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GOVERNOR STITT SIGNS 33 BILLS INTO LAW, VETOES 2

Thursday, April 23, 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 23, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt has signed the following 33 bills into law, vetoing two:

SIGNED

SB 1156

An Act relating to the Pardon and Parole Board; making an appropriation; stating purpose; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1157

An Act relating to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; making an appropriation; stating purpose; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1158

An Act relating to the Office of Juvenile Affairs; making an appropriation; stating purpose; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1161

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority; amending Section 70 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1177 of the 2nd Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature, which relates to general appropriations; modifying certain date; providing for duties and compensation of administrators and employees; authorizing payment of certain expenses; authorizing certain transfers; requiring certain transfers; authorizing certain early transfer requests; authorizing the exemption of unanticipated federal funds from expenditure and budgetary limitations; providing procedures; requiring certain budget procedures; prohibiting certain budget procedures; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1163

An Act relating to the Department of Human Services; making an appropriation; stating purpose; requiring that certain funds be utilized for certain purpose; requiring certain funding be maintained at certain levels; requiring certain joint approval prior to certain actions; requiring certain transfers to certain funds; appropriating certain federal funds for certain program; authorizing early allocation of funds under certain conditions; authorizing certain transfers; requiring the maintenance of certain records; providing budgeting and expenditure limitations and procedures; requiring and prohibiting certain budget procedures; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1164

An Act relating to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; amending Section 79 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1177 of the 2nd Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature, which relates to general appropriations; modifying certain date; making an appropriation; stating purpose; authorizing certain transfer; requiring that portions of certain appropriated funds be used for certain purposes; authorizing request for early transfers of certain funds for specific purpose; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1165

An Act relating to the Department of Public Safety; requiring that portions of certain appropriated funds be used for certain purposes; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1166

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; requiring that portions of certain appropriated funds be used for certain purposes; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1167

An Act relating to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; requiring that portions of certain appropriated funds be used for certain purposes; mandating certain transfers; requiring utilization in certain manner; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1175

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; making an appropriation; requiring that portions of certain appropriated funds be used for certain purposes; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1176

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board; creating the Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Program; directing rule promulgation; providing for clawback of funds; defining terms; creating the Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Revolving Fund; stating purpose of fund; establishing fund source; authorizing certain expenditure; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 2060

An Act relating to improvement districts; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Sections 39-101, 39-102, and 39-103, which relate to short title, definitions, and creation of certain districts; modifying short title; modifying definitions; providing for the creation of master development districts upon certain approval; establishing requirements and procedures for approval of applications for the creation of certain districts; allowing protests of approvals within specified time period; authorizing districts to adopt rules and bylaws; requiring inclusion of certain provisions in governing document; granting certain rights and powers to board of supervisors of master development districts; authorizing lien on real property for assessments levied by the master development districts; authorizing districts to make certain improvements; construing provisions; requiring obligations be payable from certain sources; authorizing districts to take certain actions related to works or improvements; granting districts certain contracting authority; requiring certain parties enter into a master development agreement; establishing requirements for master development agreements; directing the State Treasurer to develop certain template; authorizing certain covenants; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Section 39-115, which relates to the issuance of certain bonds; authorizing the issuance of certain bonds by districts; modifying and specifying applicability of certain provisions; updating statutory language; ENR. S. B. NO. 2060 Page 2 prohibiting certain utility ownership or services from being provided; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. 

SB 1481

An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.9, which relates to physical education program requirements; requiring certain schools to provide students in certain grades certain amount of recess per day as a condition of accreditation; allowing recess to be divided into two periods; requiring recess to consist of certain play; prohibiting removal of recess as a form of discipline; removing language encouraging certain amount of recess in certain grades; updating statutory language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

SB 1778

An Act relating to the Strong Readers Act

SB 1439

An Act relating to oil and gas; creating the Energy Security and Independence Act; providing short title; providing legislative purpose; defining terms; prohibiting covered civil liability actions; construing provisions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. 

SB 1733

An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1, Chapter 297, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-401), which relates to student communications; requiring immediate notification to law enforcement of certain violations; updating statutory language; requiring public and private school employees to report certain disclosure, allegation, or information to law enforcement within certain time period; clarifying term; requiring certain officer to submit certain report under certain circumstances; requiring certain report to law enforcement prior to certain formal investigation or questioning; prohibiting school personnel from taking certain actions until law enforcement has been notified; providing exception; requiring certain information to be kept confidential or redacted; requiring public and private school employees to annually sign certain attestation; providing certain construction; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4030

An Act relating to education. 

HB 4031

An Act relating to aeronautics; identifying original appropriation; transferring remaining funds to the Long-Term Aerospace and Aeronautics Infrastructure Sustainability Revolving Fund; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4034

An Act relating to Supreme Court; appropriating certain funds in certain amount for certain purpose; directing utilization of certain amounts for certain purposes; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4038

An Act relating to transportation; requiring that portions of funds be used for certain purposes; providing budgeting and expenditure limitations and procedures; providing for lapse of funds under certain conditions; making an appropriation; determining purpose of funds appropriated; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4040

An Act relating to the State Department of Health; creating the Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation Program; stating purpose; designating the State Department of Health as lead agency; allowing for the Department to partner with other agencies; creating reporting requirements; creating the Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation Revolving Fund; establishing fund at the State Department of Health; deeming the funds appropriated; providing expenditure and budgeting requirements and limitations; requiring a minimum balance in the fund at the end of the project; allowing for use of memoranda of understanding; limiting scope of such memoranda; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4042

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; appropriating certain funds in certain amount for certain purpose; directing utilization of certain amounts for certain purposes; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4043

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management; appropriating certain funds in certain amount for certain purpose; directing utilization of certain amounts for certain purposes; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4044

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability; appropriating certain funds in certain amount for certain purpose; directing utilization of certain amounts for certain purposes; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4045

An Act relating to militia; amending Section 1, Chapter 453, O.S.L. 2025 (44 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 301B), which relates to the Oklahoma Military Department; amending revolving fund name; amending the program name; expanding purposes of use; requiring a report; repealing Section 1, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2025 (44 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 301A), which relates to base infrastructure needs and development; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4046

An Act relating to the military; transferring funds to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund; identifying sources; stating purposes; making appropriations; providing for noncodification; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4047

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; making appropriations; identifying sources; stating purposes; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4048

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation; making appropriations; identifying sources of funds; stating purposes; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4050

An Act relating to retirement; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 920, which relates to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System; modifying employer contribution amount for certain time frame; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4051

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 5020A, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 468, O.S.L. 2025 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 5020A), which relates to the Rate Preservation Fund; modifying and limiting authorized uses of funds; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4065

An Act relating to the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics; appropriating certain funds in certain amount for certain purpose; directing utilization of certain amounts for certain purposes; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

HB 4071

An Act relating to investment accounts; creating the Oklahoma Dream Accounts Investment Program Act; defining terms; creating the Oklahoma Dream Account Investment Program; authorizing one-time contributions to certain Trump Accounts; requiring verification; making contributions subject to availability of funds; prescribing order of contributions; requiring the State Treasurer to prescribe form; authorizing State Treasurer to promulgate rules; providing construing provisions; creating the Oklahoma Trump Account Investment Fund; providing for deposits to fund; providing for expenditures from fund; providing for noncodification; and providing for codification. 

HB 4072

An Act related to public finance; creating the Taxpayer Endowment Trust Fund Act 

VETOED

SB 2074

An Act relating to pharmacy benefits managers; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Sections 357, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 414, O.S.L. 2025, and 360, as last amended by Section 8, Chapter 300, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 357 and 360), which relate to definitions and pharmacy benefits manager contractual duties to provider; defining term; prohibiting certain pharmacy benefits manager from refusing to accept certain documentation; requiring certain adjusted reimbursement amount if certain appeal is approved; allowing certain provider to request certain reversal or rebilling; requiring certain information to be included in certain appeal; requiring certain adjustments to include certain claim-level details within certain time period; prohibiting certain reimbursement amounts; updating statutory references; updating statutory language; and providing an effective date. 

HB 4032

An Act relating to mining; amending 45 O.S. 2021, Section 931, which relates to operator's fees; modifying certain fee; establishing minimum annual fee amount; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 

 

 

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Last Modified on Apr 23, 2026