SB 739 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Construction contracts; prohibiting certain entities from withholding retainage for certain contracts. Effective date.

SB 739 prohibits specific public entities from withholding retainage (hold-back payments) on certain construction contracts in Oklahoma. It directly affects contractors working with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (DOT), Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, and railroads on privately owned rail property. The bill bans DOT and the Turnpike Authority from withholding retainage on their projects, and also prohibits retainage on contracts requiring bonds. This takes effect on November 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 20, 2025

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Introduced → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

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The bill text was reformatted from an 'Introduced' version to a 'Senate Floor Version' with updated page headers and committee information. The substantive policy content regarding retainage rules for public construction contracts remains unchanged, including the 5% initial withhold rate, 2.5% rate after 50% completion, and exemptions for DOT/turnpike projects and bonded contracts.

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Header formatting changed from 'Introduced' to 'Senate Floor Version' dated February 11, 2025, indicating the bill has been reviewed by the Senate committee.

Added committee report information showing the bill was referred to the Committee on Local and County Government and recommended to pass.

Page headers updated to reflect 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with committee amendment notation instead of original 'Introduced' page numbering.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors