OKLAHOMA CITY - Rep. Mark Tedford, R-Jenks, this week secured House passage of House Bill 3047 and House Bill 3057, a pair of measures aimed at improving transparency, organization and efficiency of state agency reporting to the Legislature.

House Bill 3047 requires state agencies to submit statutorily required reports electronically to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT), which will create and maintain a centralized online system to track and store those reports. 

Under HB3047, LOFT will index required reports, track whether they’ve been submitted and notify lawmakers when reports are available, making it easier to access important information in one place. 

House Bill 3057 works alongside HB3047 by eliminating outdated and functionally obsolete reporting requirements currently in statute. In many cases, the reports are tied to programs that no longer exist, creating unnecessary work for agencies. 

"Right now, reports can be hard to track down because they’re spread across different places," Tedford said. "That slows things down. At the same time, we’ve got agencies spending time on reports tied to programs that don’t even exist anymore. These bills clean that up, put everything in one place and help us focus on the information that actually matters." 

Tedford said the measures are a practical step toward modernizing state processes without adding cost to taxpayers. 

"We’re not reinventing the wheel here," he said. "We’re just using the tools we already have to bring some order and accountability to the process. It’s a simple fix that will save time and improve transparency for both lawmakers and the public." 

The measures have no anticipated fiscal impact and can be implemented using existing staff and resources. 

HB3047 and HB3057 now move to the Senate for further consideration. Senate authors are Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, for HB3057 and John Haste, R-Broken Arrow, for HB3047.