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HB3435 • 2026

Cities and towns; municipal bond proposals; one subject; ballot title; effective date.

Cities and towns; municipal bond proposals; one subject; ballot title; effective date.

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Sponsor
Wilk
Last action
2026-04-01
Official status
Second Reading referred to Rules
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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Cities and towns; municipal bond proposals; one subject; ballot title; effective date.

Cities and towns; municipal bond proposals; one subject; ballot title; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Cities and towns; municipal bond proposals; one subject; ballot title; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3435 (House): Introduced (2/16/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3435 (House): Floor Amendment 1 (3/11/2026)

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB3435 FA1 WilkJo-MJ(Untimely Filed) 3/10/2026 9:32:43 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Jonathan Wilk Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3435 Of the printed Bill Page 1 Section 1 Lines 24 Of the Engrossed Bill By inserting after the word "municipality" the following: "unless otherwise provided for in the ballot proposal.

  • HB3435 FA1 WilkJo-MJ(Untimely Filed) 3/10/2026 9:32:43 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Jonathan Wilk Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3435 Of the printed Bill Page 1 Section 1 Lines 24 Of the Engrossed Bill By inserting after the word "municipality" the following: "unless otherwise provided for in the ballot proposal.
  • Nothing in this section shall prevent funds from being transferred to another department, director, or agency within the municipality provided that the funds are used for the project contained within the bond proposal."

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  2. 2026-03-12 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  3. 2026-03-12 Senate

    First Reading

  4. 2026-03-11 House

    General Order

  5. 2026-03-11 House

    Amended

  6. 2026-03-11 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0

  7. 2026-03-11 House

    Referred for engrossment

  8. 2026-03-03 House

    CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee

  9. 2026-02-18 House

    Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government

  10. 2026-02-18 House

    Authored by Senator Standridge (principal Senate author)

  11. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

  12. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to County and Municipal Government

  13. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  14. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Wilk

Official Summary Text

Cities and towns; municipal bond proposals; one subject; ballot title; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3435 (House): Introduced (2/16/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3435 (House): Floor Amendment 1 (3/11/2026)

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3435 By: Wilk of the House

and

Standridge of the Senate

An Act relating to cities and towns; requiring
municipal bond proposals to contain one subject and
express subject in ballot title; clarifying that
multiple proposals shall be permitted; providing
circumstances that may determine whether proposal
violates act; allowing for the transfer of funds;
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 13-113 of Title 26, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Every municipal bond proposal to be voted on by the citizens
of that municipality shall contain only one subject and the subject
shall be expressed and defined in its ballot title.
B. Multiple bond proposals shall be permitted to be on the same
ballot, provided they require separate votes to be cast.
C. A bond proposal may violate this act if the monies raised
through the bond are appropriated and spent by more than a single

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agency, department, or director within the municipality unless
otherwise provided for in the ballot proposal. Nothing in this
section shall prevent funds from being transferred to another
department, director, or agency within the municipality, provided
that the funds are used for the project contained within the bond
proposal.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the _______ day of __________, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate