Rep. John Pfeiffer

Maddy summaryHB 2176 establishes a 7% tax on retail medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma, collected at the point of sale. The Oklahoma Tax Commission will handle tax collection and enforcement, retaining a 1.5% fee from gross collections. Revenue distribution requires $65 million annually to be split between the State Public Common School Building Equalization Fund (59.23%), the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (34.62%), and drug/alcohol rehabilitation programs (6.15%), with surplus funds going to the General Revenue Fund. Medical marijuana businesses failing to pay taxes face permanent license revocation. The bill takes effect November 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryHB 2181 is a procedural bill that names the "Oklahoma Public Health and Safety Reform Act of 2025" and sets its effective date for November 1, 2025. It contains no substantive policy changes or new requirements, as it specifies the act "shall not be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes." The bill solely serves to establish a title and effective date for future legislation, without affecting any specific policies or groups. It is currently in early committee review with no voting record yet.

Maddy summaryHB 2180 establishes the "Oklahoma Revenue and Taxation Act of 2025" as a standalone legislative measure, effective November 1, 2025. This procedural bill does not include specific tax policy changes or mechanisms but provides a formal title for future revenue and taxation legislation. It is administrative in nature and does not directly affect taxpayers or alter existing tax rates.

Maddy summaryHB 2175 exempts all swine farms in Oklahoma from state, county, and municipal fire suppression requirements or codes. This bill directly affects swine farm operators by removing mandatory fire safety regulations they would otherwise need to comply with. The key provision in Section 1 establishes a blanket exemption for swine farms from all fire code requirements under Oklahoma Statutes. The exemption becomes effective November 1, 2025, as specified in Section 2.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2025, which serves as a formal title for future motor vehicle legislation without changing any existing laws. The measure does not include specific policy provisions or operational changes to how motor vehicles are regulated in Oklahoma. It is a procedural bill that establishes a naming convention for future legislation and sets an effective date of November 1, 2025. The bill currently has no substantive impact on motorists, vehicle owners, or state agencies beyond creating a legal citation framework.

Maddy summaryThis bill reinstates and clarifies annual retirement pay for specific members of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System who retired before certain dates. It ensures that eligible officers, including highway patrolmen and special agents, receive pension payments based on either their final average salary or a percentage of current salaries for specific roles, whichever amount is higher. The legislation applies primarily to those who completed at least 20 years of service or retired before July 1, 2002, while protecting existing retirees from receiving lower benefits than they were getting as of June 30, 2002.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands a sales tax exemption to cover entities that have signed public contracts with the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority, the OSU Medical Authority Trust, the OSU Veterinary Medicine Authority, and the OSU Veterinary Medicine Trust. Previously, these university authorities were exempt from sales tax, but their vendors were not; now, any person or business that has formally entered into a public contract with these specific OSU entities will also be exempt from paying sales tax on purchases. The legislation amends existing state tax laws to include this new category of exempt buyers and includes an emergency clause to allow the changes to take effect immediately.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act to clarify how poultry integrators must respond when they receive notices about non-compliance from growers. Specifically, it requires integrators to confirm receipt of such notices and work with growers to fix issues within thirty days. If a grower fails to meet compliance standards by that deadline, the integrator must either stop sending birds to the farm or formally end the business relationship within another thirty-day window. These changes directly affect the legal obligations of poultry companies and the farmers who work with them under the state's registration program.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new Public Access Counselor Unit within the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office to help resolve disputes over public records requests. When a public body denies or delays access to records, an individual can file a written review request within 30 days, and the Attorney General must issue a binding decision within 60 days. The law also allows for advisory opinions to guide public bodies on compliance and grants immunity to agencies that follow the Attorney General's advice, while prohibiting the Attorney General's internal work papers from being disclosed as public records.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes the Oklahoma PFAS Act to create a regulatory framework for managing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS. It requires the Department of Environmental Quality to develop rules for handling PFAS waste and sets up a fee schedule for its disposal. The legislation also defines specific liability protections for certain entities, such as water systems and airports, provided they manage these materials according to legal standards and without gross negligence.