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HB3652 • 2026

Courts; defining term; codification; effective date.

Courts; defining term; codification; effective date.

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Sponsor
Kannady
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Courts; defining term; codification; effective date.

Courts; defining term; codification; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Courts; defining term; codification; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3652 (House): Introduced (2/26/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 House

    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

  2. 2026-02-19 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer

  3. 2026-02-16 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  4. 2026-02-16 House

    Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  5. 2026-02-16 House

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

  6. 2026-02-12 House

    Remove Representative Stinson as principal House author and substitute with Representative Kannady

  7. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  8. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  9. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Stinson

Official Summary Text

Courts; defining term; codification; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3652 (House): Introduced (2/26/2026)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 3652 By: Stinson

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to courts; defining term; 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 121.3 of Title 20, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
For purposes of Section 129 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, the term "municipal judge" shall mean any full-time judge
presiding over a court of record in the State of Oklahoma who is not
practicing law as a licensed attorney.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-15709 GRS 01/04/26