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HB3749 • 2026

Counties and county officers; authorizing certain county officers to employ a general counsel; effective date.

Counties and county officers; authorizing certain county officers to employ a general counsel; effective date.

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Sponsor
Travis
Last action
2026-04-01
Official status
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Counties and county officers; authorizing certain county officers to employ a general counsel; effective date.

Counties and county officers; authorizing certain county officers to employ a general counsel; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Counties and county officers; authorizing certain county officers to employ a general counsel; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3749 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/27/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3749 (House): Committee Substitute (3/25/2026)

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB3749 FA1 OsburnMi-SP 3/25/2026 9:07:35 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Mike Osburn Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3749 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By striking the Title.

  • HB3749 FA1 OsburnMi-SP 3/25/2026 9:07:35 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Mike Osburn Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3749 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By striking the Title.
Filed

Plain English: HB3749 POLPCS1 Erick Harris-MJ 2/17/2026 1:35:48 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Erick Harris Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3749 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.

  • HB3749 POLPCS1 Erick Harris-MJ 2/17/2026 1:35:48 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Erick Harris Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3749 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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  • 16308 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.
  • 3749 By: Harris PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to counties and county officers; amending 19 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary

  2. 2026-03-30 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  3. 2026-03-30 Senate

    First Reading

  4. 2026-03-25 House

    General Order

  5. 2026-03-25 House

    Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)

  6. 2026-03-25 House

    Amended

  7. 2026-03-25 House

    Title stricken

  8. 2026-03-25 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 15

  9. 2026-03-25 House

    Referred for engrossment

  10. 2026-03-04 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee

  11. 2026-03-04 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Harris

  12. 2026-02-26 House

    Remove Representative Harris as principal House author and substitute with Representative Travis

  13. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  14. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  15. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Harris

Official Summary Text

Counties and county officers; authorizing certain county officers to employ a general counsel; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3749 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/27/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3749 (House): Committee Substitute (3/25/2026)

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3749 By: Travis and Harris of the
House

and

Gollihare of the Senate

[ counties and county officers - authorized
employment of legal counsel - general counsel –
noncodification - effective date ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 527, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 527. A. The sheriff, treasurer, clerk, court clerk,
each individual county commissioner, or assessor in a county shall
have the authority to employ a general counsel, either in-house as a
staff attorney or through an outside law firm, to advise or
represent that officer and his or her office in the performance of
the official duties of that office. The Board of County
Commissioners shall approve all contracts for outside counsel. A
general counsel employed pursuant to this section shall be
compensated from the funds of the employing county office.

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B. The sheriff may employ outside counsel pursuant to this
section to provide immediate representation to a deputy of the
sheriff in a deputy-involved shooting incident; provided, the
sheriff shall not continue payment to the counsel if the deputy
involved is charged with any crime arising from the incident.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
Passed the House of Representatives the 25th day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate