HB 43162026
bill
2026 Regular Session · House bill
HB 4316
Rural water districts; removing certain limitations prohibiting the organizing of a district; emergency.
Environment, water & wildlifeAgriculture & rural lifeEnergy & utilitiesOil, gas, energy & utilities industry how tagged
Official title shown; Open States carries no separate summary for Oklahoma bills. See the AI analysis below.
Enacted Last action May 11, 2026: Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
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Authors & coauthors 4
- Principal House author
- Gerrid Kendrix R
- Principal Senate author
- Brent Howard R
- House coauthors
- Aletia Timmons D, Ken Luttrell 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 3
| Referred | Chamber | Committee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Energy and Natural Resources Oversight | Passed (committee substitute) Feb. 25, 2026 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Energy | Passed Feb. 11, 2026 |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Energy | Passed April 23, 2026 |
Roll-call votes 5
Feb. 11, 2026HouseEnergy Committee: Do PassPassed11–0
yes (11) Archer, Bashore, Deck, Hefner, Lepak, Lowe, Luttrell, Moore, Roberts, Tedford, Waldron
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
Feb. 25, 2026HouseEnergy And Natural Resources Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By CsPassed14–0
yes (14) Alonso Sandoval, Archer, Boles, Chapman, Cornwell, Deck, Dobrinski, Dollens, George, Grego, Luttrell, Patzkowsky, Pfeiffer, West
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
March 9, 2026HouseThird ReadingPassed83–6 10 excused
yes (83) Adams, Alonso Sandoval, Banning, Bashore, Blair, Blancett, Boles, Caldwell, Cantrell, Chapman, Clinton, Cornwell, Crosswhite Hader, Culver, Deck, Dempsey, Dobrinski, Dollens, Duel, Eaves, Fetgatter, Ford, Fugate, George, Gise, Grego, Hader, Hall, Hardin, Harris, Hasenbeck, Hays, Hefner, Hildebrant, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Kelley, Kendrix, Kerbs, Lawson, Lay, Lepak, Lowe, Manger, Marti, May, Maynard, McCane, Miller, Moore, Mr. Speaker, Munson, Newton, Norwood, Olsen, Pae, Patzkowsky, Pogemiller, Provenzano, Ranson, Roberts, Roe, Rosecrants, Shaw, Smith, Sneed, Staires, Stark, Steagall, Sterling, Stewart, Strom, Timmons, Townley, Travis, Turner, Waldron, West, West, Wilk, Wolfley, Woolley
no (6) Archer, Caldwell, Gann, Jenkins, Kane, West
excused (10) Kannady, Luttrell, Menz, Osburn, Pfeiffer, Stinson, Tedford, West, Williams, Worthen
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
April 23, 2026SenateDo PassPassed8–0
yes (8) Boren, Dossett, Frix, Green, Jett, Rader, Thompson, Woods
Official vote record: oklegislature.gov
May 4, 2026SenateThird ReadingPassed47–1
yes (47) Alvord, Bergstrom, Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Daniels, Dossett, Frix, Gillespie, Gollihare, Goodwin, Green, Grellner, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines, Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern, Kirt, Logan, Mann, McIntosh, Murdock, Nice, Paxton, Pederson, Prieto, Pugh, Rader, Reinhardt, Rosino, Sacchieri, Seifried, Standridge, Stanley, Stewart, Thompson, Weaver, Wingard, Woods
no (1) Deevers
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
- 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=HB4316&session=2600
Timeline 25 actions
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseFirst Reading
- Feb. 2, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Kendrix
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
- Feb. 3, 2026HouseReferred to Energy
- Feb. 11, 2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy
- Feb. 11, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Luttrell
- Feb. 11, 2026HouseAuthored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
- Feb. 25, 2026HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
- March 9, 2026HouseGeneral Order
- March 9, 2026HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 6
- March 9, 2026HouseReferred for engrossment
- March 10, 2026HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- March 10, 2026SenateFirst Reading
- March 24, 2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Timmons
- April 1, 2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Energy
- April 23, 2026SenateReported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed
- April 28, 2026SenatePlaced on General Order
- May 4, 2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- May 4, 2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 1
- May 4, 2026SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
- May 4, 2026HouseReferred for enrollment
- May 5, 2026HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 5, 2026SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 5, 2026HouseSent to Governor
- May 11, 2026HouseApproved by Governor 05/11/2026
On committee agendas 2
- Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, 9:00 a.m. — House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight · Room 450
- Thursday, April 23, 2026, 9:30 a.m. — Senate Energy · Room 230
Momentum: 100 of 100
| Stage (Enacted / adopted) | 50 / 50 |
|---|---|
| Recency (18 days before May 29, 2026) | 19 / 20 |
| Committee progress | 10 / 10 |
| Coauthors | 5 / 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.