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2026 Regular Session

HB3974

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

Current disposition
Pending: Senate
Last status date
April 23, 2026
Last status update
Placed on General Order
Author
Trey Caldwell
Co-sponsors
Lonnie PaxtonJudd StromJohn KaneJosh Cantrell

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House committee passed February 5, 2026 House committee passed February 26, 2026 House passed March 25, 2026 Sent to Senate March 26, 2026 Introduced in Senate March 26, 2026 Senate committee passed April 21, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 5, 2026 · House

House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

9 yea–0 nay

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February 26, 2026 · House

House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS

Passed

13 yea–0 nay

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March 25, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

86 yea–6 nay · 7 absent

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April 21, 2026 · Senate

Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

6 yea–2 nay

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Placed on General Order
  2. Senate Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
  3. Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
  4. Senate First Reading
  5. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  6. House Referred for engrossment
  7. House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 6 View roll call
  8. House Emergency added
  9. House Amended
  10. House General Order
  11. House House Rule suspended
  12. House Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
  13. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Strom
  14. House CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
  15. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Cantrell, Kane
  16. House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary View roll call
  17. House Referred to Civil Judiciary
  18. House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  19. House Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
  20. House First Reading
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2081681
LegiScan session ID
2219
Source file
var/states/oklahoma/source/legiscan/2219-befa0395515d/bill/HB3974.json
Package observed
2026-07-18T22:26:27+00:00