Transportation; requiring the Department of Transportation to receive certain approval before taking certain action. Effective date.
SB 2049 requires Oklahoma's Department of Transportation to notify the Attorney General before making a claim against a surety company (insurance guaranteeing contractor performance) for a contractor's failure to complete work. The Attorney General must then review and approve the claim before the Department can proceed. This procedural change, effective November 1, 2026, adds an approval step to the claims process without altering the Department's ability to make claims.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 13, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted and reorganized to reflect its transition from the House to the Senate floor, including updated headers and page numbers. The core legislative content regarding the Department of Transportation's notification requirements remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
The document headers were updated to reflect the Senate floor version, including a new date (March 2, 2026) and a change in the committee reporting from 'Commerce and Economic Development' to 'Aeronautics and Transportation'.
Page numbering and footer text were adjusted to match the Senate floor format, replacing the House-specific identifiers.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican41
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Transportation
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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