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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3973: Office of Juvenile Affairs; facilities; Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center; Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center Reestablishment Revolving Fund; repealer; codification; effective date.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 3973 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Office of Juvenile Affairs; facilities; Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center; Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center Reestablishment Revolving Fund; repealer; codification; effective date. Primary sponsor: Trey Caldwell (Republican), Spencer Kern (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): Emergency removed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Trey CaldwellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Spencer KernPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Emergency removed
  2. Title stricken
  3. Authored by Senator Kern (principal Senate author)
  4. CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
  5. Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
  6. Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
  7. First Reading

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source