Veterans; terms; guidelines; effective date.
HB 2836, now law as of May 15, 2025, establishes clear procedures for Oklahoma veterans who choose to pay for services instead of using free state or federal veterans' assistance. The bill requires veterans to provide a written waiver acknowledging they understand free services are available through the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs or federally chartered organizations, and that they are voluntarily selecting paid help. This waiver must be signed, state the veteran's awareness of free options, and be retained by the service provider for one year for potential review by the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office. The law directly affects veterans opting for paid assistance, ensuring transparency in their decision to forgo free government-provided support.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 15, 2025
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The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, which primarily involved formatting and structural adjustments rather than substantive policy changes. The core provisions regarding veteran benefits advisory services remain consistent, though some text was reorganized and page numbers were updated to reflect Senate processing.
Scope change
No substantive change in scope or applicability; the bill's provisions regarding veterans' benefits advisory services remain the same.
TECHNICAL
Header and title formatting changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated page numbering and version identifiers.
The bill's descriptive title was slightly reordered, moving 'providing guidelines for receiving benefits' to a different position in the list of purposes.
Section numbering and layout were adjusted to conform to Senate formatting standards, though the substantive legal text remains unchanged.
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
44–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
May 7, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 3
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Veterans and Military Affairs
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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