Several bills relating to oil and gas and water will be taken up this week in a meeting of the Energy Committee of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
The Wednesday morning meeting agenda includes votes on a proposed Energy Act, brine development and civil liability actions in oil and gas matters,
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. SB1191 – Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act; repealing Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board. Effective date. (Bashore) PENDING SECOND READING AND ASSIGNMENT
3. SB1976 – Oil and gas; authorizing certain operators to make voluntary election. Emergency.(Boles) PENDING SECOND READING AND ASSIGNMENT
4. SB1613 – Liquefied petroleum gas; modifying provisions related to the State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administrator and the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. Effective date. (Cornwell) PENDING SECOND READING AND ASSIGNMENT
5. SB1439 – Oil and gas; prohibiting covered civil liability actions. Effective date. (Moore) PENDING SECOND READING AND ASSIGNMENT
6. SB1930 – Oklahoma Brine Development Act; modifying description of certain evidential findings; removing certain single source of supply requirement. Effective date. (Moore) PENDING SECOND READING AND ASSIGNMENT
7. SB1314 – Groundwater use; increasing cap of certain fund related to commercial drilling and plugging. Effective date. (Newton) PENDING SECOND READING AND ASSIGNMENT
8. SB1246 – Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code; modifying provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Environmental Permitting Act. Effective date. (Pfeiffer) PENDING SECOND READING AND ASSIGNMENT
9. Other Business and Adjournment
NOTE: Meeting content will be live streamed via internet.
When: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 10:30 AM
Where: Room 206