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HB4246 • 2026

Waters and water rights; authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with certain parties; effective date.

Waters and water rights; authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with certain parties; effective date.

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Sponsor
Kannady
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
Placed on General Order
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Waters and water rights; authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with certain parties; effective date.

Waters and water rights; authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with certain parties; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Waters and water rights; authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with certain parties; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4246 (House): Introduced (2/16/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4246 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (3/2/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4246 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4246 (Senate): Committee Substitute (4/13/2026) Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 4246 (Senate): HB4246 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 3887 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) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 4246 By: Kannady of the House and Green of the Senate COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to waters and water rights; amending 27A O.S.
Filed

Plain English: HB4246 FULLPCS1 Chris Kannady-JL 2/26/2026 9:48:34 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Chris Kannady Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB4246 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.

  • HB4246 FULLPCS1 Chris Kannady-JL 2/26/2026 9:48:34 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Chris Kannady Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB4246 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.
  • No.
  • 16653 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 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 4246 By: Kannady PROPOSED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to waters and water rights; amending 27A O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 Senate

    Withdrawn from Appropriations committee

  2. 2026-04-20 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  3. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy committee; CR filed

  4. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Referred to Appropriations

  5. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Energy Committee then to Appropriations Committee

  6. 2026-03-24 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  7. 2026-03-24 Senate

    First Reading

  8. 2026-03-23 House

    General Order

  9. 2026-03-23 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 4

  10. 2026-03-23 House

    Referred for engrossment

  11. 2026-03-04 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

  12. 2026-02-18 House

    Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Utilities

  13. 2026-02-18 House

    Authored by Senator Green (principal Senate author)

  14. 2026-02-09 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  15. 2026-02-09 House

    Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

  16. 2026-02-09 House

    Referred to Utilities

  17. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  18. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  19. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Kannady

Official Summary Text

Waters and water rights; authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with certain parties; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4246 (House): Introduced (2/16/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4246 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (3/2/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4246 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4246 (Senate): Committee Substitute (4/13/2026)
Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 4246 (Senate): HB4246 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4246 By: Kannady of the House

and

Green of the Senate

An Act relating to waters and water rights; amending
27A O.S. 2021, Section 2-6-103.1, which relates to
contracts for technical assistance programs;
authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality
to contract with certain suppliers; authorizing the
Department to use a portion of certain funds to
contract with certain parties; and providing an
effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2021, Section 2-6-103.1,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-6-103.1. The Department of Environmental Quality may,
to the extent funds are available, contract with the Oklahoma Rural
Water Association or qualified state suppliers for technical
assistance programs to rural water and wastewater system operators
throughout the state. The Department may use a portion of the funds
appropriated for grants and assistance programs to rural water and
small systems to contract with qualified state suppliers to provide
technical assistance programs to rural water and wastewater system

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operators throughout the state. Assistance in response to drinking
water or wastewater emergencies is also eligible. The Department
may contract with other nonprofit entities in addition to the
Oklahoma Rural Water Association or qualified state suppliers for
this purpose if the Department, in its discretion, determines that
those entities can and will provide equally effective and efficient
technical assistance services to rural water and wastewater system
operators throughout the state.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the _____ day of _______, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate