Receivership; creating the Uniform Commercial Receivership Act; property interests; receivers; security; sanctions; reports; effective date.
HB 4236 creates Oklahoma's "Uniform Commercial Receivership Act," establishing standardized procedures for court-appointed receivers managing property in debt or dispute cases. It directly affects creditors, debtors, courts, and receivers by defining key terms (like "receivership property" and "secured party"), requiring courts to provide notice and hearing before appointing a receiver, and clarifying that government property is excluded from the act. Key mechanisms include setting rules for receivers to operate (e.g., needing court approval for selling property or entering contracts), outlining how proceeds from receivership must be distributed to creditors, and ensuring receivers have the same legal standing as lienholders. The bill aims to create uniformity in receivership cases across Oklahoma, replacing inconsistent local practices with a clear statutory framework.
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 16, 2026
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The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate version, which includes updated headers and a minor reordering of the 'Affiliate' definition to align with Senate formatting standards. The substantive legal content, including the Uniform Commercial Receivership Act provisions, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Updated document headers to reflect 'Senate Floor Version' and added co-sponsor information for Howard of the Senate.
DEFINITION
Reordered the list of family relationships within the 'Affiliate' definition to match Senate formatting conventions, though the legal meaning is identical.
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2026
How they voted
91–5
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Mar 23, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican82
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 5
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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