective date.

Minor grammatical corrections were applied to the text, such as changing 'proceedings is pending' to 'proceedings proceeding is pending' and adjusting the spacing in the section headers.

Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2026

How they voted

89–5

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 100

Mar 23, 2026

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1 Nay

94% Yea

R Republican82

72 Yea 4 Nay 6

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 5

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 19, 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