Oklahoma State Senator

Brent Howard 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SJR38

Introduced

2/2/26

Refer

2/3/26

Constitutional amendment; requiring divestment of certain assets from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund and deposit of proceeds into specified fund.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1716

Introduced

2/2/26

Refer

2/3/26

Report Pass

2/19/26

Engrossed

3/17/26

Refer

3/30/26

Refer

3/30/26

Security Breach Notification Act; prohibiting class action liability for private entity for cybersecurity event; providing exceptions. Effective date.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1827

Introduced

2/2/26

Refer

2/3/26

Report Pass

2/10/26

Engrossed

3/24/26

Refer

3/30/26

Refer

3/30/26

Report Pass

4/16/26

Enrolled

5/6/26

Passed

5/13/26

Governmental Tort Claims Act; modifying definitions. Effective date.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3697

Introduced

2/2/26

Refer

2/3/26

Refer

2/3/26

Report Pass

3/3/26

Engrossed

3/25/26

Refer

4/1/26

Civil procedure; defenses and objections; pleading or motion; defendant; answer; effective date.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3648

Introduced

2/2/26

Refer

2/3/26

Refer

2/3/26

Report Pass

2/26/26

Engrossed

3/25/26

Refer

4/1/26

Report Pass

4/21/26

Officers; Governmental Tort Claims Act; definitions; effective date.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB2184

Introduced

3/4/26

Engrossed

4/16/26

Refer

4/20/26

Report Pass

4/22/26

Enrolled

4/30/26

Passed

5/6/26

Multiple versions of statutes; amending, merging, consolidating and repealing multiple versions of statutes. Emergency.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2131

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

2/4/25

Refer

2/11/25

Refer

2/11/25

Report Pass

3/4/25

Engrossed

3/12/25

Refer

4/1/25

Report Pass

4/8/25

Enrolled

5/12/25

Vetoed

5/15/25

Override

5/29/25

Passed

5/29/25

Criminal procedure; procedures for advising grand juries; transcripts; hearings; witnesses; effective date.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB978

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

2/4/25

Report Pass

2/11/25

Engrossed

3/12/25

Refer

4/1/25

Refer

4/1/25

Report Pass

4/22/25

Recordable instruments; modifying certain margin requirements. Effective date. Emergency.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB118

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

2/4/25

Judicial officers; requiring Supreme Court to establish the Judicial Performance Evaluation Council; establishing procedures for judicial performance evaluation program. Effective date.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2753

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

2/4/25

Refer

2/6/25

Report Pass

2/26/25

Engrossed

3/13/25

Refer

4/1/25

Report Pass

4/23/25

Enrolled

5/28/25

Vetoed

5/30/25

Rural Jobs Act; cap on capital investment tax credits; participation; eligibility.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2894

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

2/4/25

Refer

2/4/25

Report Pass

3/6/25

Engrossed

3/27/25

Refer

4/1/25

Report Pass

4/8/25

Refer

4/8/25

Report Pass

4/14/25

Enrolled

5/6/26

Passed

5/13/26

Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act; cap on capital investment tax credits; authorizing and limiting additional participation in program under certain conditions.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3704

Introduced

2/2/26

Refer

2/3/26

Refer

2/3/26

Refer

2/11/26

Report Pass

3/5/26

Engrossed

3/24/26

Refer

4/1/26

Report Pass

4/6/26

Enrolled

4/16/26

Passed

4/20/26

Revenue and taxation; income tax; federal income tax credit; election to participate; scholarship granting organizations; Oklahoma Tax Commission; effective date.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SR34

Introduced

3/16/26

Enrolled

3/31/26

Passed

3/31/26

Resolution; recognizing Harvey Pratt's exemplary life of service.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SR39

Introduced

3/30/26

Enrolled

4/8/26

Passed

4/8/26

Resolution; celebrating the history of U.S. Route 70 and recognizing the role the highway has played in the growth of industry, commerce, and tourism in southern Oklahoma.

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SR40

Introduced

3/31/26

Enrolled

4/9/26

Passed

4/9/26

Resolution; designating the second week in April as "Lung Cancer Action Week."

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