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OklahomaHB 4316Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse

Rural water districts; removing certain limitations prohibiting the organizing of a district; emergency.

Sponsored By: Gerrid Kendrix (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Easier to form rural water districts

The law removes the old cutoff that only let corporations formed before December 1, 1988 organize a rural water district. Now any corporation can organize a district to provide rural water service, under existing state rules. This section does not allow creating or reorganizing a solid waste management district. The change takes effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Gerrid Kendrix

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Brent Howard

    Republican • Senate

  • Ken Luttrell

    Republican • House

  • Aletia Timmons

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 163 • No: 7

Senate vote • 5/4/2026

THIRD READING

Yes: 47 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

Committee vote: Energy

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

emergency

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 3/9/2026

THIRD READING

Yes: 83 • No: 6

House vote • 2/25/2026

DO PASS

Yes: 14 • No: 0

House vote • 2/11/2026

DO PASS

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor 05/11/2026

    5/11/2026House

  2. Sent to Governor

    5/5/2026House

  3. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

    5/5/2026Senate

  4. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

    5/5/2026House

  5. Referred for enrollment

    5/4/2026House

  6. Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

    5/4/2026Senate

  7. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 1

    5/4/2026Senate

  8. General Order, Considered

    5/4/2026Senate

  9. Placed on General Order

    4/28/2026Senate

  10. Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed

    4/23/2026Senate

  11. Second Reading referred to Energy

    4/1/2026Senate

  12. Coauthored by Representative Timmons

    3/24/2026Senate

  13. First Reading

    3/10/2026Senate

  14. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    3/10/2026House

  15. Referred for engrossment

    3/9/2026House

  16. Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 6

    3/9/2026House

  17. General Order

    3/9/2026House

  18. CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

    2/25/2026House

  19. Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)

    2/11/2026House

  20. Coauthored by Representative(s) Luttrell

    2/11/2026House

  21. Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy

    2/11/2026House

  22. Referred to Energy

    2/3/2026House

  23. Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

    2/3/2026House

  24. Authored by Representative Kendrix

    2/2/2026House

  25. First Reading

    2/2/2026House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    5/4/2026

    PDF

  • Floor (Senate)

    4/27/2026

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report

    4/23/2026

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    3/10/2026

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    3/2/2026

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    2/25/2026

    PDF

  • House Committee Substitute

    2/25/2026

    PDF

  • House Policy Committee Report

    2/11/2026

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/15/2026

    PDF

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