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HB4303 • 2026

Cities and towns; publication; municipal ordinances; effective date.

Cities and towns; publication; municipal ordinances; effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Blair
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
Approved by Governor 04/17/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Cities and towns; publication; municipal ordinances; effective date.

Cities and towns; publication; municipal ordinances; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Cities and towns; publication; municipal ordinances; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4303 (House): Introduced (2/19/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 House

    Approved by Governor 04/17/2026

  2. 2026-04-16 House

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  3. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  4. 2026-04-16 House

    Sent to Governor

  5. 2026-04-15 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  6. 2026-04-15 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0

  7. 2026-04-15 Senate

    Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

  8. 2026-04-15 House

    Referred for enrollment

  9. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  10. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed

  11. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Local and County Government

  12. 2026-03-23 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  13. 2026-03-23 Senate

    First Reading

  14. 2026-03-17 House

    General Order

  15. 2026-03-17 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 0

  16. 2026-03-17 House

    Referred for engrossment

  17. 2026-03-05 House

    CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee

  18. 2026-03-05 House

    Authored by Senator Gillespie (principal Senate author)

  19. 2026-02-18 House

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

  20. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

  21. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to County and Municipal Government

  22. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  23. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Blair

Official Summary Text

Cities and towns; publication; municipal ordinances; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4303 (House): Introduced (2/19/2026)

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4303 By: Blair of the House

and

Gillespie of the Senate

An Act relating to cities and towns; amending 11 O.S.
2021, Section 14-106, which relates to the
requirement of publication of municipal ordinances;
modifying requirement to publish ordinance to thirty
days after passage; and providing an effective date.

SUBJECT: Cities and towns

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 14-106, is
amended to read as follows:

Section 14-106. No ordinance having any subject other than the
appropriation of monies shall be in force unless published or posted
within fifteen (15) thirty (30) days after its passage. Every
municipal ordinance shall be published at least once in full, except
as provided for in Section 14-107 of this title. When publishing
the ordinance, the publisher or managing officer of the newspaper
shall prefix to the ordinance a line in brackets stating the date of
publication as "Published _______", giving the month, day, and year
of publication.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

ENR. H. B. NO. 4303 Page 2
Passed the House of Representatives the 17th day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 15th day of April, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________