---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedures Act; agency rules; specific and explicit state law authorization; authority; legislative review; agency review; compliance; effective date."
description: "Administrative Procedures Act; agency rules; specific and explicit state law authorization; authority; legislative review; agency review; compliance; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 4319"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 4319 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergstrom", "Kendrix"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdb41979-1e62-483a-9520-694e8f6480c3"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4319&session=2600"
source_hash: "f9e30eb9f9d743adc3e719c1c158c97159dbbab40fd1abd09231c30a7c55243c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
---

# Oklahoma HB 4319 (2026) — Administrative Procedures Act; agency rules; specific and explicit state law authorization; authority; legislative review; agency review; compliance; effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB4319 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB4319 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB4319 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB4319 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB4319 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Administrative Rules Committee: Do Pass — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Administrative Rules — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bergstrom — primary (person)
- Kendrix — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-02** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** Authored by Representative Kendrix
- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** CR; Do Pass Administrative Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Coauthored by Representative(s) Maynard
- **2026-02-24** Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)
- **2026-03-11** General Order
- **2026-03-11** Coauthored by Representative(s) CrosswhiteHader, McCane
- **2026-03-11** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** Referred for engrossment
- **2026-03-12** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-12** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-24** Coauthored by Representative Timmons
- **2026-04-01** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-09** Reported Do Pass Administrative Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-13** Coauthored by Senator Jett
- **2026-04-14** Placed on General Order
- **2026-04-15** General Order, Considered
- **2026-04-15** Coauthored by Senator Deevers
- **2026-04-15** Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Coauthored by Senator Woods
- **2026-04-15** Referred for enrollment
- **2026-04-16** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2026-04-16** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2026-04-16** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-20** Approved by Governor 04/17/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdb41979-1e62-483a-9520-694e8f6480c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).