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OK HB 3278

vetoed

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.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 3278 pass?

No. OK HB 3278 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): Vetoed 05/01/2026

What is OK HB 3278 about?

OK HB 3278 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 3278?

Pfeiffer, Howard are the primary sponsors of OK HB 3278.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-05-04 — Vetoed 05/01/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Pfeifferprimary
  • Howardprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-04

    Vetoed 05/01/2026

    executive-veto

  2. 2026-04-28

    Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-04-28

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  4. 2026-04-28

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  5. 2026-04-28

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-04-28

    Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

    passage

  7. 2026-04-28

    Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0

    passage

  8. 2026-04-28

    General Order, Considered

  9. 2026-04-16

    Placed on General Order

  10. 2026-04-14

    Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

    committee-passage

  11. 2026-04-01

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary

    reading-2,referral-committee

  12. 2026-03-11

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

  13. 2026-03-11

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    passage

  14. 2026-03-10

    Referred for engrossment

  15. 2026-03-10

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 4

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2026-03-10

    Coauthored by Representative(s) McCane

  17. 2026-03-10

    General Order

  18. 2026-02-24

    Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)

  19. 2026-02-24

    CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

    committee-passage

  20. 2026-02-05

    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

    committee-passage

  21. 2026-02-03

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-02-03

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

    reading-2,referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-02

    Authored by Representative Pfeiffer

  24. 2026-02-02

    First Reading

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Civil Judiciary Committee: Do Pass

    2026-02-05 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Culver: yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • West (T): yes

  • Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass

    2026-02-24 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Culver: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Schreiber: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Worthen: yes

  • Third Reading

    2026-03-10 · pass · 82-4

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Adams: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • McCane: yes
    • Steagall: yes
    • Archer: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Menz: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Norwood: yes
    • Tedford: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • Travis: yes
    • Clinton: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • Waldron: yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • West (K): yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Dollens: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • George: yes
    • May: yes
    • Gann: no
    • Jenkins: no
    • Shaw: no
    • West (R): no
    • Boles: excused
    • Ford: excused
    • Lawson: excused
    • Pogemiller: excused
    • Caldwell (C): excused
    • Hall: excused
    • Luttrell: excused
    • Schreiber: excused
    • Cantrell: excused
    • Kannady: excused
    • Munson: excused
    • Townley: excused
    • Fetgatter: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 2: other

  • Judiciary

    2026-04-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Boren: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rosino: yes

  • Third Reading

    2026-04-28 · pass · 45-0

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Standridge: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Boren: excused
    • Hicks: excused
    • Rosino: excused

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Official source

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3278&session=2600

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