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HB4409 • 2026

Housing; Legislative Workforce Housing Committee; Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; rules; meetings; codification; effective date.

Housing; Legislative Workforce Housing Committee; Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; rules; meetings; codification; effective date.

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

Plain English Breakdown

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Housing; Legislative Workforce Housing Committee; Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; rules; meetings; codification; effective date.

Housing; Legislative Workforce Housing Committee; Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; rules; meetings; codification; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Housing; Legislative Workforce Housing Committee; Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; rules; meetings; codification; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4409 (House): Introduced (2/3/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4409 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/17/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 16528 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) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 4409 By: Blancett POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to housing; creating the Legislative Workforce Housing Committee; directing Committee to increase access to affordable housing; granting rulemaking authority; directing Committee to work with the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; providing for codification; providing for a sunset date; and providing an effective date.
Filed

Plain English: HB4409 POLPCS1 Meloyde Blancett-TKR 2/17/2026 1:04:54 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Meloyde Blancett Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB4409 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.

  • HB4409 POLPCS1 Meloyde Blancett-TKR 2/17/2026 1:04:54 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Meloyde Blancett Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB4409 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.
  • 16451 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.
  • 4409 By: Blancett PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to housing; creating the Legislative Workforce Housing Committee; directing Committee to increase access to affordable housing; granting rulemaking authority; directing Committee to work with the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; providing for codification; providing for a sunset date; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 House

    Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government

  2. 2026-02-19 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Kerbs

  3. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

  4. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to General Government

  5. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  6. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Blancett

Official Summary Text

Housing; Legislative Workforce Housing Committee; Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; rules; meetings; codification; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4409 (House): Introduced (2/3/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4409 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/17/2026)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 4409 By: Blancett

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to housing; creating the Legislative
Workforce Housing Committee; directing Committee to
increase access to affordable housing; granting
rulemaking authority; directing Committee to work
with the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; 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 2904 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created the Legislative Workforce Housing
Committee for the purpose of assisting in carrying out the goals of
the Oklahoma Housing Stability Program in Section 2903 of this title
and providing policy improvements to make the program meet the
changing needs of the state.
B. The Committee shall be bicameral and bipartisan and consist
of the following:

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1. One co-chair appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House
of Representatives;
2. One co-chair appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
Oklahoma State Senate;
3. One vice-chair appointed by the Minority Party Leader of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives;
4. One vice-chair appointed by the Minority Party Leader of the
Oklahoma State Senate; and
5. The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the
President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate shall appoint the
Committee members in cooperation with the Committee chairs and vice-
chairs. There shall be an equal number of additional members from
the House and Senate and shall be equal in party affiliation.
C. The rules and meeting schedule shall be established by the
chairs and vice-chairs of the Committee and shall be approved by
members.
D. The Committee shall work with the Oklahoma Housing Finance
Agency to jointly administer the Oklahoma Housing Stability Program
and improve access to affordable housing throughout the state. The
Committee may seek input from a variety of stakeholders throughout
the state and if needed and desired, bring in expertise from out of
state to advise and counsel the Committee members on potential
actions, policy changes, and statutes that assist to achieve the
Committee's objectives.

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

60-2-14273 TKR 01/14/26