The House Elections Committee advanced a committee substitute for House Bill 2106 that would set five permanent election dates each year in Oklahoma: February, April, June, August and November. Representative Osborne presented the PCS and told the committee he worked with the State Election Board on much of the language and that he believes the state currently has too many election dates, which depresses turnout on some contests.

The bill would standardize elections on five dates annually and includes an exception allowing the governor to call a special election in limited circumstances, such as a vacancy in the U.S. Congress or the state legislature or during a national or state emergency.

Committee members asked several procedural questions. Representative Cross Weidhater asked why the sponsor chose the specific dates and whether they align with current practices; Osborne said the five dates mirror the big election days already used in even-numbered years and that in odd-numbered years the bill conforms those dates to match even years. He acknowledged the choice of a particular Tuesday in months such as January, July or September could collide with holidays, so the PCS puts some dates on the second Tuesday in months where holidays are more likely.

Members also asked whether the bill would change timing of the presidential primary; Osborne said it would not and that in a presidential-election year the state would have an extra, sixth date for the presidential primary unless the law is later adjusted. The sponsor said the committee could consider further refinements to harmonize the presidential-primary date in future discussions.

After brief remarks and without extended debate, the committee recorded a 5–1 vote in favor of the PCS and the chairman declared the bill passed out of committee.