SB 1239: Service Oklahoma; modifying termination date of certain apportionment. Emergency. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to transition from a House version to a Senate version, which includes significant updates to the apportionment schedule for school districts and the State Treasurer. The Senate version extends the current funding percentages through 2019 and introduces new specific allocation rules for the State Transportation Fund, while also adding a requirement for school districts to meet specific tax levy and instruction duration criteria to receive funds.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding funding distribution was expanded and modified, specifically extending the timeline for school district apportionment and adding new funding streams to the State Transportation Fund.

TIMELINE

The apportionment schedule for school districts was updated to extend the current funding percentages through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, replacing previous termination dates.

FISCAL

New provisions were added to remit specific percentages of collected fees to the State Transportation Fund, creating a new funding stream for transportation infrastructure.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility criteria for school districts receiving funds were tightened, requiring a 15-mill ad valorem tax levy and authorization to maintain 10 years of instruction instead of 9.

REQUIREMENT

Service Oklahoma was instructed to provide expanded monthly reports including organ donor program amounts, driver license records, and sales tax amounts.

SB1239 (2-12-26) (HASTE) FA2.PDF → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a Senate draft to a House Floor version, updating the header and removing committee-specific amendment instructions. The core statutory text regarding apportionment percentages and fund allocations remains unchanged, though the formatting and line numbers were adjusted to reflect the new House version.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern the apportionment of vehicle license fees and taxes to school districts and state funds.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'SENATE CHAMBER' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's current stage in the legislative process.

Committee-specific amendment instructions and signature lines were removed as the bill moved to the floor for final consideration.

Page numbers and line numbers were renumbered to align with the House Floor version format.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 5 edits · Apr 29, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as an enrolled version, changing the authorship to include 'Miller and Dollens' and adding a subject line. The core statutory text regarding apportionment percentages was significantly reorganized to clarify the timeline and funding destinations, specifically separating funds for schools, the General Revenue Fund, and the State Transportation Fund into distinct subsections with clearer date ranges and caps.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on the apportionment of vehicle license fees and taxes, but the structure of the statute was modified to improve clarity on how funds are distributed to different funds over time.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', and the list of sponsors was changed to include 'Miller and Dollens'.

FISCAL

The apportionment percentages for school districts were restructured with clearer date ranges (2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2015, 2015-2019, and 2019 onwards) and explicit caps to prevent future allocations from exceeding the 2015 amount.

Funding for the State Transportation Fund was reorganized into a new subsection with specific percentages for different time periods and a cap based on the 2015 fiscal year.

The destination for excess funds was updated; amounts exceeding the 2015 cap for school districts are now directed to the 'Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund' instead of the General Revenue Fund.

The one percent (1%) fee apportioned to the 'Licensed Operator Performance Fund' was moved to a new subsection A to separate it from the school district apportionment rules.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Feb 19, 2026

MINOR

The bill was updated from its original introduction to its engrossed version, incorporating significant substantive changes to the funding distribution schedule. The primary change involves the addition of new funding percentages for the General Revenue Fund covering the years 2008 through 2019, which were missing from the original draft. Additionally, a new subsection (D) was added to establish a specific funding stream to the State Transportation Fund.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the distribution of vehicle license fees to the State Treasury and State Transportation Fund was expanded to include a detailed historical schedule for the years 2008-2019, whereas the original version only covered periods up to 2008.

FISCAL

Added specific funding percentages for the General Revenue Fund for the fiscal years 2008 through 2019, filling a gap in the original text that only listed percentages up to 2008.

Created a new Subsection D to allocate a specific percentage of fees to the State Transportation Fund for the period from 2000 through 2019.

TIMELINE

Extended the detailed funding schedule in the General Revenue Fund section to cover a longer historical period, ensuring all years from 2000 through 2019 are accounted for.

Service Oklahoma; modifying termination date of certain apportionment. Emergency.

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