HB 3567: Elections; campaign funds; candidate; family members; services rendered; anti-kickback certification; Ethics Commission; penalties; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to replace the 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' version with the 'Floor Version' for the House of Representatives. This change updates the document's title, page numbering, and footer information to reflect that it is now the official version ready for floor consideration, while retaining the core policy language regarding campaign finance rules.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding campaign finance regulations remains unchanged; only the document metadata and versioning have been updated.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' and updated with 'Floor Version' status to indicate it is the final version before final passage.

Page numbers and footer text were updated to reflect the new versioning, including changing the page count from 4 to 5 and updating the committee report date and status.

A new header line 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' was added to clearly distinguish this version from the previous committee substitute.

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

MODERATE

The bill was amended to replace the original House Committee Substitute with a new Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute. The substantive policy language regarding campaign finance rules, vendor certifications, and penalties appears identical in both versions, but the document metadata was updated to reflect the new committee review status and a revised effective date for the bill's internal tracking.

Scope change

The scope of the legislation itself did not change; the amendments are limited to the procedural status of the bill, updating the committee designation and internal reference numbers.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute', indicating it has passed the House committee but is awaiting further action.

Internal document reference numbers were updated from 'Req. No. 16934' to 'Req. No. 16753' to match the new committee version.

The internal tracking date for the bill was updated to 02/25/26, replacing the previous 03/03/26 date.

The original header indicating this was a standard 'Committee Substitute' was removed and replaced with the new 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' header.

Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended from its original introduction to a House Committee Substitute version, incorporating significant policy changes. The primary updates include increasing the financial reporting threshold for vendors from $500 to $2,000, adding a requirement that all campaign compensation be paid directly from the candidate's account, and declaring an emergency to accelerate the effective date. Additionally, the bill's codification location was changed from Title 26 to Title 74.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by adding a new requirement that compensation to family members or other officials must be paid directly from the candidate's campaign account, and the enforcement threshold for vendor reporting was significantly raised.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement directing that compensation for campaign services must be paid directly from the candidate's campaign account.

Increased the aggregate payment threshold requiring an anti-kickback certification from $500 to $2,000.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from November 1, 2026, to July 1, 2026, and added a declaration of emergency.

TECHNICAL

Updated the statutory codification location from Section 15-100 of Title 26 to Section 4263 of Title 74.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a new section declaring an emergency to allow the bill to take effect immediately upon passage.

Elections; campaign funds; candidate; family members; services rendered; anti-kickback certification; Ethics Commission; penalties; effective date; emergency.

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