An act relating to home service contracts, the official text

1                            STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2              2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

3 HOUSE BILL 4139                    By: Manger

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6                            AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to home service contracts; enacting

    the Oklahoma Home Warranty Transparency Act;

8   requiring home warranty companies to post fees;

    requiring certain certifications; setting time frame

9   to assess certain claims; providing for codification;

    and providing an effective date.

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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

13  SECTION 1.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7600 of Title 36, unless there

15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

16  A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma

17 Home Warranty Transparency Act".

18  B. Home warranty companies shall make visible in their

19 principal place of business and official company website, if

20 applicable, by posting in an inconspicuous location the following:

21  1. All applicable fees; and

22  2. Detailed pricing for covered modifications, including labor

23 and parts.

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1   C. Any employed or contracted repair personnel by the home

2 warranty company shall:

3   1. Be bonded and insured;

4   2. Hold a valid state license; or

5   3. Present documented proof of required training or

6 certifications.

7   D. Home warranty companies shall provide all specific licenses,

8 training standards, or certifications required of hired contractors

9 and employees to the policy holder within twenty-four (24) hours

10 upon request.

11  E. Home warranty companies shall arrange the appropriate

12 representative to assess any covered warranty item no later than

13 forty-eight (48) hours after a claim is submitted.

14  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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16  60-2-15936      TKR    01/15/26

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