HB 42462026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 4246
Waters and water rights; authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with certain parties; effective date.
Environment, water & wildlifeBudget & taxesEnergy & utilitiesState government & agenciesOil, gas, energy & utilities industry how tagged
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Passed Senate committee Last action April 20, 2026: Placed on General Order
The 2026 regular session's scheduled last day was May 29, 2026. Measures not passed by then did not become law this session.
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Authors & coauthors 2
- Principal House author
- Chris Kannady R
- Principal Senate author
- Grant Green 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 6
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Rules | — |
| Feb. 9, 2026 | House | Energy and Natural Resources Oversight | Passed (committee substitute) March 4, 2026 |
| Feb. 9, 2026 | House | Utilities | Passed Feb. 18, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Energy | Passed (committee substitute) April 9, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Appropriations | — |
| April 9, 2026 | Senate | Appropriations | — |
Roll-call votes 4
Feb. 17, 2026HouseUtilities Committee: Do PassPassed7–0
yes (7) Alonso Sandoval, Blair, Chapman, Dobrinski, Kendrix, Lay, Menz
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 4, 2026HouseEnergy And Natural Resources Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed11–1
yes (11) Alonso Sandoval, Boles, Caldwell, Chapman, Cornwell, Deck, Dobrinski, George, Grego, Luttrell, Patzkowsky
no (1) West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 23, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed89–4 6 excused
yes (89) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Johns, Kane, Kannady, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Menz, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Norwood, Olsen, Osburn, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Schreiber, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Stewart, Stinson, Strom, Tedford, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, Waldron, West, West, West, Wilk, Williams, Wolfley, Woolley, Worthen
excused (6) Clinton, Humphrey, Lawson, Newton, Pfeiffer, Steagall
no (4) Gann, Jenkins, Sterling, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Official text & documents
- Committee Amendment · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Engrossed · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (House) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Floor (Senate) · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- House Committee Substitute · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Introduced · PDF on oklegislature.gov
- Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · PDF on oklegislature.gov
3 committee reports and other documents
Official bill page: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4246&session=2600
Timeline 19 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Kannady
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb. 9, 2026HouseWithdrawn from Rules Committee
- Feb. 9, 2026HouseReferred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
- Feb. 9, 2026HouseReferred to Utilities
- Feb. 18, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Utilities
- Feb. 18, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Green (principal Senate author)
- March 4, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
- March 23, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 23, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 4
- March 23, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 24, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 24, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Energy Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- April 9, 2026SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy committee; CR filed
- April 9, 2026SenateReferred to Appropriations
- April 20, 2026SenateWithdrawn from Appropriations committee
- April 20, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
On committee agendas 3
- Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 3:00 p.m. — House Utilities · Room 206
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight · Room 450
- Thursday, April 9, 2026, 9:30 a.m. — Senate Energy · Room 230
Momentum: 57 of 100
| Stage (Passed committee (second chamber)) | 31 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (39 days before May 29, 2026) | 13 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 3 / 10 |
| Bipartisan sponsorship | 0 / 10 |
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.