HB 16072026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 1607
State contract employees; directing state agencies report number of contract employees; pay; reports; granting the Office of Management and Enterprise Services certain rulemaking authority; effective date.
State government & agenciesBusiness, jobs & the economyCourts & civil lawPublic sector, tribes & education industry how tagged
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Enacted Last action May 27, 2025: Approved by Governor 05/23/2025
Same number in other sessions: 2025 · 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 6
- Principal House author
- Emily Gise R
- Principal Senate author
- Spencer Kern R
- House coauthors
- Daniel Pae R, Ellen Pogemiller D, Ellyn Hefner D, Pittman (not matched to a current member)
Principal authors from Open States; coauthors read from “Coauthored by …” actions (removals applied).
Status
- Introduced
- In committee (origin chamber)
- Passed committee (origin chamber)
- Passed origin chamber
- In committee (second chamber)
- Passed committee (second chamber)
- Passed both chambers
- Sent to Governor
- Enacted / adopted
Committee referrals 2
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Rules | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 26, 2025 |
| April 1, 2025 | Senate | Retirement and Government Resources | Passed April 8, 2025 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 25, 2025HouseRules Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed10–0
yes (10) Archer, Bashore, Fugate, George, Harris, Hefner, Lawson, Osburn, Pfeiffer, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 3, 2025HouseThird ReadingPassed96–0 3 excused
yes (96) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Bennett, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Gann, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Humphrey, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Moore, Munson, Newton, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Schreiber, Shaw, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (3) Miller, Rosecrants, Smith
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 8, 2025SenateDo PassPassed8–0
yes (8) Bergstrom, Boren, Bullard, Burns, Grellner, Kirt, McIntosh, Stewart
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 8, 2025SenateThird ReadingPassed45–0 2 excused
yes (45) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Mann, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 21, 2025HouseFourth ReadingPassed90–1 7 excused
yes (90) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Bashore, Bennett, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Burns, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Duel, Eaves, Fugate, Gann, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Humphrey, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pittman, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Strom, Tedford, Townley, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
no (1) Banning
excused (7) Caldwell, Dollens, Fetgatter, Ford, Hardin, Marti, Stinson
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Enrolled (final version) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- HB1607 (4-22-25) (KERN) FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- House Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1607&session=2600
Timeline 29 actions
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Gise
- Feb. 4, 2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb. 26, 2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee
- Feb. 26, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Pae
- March 3, 2025HouseGeneral Order
- March 3, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Hefner
- March 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Senator Kern (principal Senate author)
- March 3, 2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0
- March 3, 2025HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 4, 2025HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 4, 2025SenateFirst Reading
- March 4, 2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Pittman
- April 1, 2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Retirement and Government Resources
- April 8, 2025SenateReported Do Pass Retirement and Government Resources committee; CR filed
- April 10, 2025SenatePlaced on General Order
- May 8, 2025SenateGeneral Order, Amended
- May 8, 2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
- May 8, 2025SenateReferred for engrossment
- May 12, 2025SenateEngrossed to House
- May 12, 2025HouseSA's received
- May 21, 2025HouseSA's read, adopted
- May 21, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Pogemiller
- May 21, 2025HouseFourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 1
- May 21, 2025HouseReferred for enrollment
- May 21, 2025HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 21, 2025SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 21, 2025HouseSent to Governor
- May 27, 2025HouseApproved by Governor 05/23/2025
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (367 days before May 29, 2026) | 0 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 7 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 10 / 10 |
| Rule applied | enacted/adopted = 100 |
How this is calculated
- Stage reached — up to 50. 50 × (stage − 1) ÷ 8, where the stages are 1 Introduced · 2 In committee · 3 Passed committee · 4 Passed its first chamber · 5 In committee in the second chamber · 6 Passed that committee · 7 Passed both chambers · 8 Sent to the Governor · 9 Enacted / adopted.
- Recency — up to 20. 20 if the last recorded action was within 14 days of the reference date, falling in a straight line to 0 at 90 days. The reference date is the earlier of the data date (Oct. 1, 2026) and the session's last scheduled day, so a finished session is scored as it stood when it ended.
- Committee progress — up to 10. 5 for each chamber in which a committee reported the bill favourably.
- Coauthors — up to 10. 1 per coauthor (max 7), plus 3 if its authors and coauthors include members of both chambers.
- Bipartisan sponsorship — 10. 10 if the authors and coauthors include at least one Republican and one Democrat.
Rules on top: an enacted bill (signed, law without signature, or veto overridden) or an adopted resolution scores 100. A vetoed bill without an override, or one whose last committee vote failed, has its score halved.
Disclaimer. The momentum score is an automated, rough indicator built only from the public record (stage, dates, authors and committee reports). It is not a prediction, does not measure merit or support, and can be wrong when an action is mis-recorded or an author is mis-matched. Coauthors are read from the action text (“Coauthored by …”). Always check the official record on oklegislature.gov.