Budget & Taxes

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 nonrecurring adoption expenses from 10% to 15% of eligible costs, raising the maximum annual credit to $3,000 for single filers or married individuals filing separately, and $6,000 for married couples filing jointly. The credit applies to Oklahoma resident taxpayers who pay for adoption-related expenses such as fees, court costs, medical expenses, and travel, but excludes attorney fees in contested adoptions and home renovations. The Oklahoma Tax Commission will establish rules for verifying qualifying expenses. This change takes effect January 1, 2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases tax credit for adoption expenses, providing direct tax relief to eligible taxpayers by raising credit amounts.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports 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 the "Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund" (PACT Fund) to allocate oil and gas tax revenues directly to Oklahoma counties for road and bridge maintenance. The fund prioritizes counties with the lowest current road maintenance funding, directing two-thirds of its money to help all counties reach a $4,000 per road mile target for highway upkeep. The remaining one-third is split equally between funding road miles based on statewide totals and allocating funds for county bridges using the most recent ODOT bridge inventory data. This bill directly affects all Oklahoma counties by providing a dedicated, ongoing source of funding for their local road and bridge systems.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates oil and gas tax revenues to fund county road maintenance, prioritizing underfunded areas and setting a $4,000 per mile target. Directly uses tax revenues for public infrastructure, advancing fiscal management of transportation spend...90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationCreates PACT Fund to allocate oil/gas taxes for county road maintenance, prioritizing low-funding areas to reach $4,000/mile highway upkeep target.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Budget & Taxes

vetoed · Oklahoma · Senate May 29, 2025

SB 324: Incentives; creating the Oklahoma Research and Development Rebate Fund; prescribing sources of funds; creating a research and development rebate program; authorizing promulgation of rules.

SB 324 creates the Oklahoma Research and Development Rebate Fund to provide businesses with a 5% reimbursement for qualified research expenses incurred within the state. Eligible businesses must submit applications demonstrating research activities occurred in Oklahoma and have filed all required state tax returns. The program, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, reimburses up to $20 million annually, with payments prorated if demand exceeds available funds. This directly affects businesses conducting research in Oklahoma that claim expenses on federal Form 6765.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides 5% tax rebate to businesses for qualified R&D expenses, reducing tax burden and incentivizing economic activity within state budget framework.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Budget & Taxes

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vetoed · Oklahoma · Senate May 29, 2025

SB 915: Solar energy; requiring certain commercial solar energy facilities to meet certain standards. Effective date. Emergency.

This bill requires owners of commercial solar energy facilities in Oklahoma to pay annual property taxes on their solar installations by December 31 each year. It directly affects commercial solar facility owners, who previously may have been exempt from such taxes. The key provision mandates that taxes and other assessments be paid to the county treasurer annually, aligning commercial solar facilities with standard property tax rules. This changes the tax treatment for commercial solar projects, making them subject to local property tax requirements effective immediately.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill closes tax exemption for commercial solar facilities, requiring annual property taxes, increasing state revenue and aligning with standard tax rules.90% confidence ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyImposes property taxes on commercial solar facilities, increasing costs and potentially hindering solar development by removing previous tax exemptions.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Budget & Taxes

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vetoed · Oklahoma · Senate May 29, 2025

SB 687: Sales tax exemption; requiring Oklahoma Broadband Office and Oklahoma Tax Commission to administer certain rebate program; modifying rebate limit; creating the Oklahoma Broadband Rebate Revolving Fund.

SB 687 creates a rebate program for businesses purchasing equipment to expand broadband services in underserved or unserved areas of Oklahoma. It directs the Oklahoma Broadband Office and Tax Commission to administer the program, requiring equipment to directly enable broadband expansion (not operational costs) and limiting rebates to $42 million total - $31.5 million reserved for low-population-density counties. The Oklahoma Broadband Rebate Revolving Fund will pay approved claims, with payments calculated based on total eligible claims versus available funds. Providers must file claims by specified deadlines, and annual reports will track broadband project impacts without disclosing individual company names.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates $42M broadband rebate fund via revolving fund, allocating state budget to fund infrastructure expansion in underserved areas, aligning with 'funds essential programs' indicator.92% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyFunds broadband infrastructure expansion via rebates for equipment, directly advancing internet access in underserved areas - core technology policy objective.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Budget & Taxes

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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 & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $1.65B from General Revenue Fund for public school funding including teacher salaries, textbooks, and health benefits, directly advancing essential education programs.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $1.65B for teacher salaries, textbooks, health benefits, and school consolidation fund from education-specific sources like Education Lottery Trust Fund.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds teacher salaries and health benefits for school staff, directly supporting labor-related employment standards within public education.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Budget & Taxes

signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2772: Roads and bridges; Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driving Safety Fund; increasing apportionment; utilization; weigh stations; effective date; emergency.

HB 2772 creates the "Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety Fund" to provide dedicated state funding for transportation infrastructure. It mandates annual apportionments totaling $575 million for fiscal year 2021, increasing to $610 million annually starting in 2025, with $80 million allocated each year specifically for debt payments on transportation bonds before other uses. The fund must be used exclusively for constructing/maintaining state roads, bridges, highways, and related infrastructure - prohibited from replacing existing transportation funding - and requires annual oversight by the State Board of Equalization to prevent fund "supplanting." Additional smaller allocations ($2 million for the Heartland Flyer rail project and $3 million for public transit) are also specified within the funding structure. The bill became law on May 29, 2025, without the Governor's signature.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates $575M-$610M annual state funding for transportation infrastructure, creating a dedicated spending fund for roads/bridges, directly advancing government spending on essential public infrastructure.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationCreates dedicated $575M-$610M annual fund exclusively for road/bridge infrastructure, explicitly funding transportation projects per bill summary.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Budget & Taxes

signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2789: Water Resources Board; making appropriations; source; purpose; accounts; deposits of transfers; procedures; effective date; emergency.

HB 2789 directs $3.3 million and $6.6 million from Oklahoma's Statewide Recovery Fund to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for specific water-related projects previously funded under Senate Bill 13. The funds must be used as recommended by the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding, with no more than 4% retained for administrative costs. It creates special, non-fiscal-year-limited accounts in the state treasury for these funds, requiring quarterly reporting to the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding and strict adherence to American Rescue Plan Act guidelines. The bill also mandates agreements with other state agencies for fund oversight but prohibits transferring control of the funds to other agencies.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRedirects existing state funds ($9.9M total) to water projects with fiscal oversight, ensuring proper allocation per committee recommendations and promoting responsible budget management.92% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Budget & Taxes

signed · Oklahoma · Senate May 29, 2025

SB 1178: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; making an appropriation; identifying sources of funds. Emergency.

SB 1178 appropriates $100,000 from Oklahoma's General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2026 to support its existing mental health and substance abuse services duties. The bill directly affects state-funded mental health programs by providing dedicated funding for current operations. It includes an emergency clause, allowing it to take immediate effect without the governor's signature, which occurred on May 29, 2025. This is a procedural funding measure with no new policy requirements, solely allocating existing resources. The appropriation is limited to the specified amount and purpose as defined in the bill text.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $100k from General Revenue Fund to fund existing mental health services, directly supporting state budget allocation for public programs.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAppropriates $100,000 for existing mental health/substance abuse services, directly funding public health programs per healthcare topic description.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Budget & Taxes

signed · Oklahoma · House May 29, 2025

HB 2790: Office of Juvenile Affairs; making an appropriation; accounts; deposits or transfers; procedures; reports; requiring appearance before certain joint committee; effective date; emergency.

HB 2790 appropriates $10 million from Oklahoma's Statewide Recovery Fund to the Office of Juvenile Affairs for pandemic-related programs. It creates special accounts for these funds with no annual spending limits, requiring all use to align with recommendations from the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The bill limits administrative costs to 2% of funds and mandates quarterly reports to the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding detailing budgeting, spending, and third-party contracts. It directly affects the Office of Juvenile Affairs' management of these pandemic relief funds.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $10M from Recovery Fund for juvenile pandemic programs, aligning with pandemic relief funding recommendations and mandating essential service funding.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Budget & Taxes