Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; authorizing establishment of the ODVA Foundation; allowing Foundation to receive contributions; directing incorporation of Foundation. Effective date. Emergency.
Senate Bill 530 authorizes the Oklahoma Veterans Commission to establish the ODVA Foundation, a private, charitable, not-for-profit entity. This Foundation is intended to encourage financial contributions for the educational, training, and empowerment initiatives of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, directly benefiting Oklahoma's veterans, reservists, and their dependents. It can receive gifts and grants from various public and private sources to supplement state funding. The bill specifies that the Foundation must secure tax-exempt status and its financial records, excluding donor names, will be available for audit.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Apr 23, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, with minor line number adjustments and updated committee report information. The substantive policy content regarding the Oklahoma Veterans Foundation remains unchanged.
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Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and page numbering.
Bill type designation changed from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE'.
Committee report attribution changed from Health and Human Services to Veterans and Military Affairs with updated date.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 23, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/23/2025
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 2
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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