HB 4409 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Housing; Legislative Workforce Housing Committee; Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency; rules; meetings; codification; effective date.

HB 4409 creates a new bipartisan Legislative Workforce Housing Committee to improve Oklahoma's affordable housing access. The committee, composed of equal members from both legislative chambers and parties, will work directly with the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency to administer the state's Housing Stability Program and develop policy changes. It will establish its own meeting rules and may seek input from community groups or outside experts to address housing needs. The bill takes effect November 1, 2026, and does not change existing housing funding or programs.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change its title from 'Introduced' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute', indicating it has been reviewed and modified by the House Policy Committee. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, creating a Legislative Workforce Housing Committee to improve affordable housing access, but the amendment adds a sunset provision requiring the law to expire on November 1, 2031. Page numbers and reference numbers were updated to reflect the new document version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on creating a bicameral bipartisan committee to improve affordable housing, but now includes a sunset provision limiting its effectiveness to five years.

TIMELINE

Added a sunset provision requiring the law to cease having force and effect on November 1, 2031

TECHNICAL

Changed document title from 'As Introduced' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute'

Updated page reference numbers from 14273 to 16451

Added sunset date language to Section 1 subsection E

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Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to General Government

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors