2026 Regular Session
HB3727
Lobbying regulation; political subdivisions; public funds; lobbyist; former members of the Legislature; effective date.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
Likes
No public reasoning provided.
No public reasoning provided.
HB 3727 would bar local governments from spending public dollars on lobbyists, especially former legislators. The goal is to keep taxpayer funds focused on core services and limit the influence of paid lobbyists using public funds.
An Act relating to lobbying regulation; prohibiting political subdivisions from spending public funds on hiring a lobbyist or paying a nonprofit state association or organization that hires lobbyists.
No public reasoning provided.
Yes, please add former members cannot be appointed to positions in Government for 6 years. "Beginning on January 1, 2027, no former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives or the Oklahoma State Senate may work or register as a lobbyist until six (6) years after their last term has expired. Former members of the Legislature who have become registered lobbyists prior to January 1, 2027, shall not be eligible for renewal of their registration until six (6) years after their last term has expired."
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 19, 2026 · House
House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Failed
2 yea–6 nay
Committee referrals
February 3, 2026 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
February 3, 2026 · House
Civil Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Referred to Civil Judiciary
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House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Shaw
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House First Reading