OK HB 3970
enactedCourt reporters; duties and salaries; remote availability; transcripts; certifications; continuing education; shorthand reporter examinations; methods; effective date; emergency.
Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did OK HB 3970 pass?
Yes. OK HB 3970 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
What is OK HB 3970 about?
OK HB 3970 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Court reporters; duties and salaries; remote availability; transcripts; certifications; continuing education; shorthand reporter examinations; methods; effective date; emergency.”.
Who sponsors OK HB 3970?
Caldwell (Trey), Hall are the primary sponsors of OK HB 3970.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-05-12 — Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Caldwell (Trey)primary
- Hallprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-12
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
executive-signature
2026-05-06
Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-06
Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
2026-05-06
Enrolled, signed, to Senate
2026-05-06
Referred for enrollment
2026-05-06
Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0
passage
2026-05-06
SA's read, adopted
passage
2026-04-28
SA's received
2026-04-28
Engrossed to House
passage
2026-04-27
Referred for engrossment
2026-04-27
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
passage
2026-04-27
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
2026-04-13
Placed on General Order
2026-04-13
Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
2026-04-07
Referred to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-04-07
Emergency added
2026-04-07
Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2026-04-01
Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-12
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2026-03-12
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2026-03-11
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-11
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-11
General Order
2026-02-19
Emergency removed
2026-02-19
Authored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author)
2026-02-19
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-03
Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
2026-02-02
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
Versions
Documents
Votes
Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-02-17 · pass · 30-0
Member-level votes (30)
- Bashore: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Boles: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Ford: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Grego: yes
- Hill: yes
- Kane: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Manger: yes
- Miller: yes
- Munson: yes
- Newton: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Pae: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Strom: yes
- West (J): yes
- West (K): yes
- West (T): yes
Third Reading
2026-03-11 · pass · 89-0
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- George: yes
- Marti: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Gise: yes
- May: yes
- Staires: yes
- Archer: yes
- Grego: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Stark: yes
- Banning: yes
- Hardin: yes
- McCane: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hays: yes
- Munson: yes
- Strom: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hefner: yes
- Newton: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hill: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Travis: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Osburn: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Johns: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (J): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (K): yes
- Deck: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- West (R): yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Ranson: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dollens: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Duel: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Roe: yes
- Williams: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lay: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Manger: yes
- Smith: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Gann: yes
- Blair: excused
- Hall: excused
- Menz: excused
- Stewart: excused
- Caldwell (C): excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Pae: excused
- Townley: excused
- Dempsey: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Judiciary
2026-04-07 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Boren: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Howard: yes
- Jech: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Standridge: yes
- AMD HB3970 CA1 - ADOPTED: other
Third Reading
2026-04-27 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (48)
- Alvord: yes
- Gollihare: yes
- Jett: yes
- Reinhardt: yes
- Bergstrom: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Kern: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Boren: yes
- Green: yes
- Kirt: yes
- Sacchieri: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Grellner: yes
- Logan: yes
- Seifried: yes
- Bullard: yes
- Guthrie: yes
- McIntosh: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Burns: yes
- Hall: yes
- Murdock: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Coleman: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Nice: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Haste: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Deevers: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Pederson: yes
- Weaver: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hines: yes
- Prieto: yes
- Wingard: yes
- Frix: yes
- Howard: yes
- Pugh: yes
- Woods: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Jech: yes
- Rader: yes
- Mann: excused
Fourth Reading
2026-05-06 · pass · 85-0
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Smith: yes
- Archer: yes
- Gann: yes
- Manger: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Bashore: yes
- George: yes
- Marti: yes
- Stark: yes
- Blair: yes
- Gise: yes
- May: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Grego: yes
- McCane: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hall: yes
- Menz: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hardin: yes
- Miller: yes
- Strom: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Harris: yes
- Moore: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hays: yes
- Newton: yes
- Townley: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Travis: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Hill: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (J): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (K): yes
- Culver: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (R): yes
- Deck: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (T): yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kannady: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Wilk: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dollens: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Duel: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lay: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Ford: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: excused
- Lawson: excused
- Pae: excused
- Steagall: excused
- Banning: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- Roe: excused
- Tedford: excused
- Hasenbeck: excused
- Maynard: excused
- Staires: excused
- Waldron: excused
- Humphrey: excused
- Munson: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
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