HB 4139 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Home service contracts; Oklahoma Home Warranty Transparency Act; posting fees; requiring certification; claims; time frame; codification; effective date.

HB 4139, the Oklahoma Home Warranty Transparency Act, requires home warranty companies to clearly post all fees and detailed pricing (including labor and parts costs) in their physical offices and on their websites. It mandates that repair personnel must be bonded, insured, licensed, or provide proof of required training, and companies must provide license or certification details to customers within 24 hours of a request. Additionally, companies must arrange for a claim assessment within 48 hours of a customer submitting a warranty claim. The bill directly affects home warranty providers and their customers by increasing transparency and service timelines. It becomes effective November 1, 2026.

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 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change the posting location for company fees from 'inconspicuous' to 'conspicuous' to ensure customers can easily see pricing. The committee reporting body was updated from the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee to the Business and Insurance Committee, reflecting the bill's subject matter. Minor text corrections were made to terms like 'repair personnel' and the act's short title.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for home warranty companies to post fees and pricing from an 'inconspicuous' location to a 'conspicuous' location to improve customer transparency.

TECHNICAL

Updated the committee report attribution from the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee to the Business and Insurance Committee.

Corrected the short title of the act to explicitly mention 'creating' the Oklahoma Home Service Act and added a reference to a short title provision.

Fixed a typo changing 'personnel' to 'personnl' in the section regarding licensed repair workers.

Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2026

How they voted

90–5

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 100

Mar 24, 2026

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican82

72 Yea 5 Nay 5

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 5

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors