HB 39702026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 3970
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Enacted Last action May 12, 2026: Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
Same number in other sessions: 2024 (bills from 2025 carry over into 2026 within the 60th Legislature).
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Authors & coauthors 2
- Principal House authors
- Rob Hall R, Trey Caldwell R
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 4
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Appropriations and Budget | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 19, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Judiciary | Passed April 7, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Appropriations | — |
| April 7, 2026 | Senate | Appropriations | — |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 17, 2026HouseAppropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed30–0
yes (30) Bashore, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, Grego, Hill, Kane, Kendrix, Kerbs, Luttrell, Manger, Miller, Munson, Newton, Osburn, Pae, Provenzano, Ranson, Schreiber, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, West, West, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 11, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed89–0 10 excused
yes (89) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Travis, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (10) Blair, Caldwell, Dempsey, Hall, Humphrey, Luttrell, Menz, Pae, Stewart, Townley
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 7, 2026SenateJudiciaryPassed7–0
yes (7) Boren, Gollihare, Howard, Jech, Jett, Rosino, Standridge
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 27, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed47–0 1 excused
yes (47) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Deevers, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
excused (1) Mann
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 6, 2026HouseFourth ReadingPassed85–0 14 excused
yes (85) Adams, Archer, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Fugate, Gann, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Jenkins, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Stark, Sterling, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, West, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (14) Alonso Sandoval, Banning, Hasenbeck, Humphrey, Lawson, Luttrell, Maynard, Munson, Pae, Roe, Staires, Steagall, Tedford, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Amended And Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Committee Amendment 1 · 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
- HB3970 (4-23-26) (HALL) FS FA1.PDF · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- House Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
2 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3970&session=2600
Timeline 29 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
- Feb. 19, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
- Feb. 19, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author)
- Feb. 19, 2026HouseEmergency removed
- March 11, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 11, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0
- March 11, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 12, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 12, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- April 7, 2026SenateReported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
- April 7, 2026SenateEmergency added
- April 7, 2026SenateReferred to Appropriations
- April 13, 2026SenateWithdrawn from Appropriations committee
- April 13, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- April 27, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- April 27, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
- April 27, 2026SenateReferred for engrossment
- April 28, 2026SenateEngrossed to House
- April 28, 2026HouseSA's received
- May 6, 2026HouseSA's read, adopted
- May 6, 2026HouseFourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
- May 6, 2026HouseReferred for enrollment
- May 6, 2026HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 6, 2026SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 6, 2026HouseSent to Governor
- May 12, 2026HouseApproved by Governor 05/12/2026
On committee agendas 1
- Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 4:30 p.m. — House Appropriations and Budget · Room 450
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (17 days before May 29, 2026) | 19 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 0 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 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.