HB 3091 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Counties and county officers; elected county officials; principal residence; dereliction of duty; effective date.

HB 3091 requires elected county officials in Oklahoma (such as commissioners, sheriffs, or clerks) to live in the county they serve for at least 70% of their term. Officials who fail to meet this requirement would be deemed in "dereliction of duty," allowing county commissioners or the district attorney to initiate removal proceedings. The bill uses the existing legal definition of "principal residence" (from Section 131.1 of Title 19) to determine compliance. It will take effect on November 1, 2026.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Feb 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended by the House Policy Committee to change the minimum residence requirement for elected county officials from 80% to 70% of their term. The document was also reclassified from an introduced bill to a proposed policy committee substitute, indicating it has undergone committee review and modification.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on county officials and their residence requirements, but the threshold for compliance was lowered.

REQUIREMENT

The minimum time elected county officials must maintain a principal residence in their jurisdiction was reduced from 80% to 70% of their term.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reclassified from 'Introduced' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' indicating it has been processed through the House Policy Committee.

The bill number in the header was updated to reflect the committee substitute designation (HB3091 POLPCS1).

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Committee

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute County and Municipal Government

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to County and Municipal Government

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors