OK HB 3974

died on adjournment

Government Tort Claims Act; housing of inmates; counties; cities; emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 3974 pass?

No. OK HB 3974 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-23): Placed on General Order

What is OK HB 3974 about?

OK HB 3974 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Government Tort Claims Act; housing of inmates; counties; cities; emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 3974?

Caldwell (Trey), Paxton are the primary sponsors of OK HB 3974.

Introduced: 2026-02-02
Latest action: 2026-04-23 — Placed on General Order
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-23
Placed on General Order
2026-04-21
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
committee-passage
2026-04-01
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-26
First Reading
introduction,reading-1
2026-03-26
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
passage
2026-03-25
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-25
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 6
passage,reading-3
2026-03-25
Emergency added
2026-03-25
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-03-25
General Order
2026-03-25
House Rule suspended
2026-02-26
Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
2026-02-26
Coauthored by Representative(s) Strom
2026-02-26
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-05
Coauthored by Representative(s) Cantrell, Kane
2026-02-05
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
committee-passage
2026-02-03
Referred to Civil Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
2026-02-02
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

Versions

2 Floor Amendment by CALDWELL (UNTIMELY FILED)Compare
1 Floor Amendment by CALDWELL (UNTIMELY FILED)Compare
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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
2026-02-26 · 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
2026-03-25 · pass · 86-6
Member-level votes (101)
- Adams: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Ford: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Smith: yes
- Archer: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Manger: yes
- Sneed: yes
- Banning: yes
- George: yes
- Marti: yes
- Staires: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Gise: yes
- May: yes
- Stark: yes
- Blair: yes
- Grego: yes
- Maynard: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Blancett: yes
- Hall: yes
- Menz: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Boles: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Miller: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Harris: yes
- Moore: yes
- Strom: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Munson: yes
- Townley: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hays: yes
- Newton: yes
- Travis: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Turner: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Hill: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Osburn: yes
- West (J): yes
- Crosswhite Hader: yes
- Johns: yes
- Pae: yes
- West (K): yes
- Culver: yes
- Kane: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (T): yes
- Deck: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dempsey: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- Wolfley: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Ranson: yes
- Woolley: yes
- Dollens: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Duel: yes
- Lay: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Gann: no
- McCane: no
- Timmons: no
- West (R): no
- Jenkins: no
- Shaw: no
- Hefner: excused
- Provenzano: excused
- Stinson: excused
- Wilk: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Roe: excused
- Tedford: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other
Judiciary
2026-04-21 · pass · 6-2
Member-level votes (8)
- Gollihare: yes
- Howard: yes
- Jech: yes
- Jett: yes
- Rosino: yes
- Standridge: yes
- Boren: no
- Brooks: no

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3974&session=2600

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