HB3091 • 2026

Counties and county officers; elected county officials; principal residence; dereliction of duty; effective date.

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Sponsor: Dobrinski
Last action: 2026-02-23
Official status: Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute County and Municipal Government
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Counties and county officers; elected county officials; principal residence; dereliction of duty; effective date.

What This Bill Does

Counties and county officers; elected county officials; principal residence; dereliction of duty; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3091 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/16/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3091 (House): Introduced (2/16/2026)

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Amendments

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Policy Committee Recommendation

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

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16622 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
3091 By: Dobrinski POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to counties and county officers; requiring elected county officials to maintain principal residence for a minimum of eighty percent of their term; clarifying failure to do so is dereliction of duty; permitting the county commissioners and district attorneys to remove noncompliant officers; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1

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Filed

Plain English: HB3091 POLPCS1 Mike Dobrinski-MJ 2/5/2026 3:08:13 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Mike Dobrinski Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3091 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

HB3091 POLPCS1 Mike Dobrinski-MJ 2/5/2026 3:08:13 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Mike Dobrinski Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3091 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
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16119 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
3091 By: Dobrinski PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to counties and county officers; requiring elected county officials to maintain principal residence for a minimum of eighty percent of their term; clarifying failure to do so is dereliction of duty; permitting the county commissioners and district attorneys to remove noncompliant officers; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

2026-02-23 House
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute County and Municipal Government
2026-02-03 House
Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
2026-02-03 House
Referred to County and Municipal Government
2026-02-02 House
First Reading
2026-02-02 House
Authored by Representative Dobrinski

Official Summary Text

Counties and county officers; elected county officials; principal residence; dereliction of duty; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3091 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/16/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3091 (House): Introduced (2/16/2026)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 3091 By: Dobrinski

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to counties and county officers;
requiring elected county officials to maintain
principal residence for a minimum of eighty percent
of their term; clarifying failure to do so is
dereliction of duty; permitting the county
commissioners and district attorneys to remove
noncompliant officers; providing for codification;
and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 131.2 of Title 19, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Any elected county official in the State of Oklahoma shall
maintain a principal residence within their jurisdiction and occupy
that principal residence for a minimum of eighty percent (80%) of
their term. Failure to comply with this section shall qualify as
dereliction of duty by the elected county official and the county
commissioners and the district attorney may begin proceedings to
remove the elected county official from office. For purposes of

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this section, "principal residence" shall have the same meaning as
defined in Section 131.1 of this title.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-15089 MJ 12/29/25