SB 1555 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Medicaid home- and community-based services; modifying certain definition. Effective date.

SB 1555 updates Oklahoma's Medicaid definitions for "individual with intellectual disability" and "developmental disability" to align with current standards. It raises the age for disability manifestation from 18 to 22 years, refines IQ criteria (e.g., requiring scores below 70 or 71-75 with specific scoring), and revises adaptive skill areas to match Social Security Administration guidelines for daily living skills. These changes directly affect Medicaid eligibility for individuals seeking home- and community-based services under Oklahoma Statutes §1406-1424. The bill ensures existing Medicaid recipients as of September 1, 1991, remain eligible, and the Department of Human Services may expand services for underserved individuals within available resources. The updated definitions take effect November 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate floor version, resulting in minor formatting adjustments to the header and committee report date. The substantive policy content, including definitions of disability, eligibility criteria, and effective dates, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the Senate floor version with a new date of February 9, 2026, replacing the House version header.

The committee report date was updated to February 9, 2026, to align with the Senate floor version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026 · House May 6, 2026

How they voted

430
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 50
Mar 11, 2026
D Democratic9
7 Yea 2
77% Yea
R Republican41
36 Yea 5
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 3
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 1
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors