HB 1129 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Court fees; small claims court fee; increasing fee; effective date.

HB 1129 proposed increasing the court fee for small claims cases in Oklahoma. It specifically targeted small claims court filings, though an amendment removed "actions for forcible entry and detainer" from the affected cases. The bill would have directly impacted individuals and businesses filing small claims lawsuits by raising their required court fees. The amendment refined the scope of the fee increase to exclude certain property-related cases. The bill ultimately failed to pass during its third reading on March 12, 2025.

Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Failed

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from a committee version to the House floor version, primarily changing the document header and metadata to reflect its current status in the legislative process. The core policy content regarding the increase of small claims court filing fees from $45.85 to $85.00 for claims up to $5,000 remains unchanged.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's policy impact remains unchanged; only the document formatting and versioning information were modified.

TECHNICAL

The document title was updated to indicate it is the 'Floor Version' for the House of Representatives, replacing the previous 'Committee Amendment' header.

The header information was updated to reflect the 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) and list the full sponsors (Pogemiller, Deck, and Rader) instead of just the committee sponsor.

The amendment motion text was removed as it is no longer needed once the bill has been formally amended and is ready for floor consideration.

Page numbering and internal reference codes were updated to match the new floor version format.

Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

40–50

Failed · 10 other

Total votes 100

Mar 12, 2025

D Democratic19

16 Yea 3

84% Yea

R Republican81

24 Yea 50 Nay 7

61% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2025

Vote failed

House Vote: fail (40-50-10)

house

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors