Oklahoma Bills

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 1375: Nuclear energy; Oklahoma Nuclear Energy Feasibility Study Act of 2025; Corporation Commission; emergency.

HB 1375 directs Oklahoma's Corporation Commission to conduct a feasibility study on nuclear energy generation within 90 days, hiring a specialized consulting firm with a $375,000 budget. The study must examine economic, environmental, and technical factors - including job creation, site suitability near military bases, safety, and small reactor options - and assess how to maximize local workforce and supply chain benefits. State utilities and public agencies must provide relevant data while protecting confidential information. The Commission must deliver a final report to the Governor and legislature within nine months of the bill's effective date. This bill is procedural, establishing study parameters without implementing nuclear energy policies.

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 1540: Appropriations; Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

HB 1540 creates the Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund within the State Treasury to support career and technology education programs. The fund, managed by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (ODCTE), will use state appropriations, gifts, and donations to expand career tech education based on critical occupation data. It operates as a reusable fund (replenished by incoming revenue) until July 1, 2030, with expenditures requiring state treasurer warrants. The bill directly affects ODCTE's ability to fund workforce training programs, aiming to align education with local job market needs.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education ✓ Labor & Employment ✓ Technology

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 2030: Children; foster care maintenance payment amounts; Director; Department of Human Services; codification; effective date.

HB 2030 establishes new, age-based foster care maintenance payment rates for resource parents in Oklahoma. It sets daily and monthly rates ranging from $22.72/day ($681.60/month) for children aged 0-5 up to $27.62/day ($828.60/month) for youth aged 13 and older. The bill requires the Department of Human Services Director to annually review these rates under federal guidelines and potentially increase payments beyond the specified amounts. The changes take effect November 1, 2025, directly affecting foster parents caring for children in state custody.

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 2017: Bullying; aiding suicide; crimes and punishments; prohibiting certain communications through an online platform; schools; modifying provisions of the School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act; effective date.

HB 2017 amends Oklahoma laws related to bullying, aiding suicide, and computer crimes, affecting individuals who use electronic devices and school communities. It expands the definition of unlawful electronic harassment to include directing obscene content, making threats, causing fear, and repeated unwanted communications, including those on social media, with penalties ranging from misdemeanor to felony. The bill also makes it a crime to willfully use a computer or electronic device to harass, abuse, threaten, or put another person in fear of physical harm or death. Furthermore, it modifies the School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act, requiring updated control measures, specific investigation procedures, parent notification, and anti-retaliation policies for school employees.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice ✓ Education

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 1680: Children; detention; fee amount; effective date.

House Bill 1680 proposes to update the reimbursement rates for entities transporting juveniles to and from secure detention facilities. The bill specifically increases the hourly fee for personal services related to juvenile transportation from $17.00 to $32.00 per hour. This change directly affects county sheriffs, peace officers, and private contractors who provide these transportation services, as they receive reimbursement from the Office of Juvenile Affairs. The bill aims to adjust the compensation for these services within the juvenile justice system.

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 2749: Intergenerational education; creating the Intergenerational education Revolving Fund; Health Care Authority; procedures; award; effective date; emergency.

HB 2749 establishes the Intergenerational Education Program and Revolving Fund within the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). The program aims to expand intergenerational education initiatives by facilitating collaboration between nursing facilities participating in Oklahoma's Medicaid program and public school districts. The Revolving Fund will collect monies to support this program. The OHCA will use these funds for competitive grants, which may be awarded as rate adjustments to qualifying nursing facilities.

Topics ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 2043: State government; Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022; contracts; definitions.

HB 2043 amends Oklahoma's Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022. The bill narrows the scope of the act, applying its provisions only to state agencies, rather than all governmental entities including political subdivisions. Under the amended act, state agencies cannot enter into contracts worth $100,000 or more with companies that boycott energy companies or with certain listed financial companies. Exceptions apply if these requirements conflict with an agency's financial duties or if necessary supplies or services are not reasonably available from other companies.

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 2754: Public health; State Department of Health; Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program Act of 2025; Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program; Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

HB 2754 establishes the Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program Act of 2025. This program aims to improve access to healthcare for residents in rural areas by providing grants to eligible rural hospitals. The State Department of Health will administer the program, developing criteria to prioritize funding for areas disproportionately impacted by limited access to medical facilities due to distance. To support this, the bill also creates the Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program Revolving Fund in the State Treasury to hold and disburse the grant monies.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Healthcare

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 2832: Transportation; dedication; procedures; veterans; effective date.

HB 2832 amends existing law regarding the dedication of Oklahoma's state highway properties to honor individuals, with a specific focus on military and veteran individuals. The bill mandates the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to create and maintain a digital, publicly accessible map of all memorial highway and bridge designations. This map will display honoree names, locations, and reasons for designation, with plans for interactive multimedia upgrades when funding is available. All military members and groups honored in the program will be specifically identified within a "Veterans Military Trail Segment" on this interactive map. This aims to enhance public access to information about those honored on the state's transportation infrastructure, particularly veterans.

Topics ✓ Veterans

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 2087: Revenue and taxation; income tax credit; research institutes; effective date.

House Bill 2087 modifies the existing state income tax credit for taxpayers who make donations to independent biomedical research institutes and cancer research institutes in Oklahoma. Starting in tax year 2026, the bill revises the annual statewide caps for these credits, setting new limits of $1,500,000 for independent biomedical research and $500,000 for cancer research. It also adjusts the maximum credit amounts that individual taxpayers and business entities can claim for these donations. Furthermore, the bill updates the definitions for qualifying research institutes by increasing their required annual federal funding. Unused credits can still be carried over for up to four years, and the act becomes effective November 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 2030: Children; foster care maintenance payment amounts; Director; Department of Human Services; codification; effective date.

House Bill 2030 establishes new minimum daily and monthly foster care maintenance payment amounts for traditional foster parents in Oklahoma. These payment rates are set based on the age of the child, with specific tiers for children aged 0-5, 6-12, and 13 years or older. The bill also directs the Director of the Department of Human Services to review these foster care payment rates annually to ensure their appropriateness. Furthermore, the Director is authorized to approve foster care maintenance payments that exceed the specified minimum amounts.

passed · Oklahoma · House Apr 28, 2025

HB 1540: Appropriations; Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

House Bill 1540 establishes the Oklahoma Workforce Education Partnership Revolving Fund in the State Treasury. This fund will be managed by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education to expand career technology education, guided by critical occupation data. It will receive money from legislative appropriations, gifts, donations, and bequests. The fund is designed as a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limits, and its provisions are set to expire on July 1, 2030. The bill is slated to become effective on July 1, 2025.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education ✓ Labor & Employment

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