Oklahoma HB3499, courts jurisdiction, special judges, passed
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Summary
Oklahoma HB3499 passed both chambers on March 11, 2026, modifying state court jurisdiction provisions regarding special judges and applications for court orders to issue titles. The bill received strong legislative support, passing the House 84-5 and unanimous Senate Judiciary Committee approval (7-0), with an effective date to be determined by the state.
What changed
Oklahoma HB3499 modifies the jurisdiction of special judges and establishes new procedures for applications for court orders to issue titles. The bill passed both chambers after committee amendments and will take effect on a date to be determined.
Affected parties including state courts, legal professionals, and consumers seeking title orders should prepare for operational changes once the bill becomes effective. Courts may need to update internal procedures for handling special judge jurisdiction matters, while legal practitioners should familiarize themselves with revised application requirements for court orders to issue titles.
What to do next
- Monitor for gubernatorial action and effective date announcement
- Review internal court procedures for compliance with new special judge jurisdiction requirements
- Update applications for court orders to issue titles per new requirements
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Oklahoma / HB3499 Passed HB3499 House Bill Passed 2026-03-11
Courts; jurisdiction of special judges; applications for court orders to issue titles; effective date.
Bill Details
State Oklahoma
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=h...
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Sponsors
Collin Duel (Rep - R) Brent Howard (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-07 S Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed 2026-04-01 S Second Reading referred to Judiciary 2026-03-11 S First Reading 2026-03-11 H Engrossed, signed, to Senate 2026-03-10 H Referred for engrossment 2026-03-10 H Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 5 2026-03-10 H Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author) 2026-03-10 H General Order 2026-02-25 H CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee 2026-02-03 H Second Reading referred to Rules 2026-02-02 H Authored by Representative Duel 2026-02-02 H First Reading
Votes
2026-02-24 House: Rules Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS Yea: 10 Nay: 0 2026-03-10 House: THIRD READING Yea: 84 Nay: 5 2026-04-07 Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS Yea: 7 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-03 H Rules 2026-04-01 S Judiciary
Amendments
2026-02-02 House Committee Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-14 Introduced 2026-02-25 Comm Sub 2026-03-02 Amended 2026-03-11 Engrossed Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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