Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; creating certain fund; establishing certain requirements for fund; exempting certain monies from certain requirements; transferring certain funds; renaming certain fund; exempting certain purchases from certain requirements. Effective date.
SB 2115 modifies Oklahoma law to streamline how the Department of Veterans Affairs handles certain funds. It exempts federal funds received from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from being deposited into the state treasury, allowing direct distribution to veterans. The bill creates the Oklahoma Veterans Assistance Fund, requires electronic quarterly reporting to state leaders, and exempts specific funds from annual spending limits. These changes primarily affect the Department’s financial operations and reporting for veterans' programs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Feb 19, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was revised from an Introduced version to a Committee Substitute, adding a new fund called the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Federally Funded Veteran Care Enterprise Fund with a sunset date of July 1, 2031, and adding an audit requirement when the Department Director changes. The Committee version also removed the creation of the Oklahoma Veterans Assistance Fund and adjusted language around agency clearing accounts and reporting requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from creating two separate funds to creating one new fund with a specific expiration date, while removing the second fund entirely.
FISCAL
Added a new agency special account called the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Federally Funded Veteran Care Enterprise Fund with an expiration date of July 1, 2031.
Removed the creation of the Oklahoma Veterans Assistance Fund that was present in the original Introduced version.
REQUIREMENT
Added a requirement that the new fund be audited when the Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs changes, with results submitted to state leadership.
Modified reporting requirements to remove the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from the list of recipients for quarterly reports.
TECHNICAL
Adjusted statutory language and section numbering around agency clearing account requirements, including removing references to the Veterans Assistance Fund.
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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