HB2596Introduced in the House
Environmental Quality Code; Uniform Environmental Permitting Act; definitions; requirements and procedures; information; meetings; effective date.
Introduced by John Pfeiffer, District 38
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Environmental Quality Code; Uniform Environmental Permitting Act; definitions; requirements and procedures; information; meetings; effective date.
Where it stands
Authored by Senator Rader (principal Senate author)
February 25, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House: Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS · February 25, 2026
12
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
12 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rick West | 3 | Yes |
| Rusty Cornwell | 6 | Yes |
| Mark Chapman | 12 | Yes |
| Jim Grego | 17 | Yes |
| John George | 36 | Yes |
| John Pfeiffer | 38 | Yes |
| Jared Deck | 44 | Yes |
| Brad Boles | 51 | Yes |
| Nick Archer | 55 | Yes |
| Mike Dobrinski | 59 | Yes |
Bill history
First Reading
Authored by Representative Hilbert
Second Reading referred to Rules
Remove Representative Hilbert as principal House author and substitute with Representative Pfeiffer
Withdrawn from Rules Committee
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
Referred to Energy
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
Authored by Senator Rader (principal Senate author)
Verify the information
- Official page on the Oklahoma Legislature website
- House Committee Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (amendment)
- House Committee Policy Committee Recommendation (amendment)
- House Committee Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (amendment)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Amended (text)
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