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HB 1399OKLAHOMASession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Oklahoma House Bill 1399 restricts bond project substitutions and adjusts expenditure thresholds

Original title: Public indebtedness; Bond Issue Proceeds Act; expenditure of certain allocated monies; like-kind projects prohibition; effective date.

Last action · February 4, 2025: Second Reading referred to Rules

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What This Bill Proposed

Official description

Public indebtedness; Bond Issue Proceeds Act; expenditure of certain allocated monies; like-kind projects prohibition; effective date.

Why it matters

Changes how strictly local governments and school districts must adhere to original bond project plans, altering the rules for reallocating surplus funds or altering approved infrastructure and school investments.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

School districts

Must follow new voting requirements to substitute bond projects and adhere to modified expenditure thresholds.

Directly affected

Local electors

Gain voting rights on any proposed substitution of previously approved bond projects.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can a school district replace an approved bond project with a similar project without voter approval?

No. House Bill 1399 explicitly prohibits school districts from substituting previously approved bond issue projects with unless approved by a sixty percent (60%) vote of the electorate at a regularly scheduled election.

What percentage of bond proceeds must be spent on the specific projects published before the election?

The bill requires governmental entities to spend not less than seventy percent (70%) of the monies allocated to each specific project as published, changed from the previous eighty-five percent threshold.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

3 actions

Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
Second Reading referred to Rules
Feb 3, 2025House
Authored by Representative Provenzano
Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroduced
First Reading

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

State of Oklahoma, Provenzano

locationState of Oklahoma“Jurisdiction considering the legislation”Map →

PersonProvenzano“Primary sponsor of House Bill 1399”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.oklegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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Significance20
Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
Controversy25
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Entertainment5
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