Public finance; State Finance Act; reporting; budget request procedures; fund allotment procedures; fund transfer procedures; administration; effective date.
HB 3944 consolidates four Oklahoma state agencies - Department of Central Services, Office of Personnel Management, Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council, and State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board - into a single Office of Management and Enterprise Services. It requires state agencies to submit detailed budget requests with performance metrics and track federal funds (like CARES and ARPA) through weekly and quarterly public reports. The bill also updates fund transfer procedures, eliminates outdated references in financial rules, and mandates clearer reporting on budget requests to the Legislature. These changes directly affect state agencies managing public funds and aim to modernize financial transparency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 6, 2026
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The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, resulting in significant formatting changes and the addition of new reporting requirements. The most substantive policy change is the addition of a mandate for the Director of Management and Enterprise Services to publish a quarterly report on federal funds drawn down from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) on the state's website. Other changes include minor text adjustments to section headers and the removal of a line break in the duties section.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged; it still governs the consolidation of state agencies and the duties of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new requirement for the Director of Management and Enterprise Services to provide a quarterly public report on expenditures of federal ARPA funds.
TECHNICAL
Adjusted section numbering and formatting, including adding page headers and modifying the text of Section 1 to remove a line break.
Changed the header from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and updated the bill title to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 3944'.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 50
Apr 29, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican41
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/05/2026
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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