OKLAHOMA CITY (May 7, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt signed 17 bills into law.
SIGNED:
An Act relating to public finance; enacting the Oklahoma Education Infrastructure Linked Deposit Program Act; defining terms; requiring State Treasurer to disseminate information; authorizing administration of program; authorizing issuance of guidelines; requiring annual report; providing for certain loan packages; prescribing procedures for applications to participate in program; imposing restriction on loan agreements; prohibiting certain conflict of interest; imposing requirement with respect to use of loan proceeds; providing for evaluation of education service entity; prescribing procedures for review; providing for determination of certain interest rate; prohibiting false statements; providing for review of loan packages by State Treasurer; prescribing procedures in the event of application rejections; providing for evaluation by State Treasurer; providing for placement of certain state funds; providing for deposit agreements; stating requirements of agreements; imposing duty on lending institution; prescribing requirement with respect to interest rate; providing for certificates of compliance; providing for immunity from liability; providing for effect of certain events related to loan agreement; prescribing maximum loan amount; authorizing renewals; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
An Act relating to soldiers and sailors; allowing Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to hire seasonal employees; exempting such employees from benefits; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending Section 2, Chapter 342, O.S.L. 2022, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 168, O.S.L. 2023, and Section 2, Chapter 342, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 427.14a and 427.14c), which relate to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act; modifying dates for moratorium; deleting requirement to review and process applications by certain date; updating internal effective dates; providing restrictions for submitting applications to transfer ownership of medical marijuana businesses; requiring completion of administrative actions or appeals prior to submitting transfer applications; establishing time limitation for submitting applications following license annulments, revocations, or suspensions; deleting time limitation and requirement for submitting new applications; deleting certain refund requirement; and providing an effective date.
An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 983, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 211, O.S.L. 2024 (22 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 983), which relates to financial obligations in criminal cases; directing the Cost Administration Implementation Committee to develop and implement a plan to collect certain data; requiring submission of plan and data to the Office of the Attorney General by certain date; directing certain entities to cooperate with the Committee; providing an exception; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
An Act relating to energy; creating the Oklahoma Energy Storage Resource Safety Act;
An Act relating to courts; amending 20 O.S. 2021, Section 123, which relates to the jurisdiction of special judges; authorizing special judges to hear and decide applications for court orders to issue titles; and providing an effective date.
An Act relating to abortion-inducing drugs; defining terms; prohibiting trafficking of certain drugs; providing for felony; providing exceptions; and providing for codification.
An Act relating to children; enacting the Right to Raise Act; amending 10 O.S. 2021, Section 7503-1.1, which relates to adoption; modifying eligibility provisions; amending 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-1-105, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 375, O.S.L. 2025 (10A O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-1-105), which relates to the Oklahoma Children's Code; providing that raising or referring to juvenile based on biological sex shall not constitute abuse or neglect; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Sections 843.5, as last amended by Section 8, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 843.5) and 852.1, as amended by Section 187, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 852.1), which relate to crimes and punishments; providing that raising or referring to juvenile based on biological sex shall not constitute child endangerment; providing for noncodification; and providing an effective date.
An Act relating to revenue and taxation; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2357.206, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 49, O.S.L. 2022 (68 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 2357.206), which relates to the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act; modifying definition of eligible student; removing federal law reference and replacing with Oklahoma authority; modifying definition of low-income eligible student; authorizing scholarship payments to be made via secure electronic funds transfer; modifying definition of annual revenue; requiring certain annual reporting requirements to be disaggregated into certain categories; and providing an effective date.
An Act relating to higher education; requiring state educational institutions adopt and implement a policy ensuring student grades are evaluated solely on an academic basis; requiring policy to prohibit grades based on opinions, beliefs, or conduct; requiring submission of verification to the State Regents for Higher Education; directing the State Regents to withhold state-appropriated funds for failure to adopt a policy; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
An Act relating to higher education; requiring all academic programs be reviewed on a five-year cycle for quality and currency; directing a review of a program if classified as a low-producing program; defining low-producing program; requiring the Oklahoma State Board of Regents for Higher Education to conduct an annual review of low-producing programs for deletion, suspension, or continuation; providing exemptions for continuation of low-producing programs; providing for probationary period for certain low-producing programs; requiring programs submit a plan of improvement; directing suspended or deleted programs to complete process within one academic year; requiring review after completion of probationary period; prohibiting low-producing programs from receiving more than two exemptions in a consecutive ten-year period; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.
An Act relating to agriculture; amending 2 O.S. 2021, Sections 5-4.1, 5-4.2, 5-4.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 16, O.S.L. 2024, 5-4.4, 5-4.5, and 5-4.6 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 5-4.3), which relate to the Homemade Food Freedom Act; renaming the Homemade Food Freedom Act to the Local Food Freedom Act; modifying definitions; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date.
An Act relating to professions and occupations; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 328.3, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 273, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 328.3), which relates to the practice of dentistry definitions;
An Act relating to public finance.
An Act relating to property; creating the Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2026; defining terms; providing rules for certain property owner or triple net leaseholder claims; requiring compensation for certain property damage; listing certain compensable damages; providing for compensation in lieu of claims for monetary damages; providing for how compensation should be determined; determining limits for compensation amounts; providing time period for acceptance or rejection of claims; providing procedural rules following the acceptance or rejection of claims; limiting the number of claims per year; permitting voluntary settlements; providing exceptions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
An Act relating to professions and occupations; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 15.8, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 192, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 15.8), which relates to qualifications to take an examination for accounting; modifying educational requirements; describing educational course requirements; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 15.9, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 192, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 15.9), which relates to issuing accounting certificates; deleting and modifying certain educational eligibility requirements to align with Uniform Accountancy Act; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 15.12A, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 26, O.S.L. 2023 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 15.12A), which relates to out-of-state licensed accounting business; deleting equivalency provision; providing pathway for in-state licensure; listing educational requirements; deleting out-of-state certificate or license exemption; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 15.13, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter 26, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 15.13), which relates to public accounting certificates; modifying required documents for application; deleting and creating new conditions for applicants that do not meet certain requirements; and providing an effective date.
An Act relating to revenue and taxation; amending Section 1, Chapter 340, O.S.L. 2022, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 164, O.S.L. 2024 (68 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 2357.105), which relates to income tax credit for qualified economic development expenditures; extending date for which the credit will be in effect; and providing an effective date.
###
