Committee advances bill to streamline OWRB contracting; reported out 9-0

Feb 18, 2026

The Oklahoma House Energy Committee voted 9-0 to report House Bill 2440, an Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) request bill, which its sponsor said would let the agency handle engineering and consultant contracts in an "easier" way without routing them through OMS. The PCS was adopted as the working draft.

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The Oklahoma House Energy Committee on Feb. 18 voted 9-0 to report House Bill 2440 out of committee after adopting a proposed committee substitute (PCS) as the working draft.

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