Oklahoma Bills

signed · Oklahoma · House May 30, 2025

HB 2610: Revenue and taxation; nonrecurring adoption expenses credit; modifying amount; effective date.

HB 2610 increases Oklahoma's tax credit for adoption expenses. It raises the credit from 10% to 15% of qualifying one-time adoption costs (like fees, medical expenses, and travel), with higher annual limits: $3,000 for single filers and $6,000 for married couples filing jointly. The bill affects Oklahoma resident taxpayers who paid adoption-related expenses for a minor child or a proposed adoption that didn't result in a final decree. The credit becomes effective January 1, 2026, and the Oklahoma Tax Commission will establish rules for verifying eligible expenses.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

signed · Oklahoma · House May 30, 2025

HB 2758: Transportation; financing; Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund; apportionment; effective date; emergency.

HB 2758 creates Oklahoma's "Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund" (PACT Fund) to redirect existing transportation tax revenue for county road and bridge maintenance. The fund allocates 66% of its money to help counties reach a $4,000 per-mile highway spending target, prioritizing counties below that level, with the remaining 34% split between road mileage (50%) and bridge counts (50%) across all counties. All funds must be deposited into county highway funds and used exclusively for constructing and maintaining county roads and bridges. This bill modifies existing tax apportionment rules to ensure consistent funding flow into the PACT Fund, directly affecting all Oklahoma counties by providing a structured, transparent method for distributing transportation funding.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Transportation

signed · Oklahoma · House May 30, 2025

HB 2104: Classification of felony offenses; designating classification for certain offenses; effective date.

HB 2104 reclassifies specific existing criminal offenses from misdemeanors to felonies or adjusts their felony classification levels under Oklahoma law. It directly affects individuals convicted of offenses like certain types of murder, kidnapping, child abuse, assault, robbery, and drug trafficking by increasing their legal classification. The bill amends multiple sections of Oklahoma law (21 O.S. 2021) to establish these new felony classifications for defined offenses. This change impacts sentencing outcomes, as felony convictions carry harsher penalties than misdemeanors. The bill was enacted by the governor on June 10, 2025.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice

signed · Oklahoma · House May 30, 2025

HB 1166: Cities and towns; annexation; procedures; annexation of territory without consent of majority of owners; effective date.

HB 1166 changes Oklahoma city and town annexation rules by requiring written consent from a majority of landowners (65% for municipalities under 12,000 people) before adding territory. It mandates cities to create and implement service plans for water, sewer, fire, and police within 120 days of annexation, or risk detaching the area if services aren’t completed. The bill also prohibits annexing "connecting strips" of land solely to create legal contiguity and specifies detailed notice and hearing procedures for property owners.

signed · Oklahoma · House May 30, 2025

HB 1087: Education; length of school year; extending amount of classroom instruction time; minimum salary schedule; adding years of experience to minimum salary amounts; effective date; emergency.

HB 1087 updates Oklahoma's minimum salary schedule for public school teachers starting with the 2025-2026 school year. It specifies exact minimum salary amounts based on years of experience (0-35 years) and education level (bachelor's, master's, doctorate, or National Board Certification). The bill directly affects certified teachers in Oklahoma public schools by establishing these mandatory pay thresholds, including separate tables for teachers with National Board Certification. The schedule excludes certain retirement contributions from "fringe benefits" and requires school districts to provide written notice if they offer retirement benefits that would reduce a teacher's salary below the minimum.

Topics ✓ Education ✓ Labor & Employment

signed · Oklahoma · House May 30, 2025

HB 1287: Schools; authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma to create a math tutoring pilot program for certain students; effective date; emergency.

HB 1287 authorizes the University of Oklahoma's Board of Regents to create an intensive math tutoring pilot program for ninth-grade students who scored lowest on Oklahoma's required eighth-grade math assessment. The program will target public high schools in districts with 30,000+ enrolled students or eligible charter schools. It will operate through the University of Oklahoma's College of Education starting July 1, 2025, providing structured tutoring to help struggling students improve math skills. This bill directly affects qualifying high school students and school districts meeting the enrollment criteria, with no broader statewide implementation mandated.

Topics ✓ Education

signed · Oklahoma · House May 30, 2025

HB 2752: Eminent domain; electricity; facilities; private property; certificates; Corporation Commission; effective date.

HB 2752 restricts the use of eminent domain (taking private property for public use) for renewable energy facilities like wind, solar, and battery storage projects. It also requires utility companies seeking to build major electric transmission lines over 300 kilovolts to first obtain a Certificate of Authority from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The bill directly affects electricity and gas providers, private property owners, and renewable energy developers by limiting eminent domain for renewables and adding a new approval step for large transmission projects. It becomes effective June 9, 2025, after Governor approval.

Topics ✗ Energy

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 29, 2025

SB 676: Boards and commissions; extending certain sunset date; repealers. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 676 repeals nine existing Oklahoma statutes that established various advisory committees and commissions, including the Oklahoma Suicide Prevention Council, Tourism Promotion Advisory Committee, and Technology Accessibility Council. The bill removes these statutory references without creating new policies or affecting current operations. It becomes effective November 1, 2025, and was signed into law by the governor on May 29, 2025. This is a procedural bill eliminating specific legal provisions, not a policy change.

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 29, 2025

SB 632: Business courts; creating business court divisions in certain judicial districts; providing for appointment of business court judges; specifying authority and jurisdiction of business court. Effective date.

SB 632 creates specialized business court divisions in Oklahoma County (Oklahoma City) and Tulsa County, targeting counties with populations over 500,000. It establishes these courts to handle complex commercial disputes - like contract or intellectual property cases - while excluding routine matters. The bill sets business court judges' salaries equal to associate justices of the Supreme Court, requires the Supreme Court to create administrative rules, and specifies that only these courts can hear certain business claims. This directly affects businesses involved in intricate commercial litigation and court staff managing these specialized divisions.

signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2766: General appropriations; various agencies, authorities, boards, bureaus, commission, funds and programs; effective date.

HB 2766 is the Oklahoma state budget bill for fiscal year 2026, allocating over $1.65 billion from the General Revenue Fund to support public schools. It directs specific funding for teacher salaries, textbooks, health benefits for staff, school administration, and the School Consolidation Assistance Fund, drawing from multiple sources including the Education Lottery Trust Fund and Mineral Leasing Fund. The bill was enacted without the Governor's signature on May 29, 2025, and directly affects all Oklahoma public schools and their students through these state-funded resources.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education ✓ Labor & Employment

signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 1808: Health insurance; creating the Ensuring Transparency in Prescription Drugs Prior Authorization Act; determination; consultation; prior authorization; effective date.

HB 1808, now law in Oklahoma, reforms health insurance prior authorization and step-therapy rules to improve patient access to medications. It requires insurers to grant exceptions to step-therapy protocols (where patients must try cheaper drugs first) if a medication is contraindicated, ineffective based on medical history, or causes harm - covering specific scenarios like prior adverse reactions or stability on a current treatment. The bill mandates insurers respond to urgent prior authorization requests within 24 hours and non-urgent requests within 2 business days, with requests deemed approved if deadlines are missed. It also ensures continuity of coverage for stable treatments when switching plans (90-day protection) and requires insurers to cover at least one readily available asthma controller medication per class without prior authorization.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2780: Prisons and reformatories; creating the Prison Acquisition Revolving Fund; authorizing expenditure for certain purpose; penal institutions; updating list of facilities Department of Corrections is authorized to maintain; emergency.

HB 2780 creates a "Prison Acquisition Revolving Fund" in the Oklahoma State Treasury, allowing the Department of Corrections to purchase entire prisons (including buildings and equipment) from private prison contractors. The fund operates as a continuing account that replenishes as money is spent, enabling the state to complete such acquisitions without annual budget constraints. It updates the official list of authorized correctional facilities to include prisons purchased under this law, adding them as the 21st facility type. The bill became law on May 29, 2025, without the Governor's signature due to an emergency clause.

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