SB 1273 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

State government; creating the Oklahoma State Agency, Board, and Commission Review Task Force. Emergency.

SB 1273 creates the Oklahoma State Agency, Board, and Commission Review Task Force to evaluate all state agencies, boards, and commissions for efficiency and necessity. The nine-member task force - appointed by Senate and House leaders plus the Governor - must review these entities and recommend consolidations, eliminations, or duty changes to the Legislature. It must submit its first report by January 31, 2027, and annually thereafter, electronically to the Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor. Task force members serve without pay but may be reimbursed for travel expenses.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 2, 2026

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Introduced → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill creates an Oklahoma State Agency, Board, and Commission Review Task Force to evaluate state agencies for efficiency and necessity. The floor version adds co-sponsors from the House and includes a committee report indicating the bill passed the Senate Committee on Administrative Rules. The substantive policy content remains largely unchanged from the introduced version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - it creates a task force to review state agencies, boards, and commissions. The floor version adds procedural elements like co-sponsors and committee approval but does not alter the core policy.

TECHNICAL

Added House co-sponsor Kendrix to the bill sponsors list

Added Senate Floor Version header and date (February 19, 2026)

Added committee report indicating the Committee on Administrative Rules voted to pass the bill

Changed page header format from 'Req. No. 2899' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB1273 SFLR'

Removed original page numbering and formatting markers from the introduced version

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Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Administrative Rules committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors