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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4473: Poor persons; directing the Director of the Health Care Authority to appoint advisory committee; purpose; membership; 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 4473 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Poor persons; directing the Director of the Health Care Authority to appoint advisory committee; purpose; membership; effective date. Primary sponsor: Carl Newton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carl NewtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58

“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. Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health
  2. Referred to Public Health
  3. Referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
  4. Withdrawn from Rules Committee
  5. Second Reading referred to Rules
  6. Authored by Representative Newton
  7. First Reading

Sources

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