HB 3087 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Civil procedure; garnishment; extending garnishee response time; effective date.

HB 3087 extends the response time for garnishees (like employers or banks) handling wage garnishment notices in Oklahoma. It changes the deadline from 10 days to 30 days for garnishees to file their response after receiving a garnishment summons, and updates related deadlines for defendants to object (from 5 to 30 days). This bill directly affects employers, banks, and individuals subject to wage garnishment by providing more time to respond to legal notices. The change modifies specific sections of Oklahoma's civil procedure code (12 O.S. Sections 1172.1 and 1173) without altering the underlying garnishment process or financial requirements.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 23, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was amended to change the garnishment response timeline from 30 days to 21 days and to add a requirement for a written objection process before a garnishee summons can be issued. These changes aim to provide defendants with a specific window to contest garnishment requests and to streamline the issuance of summonses when no objection is filed.

Scope change

The scope of the garnishment procedure was modified to include new pre-issuance objection requirements and adjusted timeframes for responding to garnishment notices.

TIMELINE

The time limit for a garnishee to respond to a summons was reduced from 30 days to 21 days.

The deadline for a defendant to file a motion to quash a summons after a hearing was shortened from 30 days to 21 days.

The deadline for a garnishee to file an answer and pay withheld funds was changed to the earlier of the end of the current pay period or 30 days from service.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added mandating that a garnishee summons cannot be issued until the defendant has been served with a specific notice and has had the opportunity to file a written objection within five days.

Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

95–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 100

Mar 26, 2026

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican82

77 Yea 5

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 26, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (95-0-5)

house

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 0

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors