HB 32782026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 3278
Open Meeting Act; violations; allowing the Attorney General to enter into a consent order or issue a finding of violation to a public body, agency, or officer; effective date.
Elections & ethicsCourts & civil lawCriminal justice & public safety how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Vetoed by Governor Last action May 4, 2026: Vetoed 05/01/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 3
- Principal House author
- John Pfeiffer R
- Principal Senate author
- Brent Howard R
- House coauthors
- Michelle McCane D
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 3
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight | Passed Feb. 24, 2026 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Civil Judiciary | Passed Feb. 5, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Judiciary | Passed April 14, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 5, 2026HouseCivil Judiciary Committee: Do PassPassed9–0
yes (9) Culver, Deck, Duel, Kannady, Osburn, Schreiber, Sneed, Stinson, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 24, 2026HouseJudiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do PassPassed13–0
yes (13) Culver, Duel, Ford, Hardin, Harris, Humphrey, Kane, Manger, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Sterling, Stewart, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 10, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed82–4 13 excused
yes (82) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Caldwell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kane, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Travis, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (13) Boles, Caldwell, Cantrell, Fetgatter, Ford, Hall, Kannady, Lawson, Luttrell, Munson, Pogemiller, Schreiber, Townley
no (4) Gann, Jenkins, Shaw, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 14, 2026SenateJudiciaryPassed7–0
yes (7) Boren, Brooks, Gollihare, Howard, Jech, Jett, Rosino
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 28, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed45–0 3 excused
yes (45) Alvord, Bergstrom, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Mann, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
excused (3) Boren, Hicks, Rosino
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Enrolled (final version) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3278&session=2600
Timeline 24 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Pfeiffer
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseReferred to Civil Judiciary
- Feb. 5, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
- Feb. 24, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- Feb. 24, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
- March 10, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 10, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) McCane
- March 10, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 4
- March 10, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 11, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 11, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary
- April 14, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
- April 16, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- April 28, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- April 28, 2026SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
- April 28, 2026SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
- April 28, 2026HouseReferred for enrollment
- April 28, 2026HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- April 28, 2026SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- April 28, 2026HouseSent to Governor
- May 4, 2026HouseVetoed 05/01/2026
On committee agendas 2
- Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Civil Judiciary · Room 450
- Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, 10:30 a.m. — House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight · Room 4S.5
Momentum: 42 of 100
| Stage (Sent to Governor) | 44 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (25 days before May 29, 2026) | 17 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 4 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 10 / 10 |
| Rule applied | vetoed without override: halved |
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.