OK HB 4459

died on adjournment

Waters and water rights; metering of wells; requiring Water Resources Board provide certain allocation of groundwater; permits; requirements; measurements; effective date.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did OK HB 4459 pass?

No. OK HB 4459 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 (2026-04-01): Second Reading referred to Energy

What is OK HB 4459 about?

OK HB 4459 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Waters and water rights; metering of wells; requiring Water Resources Board provide certain allocation of groundwater; permits; requirements; measurements; effective date.”.

Who sponsors OK HB 4459?

Newton, Jech are the primary sponsors of OK HB 4459.

Introduced: 2026-02-02
Latest action: 2026-04-01 — Second Reading referred to Energy
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-01
Second Reading referred to Energy
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: 65 Nays: 28
passage,reading-3
2026-03-11
Title stricken
2026-03-11
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-03-11
General Order
2026-03-04
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
committee-passage
2026-02-16
Authored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)
2026-02-16
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy
committee-passage
2026-02-03
Referred to Energy
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Authored by Representative Newton
2026-02-02
First Reading
introduction,reading-1

Versions

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Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation - - Amendment 1Compare
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1 Floor Amendment by CALDWELLCompare
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Documents

Votes

Energy Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-02-11 · pass · 8-2
Member-level votes (10)
- Bashore: yes
- Deck: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Archer: no
- Roberts: no
Energy And Natural Resources Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs
2026-03-04 · pass · 12-3
Member-level votes (15)
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Boles: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Chapman: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Deck: yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Dollens: yes
- George: yes
- Luttrell: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- Archer: no
- Grego: no
- West (R): no
Third Reading
2026-03-11 · pass · 65-28
Member-level votes (101)
- Alonso-Sandoval: yes
- Ford: yes
- Lepak: yes
- Schreiber: yes
- Bashore: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Stark: yes
- Blancett: yes
- George: yes
- Manger: yes
- Steagall: yes
- Boles: yes
- Gise: yes
- Marti: yes
- Sterling: yes
- Caldwell (C): yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Caldwell (T): yes
- Harris: yes
- McCane: yes
- Stinson: yes
- Cantrell: yes
- Hasenbeck: yes
- Miller: yes
- Strom: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Munson: yes
- Tedford: yes
- Clinton: yes
- Hildebrant: yes
- Newton: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Cornwell: yes
- Johns: yes
- Norwood: yes
- Townley: yes
- Culver: yes
- Kane: yes
- Pae: yes
- Waldron: yes
- Deck: yes
- Kelley: yes
- Patzkowsky: yes
- West (J): yes
- Dobrinski: yes
- Kendrix: yes
- Pfeiffer: yes
- West (K): yes
- Dollens: yes
- Kerbs: yes
- Pogemiller: yes
- West (T): yes
- Duel: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Provenzano: yes
- Worthen: yes
- Eaves: yes
- Lay: yes
- Rosecrants: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Fetgatter: yes
- Adams: no
- Hays: no
- Ranson: no
- Travis: no
- Archer: no
- Hill: no
- Roberts: no
- Turner: no
- Blair: no
- Humphrey: no
- Roe: no
- West (R): no
- Crosswhite Hader: no
- Jenkins: no
- Shaw: no
- Wilk: no
- Gann: no
- Maynard: no
- Smith: no
- Williams: no
- Grego: no
- Moore: no
- Sneed: no
- Wolfley: no
- Hardin: no
- Olsen: no
- Staires: no
- Woolley: no
- Banning: excused
- Kannady: excused
- Menz: excused
- Osburn: excused
- Dempsey: excused
- Luttrell: excused
- VACANCY:: other
- 2: other

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