SB 2135 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Counties; authorizing counties to utilize purchasing cards through depositories. Emergency.

SB 2135 allows Oklahoma counties to use purchasing cards (like debit cards) through banks or financial institutions for small transactions, replacing traditional bidding for these purchases. It directly affects county governments and their purchasing agents by adding this option for routine, low-value items under specific transaction limits. The bill requires counties to set internal controls, publish card usage policies, and follow existing bidding rules for larger purchases. This change streamlines minor procurement without altering the core bidding process for significant county expenditures.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, resulting in significant structural and procedural changes. The Senate version reorganizes the text into a more detailed, numbered format and expands the scope of covered items to explicitly include IT services, telecommunications, and professional services. It also introduces specific requirements for obtaining state contract prices and mandates that bid solicitation notices be published in a local newspaper.

Scope change

The scope was expanded to explicitly include information technology, telecommunications, and professional services, and the procurement process now requires checking for existing state contracts before soliciting new bids.

REQUIREMENT

The document structure changed from unnumbered paragraphs to a detailed, lettered and numbered format for clarity.

A requirement was added to publish bid solicitation notices in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

The board of county commissioners must now record the reason for taking a new bid on an item that is already on a twelve-month bid list.

SCOPE

The list of purchasable items was expanded to explicitly include information technology, telecommunications, and professional services.

ADDED

New procedures require the purchasing agent to check for existing state contracts and use state pricing before soliciting new bids.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2026 · House Apr 29, 2026

How they voted

41–2

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 50

Mar 26, 2026

D Democratic9

9 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican41

32 Yea 2 Nay 7

78% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

Referred for enrollment

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 6

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Referred to County and Municipal Government

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 2

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Local and County Government committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors