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2026 Regular Session

HB4459

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

Current disposition
Pending: Senate Energy
Last status date
April 1, 2026
Last status update
Second Reading referred to Energy
Pending committee
Energy
Author
Carl Newton
Co-sponsors
Darcy Jech

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House committee substitute February 16, 2026 House committee substitute March 4, 2026 House passed March 11, 2026 Sent to Senate March 12, 2026 Introduced in Senate March 12, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

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

February 11, 2026 · House

House: Energy Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

8 yea–2 nay

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March 4, 2026 · House

House: Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

12 yea–3 nay

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March 11, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

65 yea–28 nay · 6 absent

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Committee referrals

April 1, 2026 · Senate

Energy

February 3, 2026 · House

Energy

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Second Reading referred to Energy
  2. Senate First Reading
  3. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  4. House Referred for engrossment
  5. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 65 Nays: 28 View roll call
  6. House Title stricken
  7. House Amended
  8. House General Order
  9. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee View roll call
  10. House Authored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)
  11. House Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy
  12. House Referred to Energy
  13. House Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
  14. House Authored by Representative Newton
  15. House First Reading
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2082729
LegiScan session ID
2219
Source file
var/states/oklahoma/source/legiscan/2219-befa0395515d/bill/HB4459.json
Package observed
2026-07-18T22:26:27+00:00