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• These are aircraft that are going to be testing out in western Oklahoma.
• The next one is for Camp Gruber in northeast Oklahoma with the Oklahoma National Guard.
• So, you have the Osage Nation, you have Oklahoma State University's OA program, Oklahoma State University
• That being said, they are still committed to Oklahoma.
• An expansion of the RATO project is happening here in Bristow, Oklahoma.

Committee: House A&B Transportation Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

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• That did not constitute a plan of safe care. That is still something that is offered.
• We offer cravats if they're needed, but that alone cannot constitute a plan of safe care.
• We then did the Oklahoma model which was Foster Care Plus.
• We brought the contractor on who had been the director in Oklahoma that set that program up, and they
• We worked, as I mentioned earlier, with Oklahoma who runs a very similar program.

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• I want to continue serving the state of Oklahoma.
• And Oklahoma, as we know, population is really centered in the two cities, Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
• You look at the overall operating budgets of Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
• So, I I guess Oklahoma City doesn't do this. Is that correct?
• I don't believe that Oklahoma City currently does this.

Bills: HB3045

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: accident response, motor vehicle, law enforcement, fire department, fee prohibition, 914, all

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• It is imperative that Congress exercise our constitutional oversight authority so that these stratospheric
• </c> Congress exercise our constitutional Congress exercise our constitutional oversight<00:07:16.319
• when it comes to laws constitution when it comes to laws enacted<00:25:15.120><c> 36</c><00:25:15.679
• </c><03:03:42.720><c> A</c> Constitution in a cult of personality.
• A Constitution in a cult of personality.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• First is the Oklahoma arts sector APA grant.
• This served 279,800 Oklahoma students.
• We recently graduated our most recent Oklahoma Leadership Artsgrame.
• If you haven't seen it northeast Oklahoma. It's beautiful.
• How do we teach them about Oklahoma?

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

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• cannot override a constitutional amendment.
• work, and that a statute cannot override a constitutional amendment.
• He used to work in a state with a constitutional sine die, Oklahoma, and the budget always was done on
• He used to work in a state with a constitutional sign-and-die, Oklahoma, and the budget always was done
• First of all, people have asked, is constitutional. Of course it is.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a long series of bills, mostly in health, education, commerce, federalism, and government. In health, members discussed radiology technology updates (HB 2050), a tribal Medicaid waiver/drawdown measure with no state cost (HB 2177), an emergency medicine study committee (HB 2183), fetal death certificate and remains-transfer requirements (HB 2184), a physician assistant licensure compact (HB 2190), dementia care telemonitoring funding (HB 2202), SNAP error-rate reduction and fraud/eligibility oversight bills (HB 2206, HB 2442, HB 2797), child welfare protections like credit freezes and recorded interviews (HB 2321, HB 2322), and podiatric licensure compacts (HB 2438). Several of these were described as consent-calendar items, while HB 2206 and the SNAP-related measures drew discussion about fraud reduction, administrative burden, and work requirements. In commerce and finance, the committee heard bills on mobile food vendors and local permits (HB 2118), earned wage access services with fee caps and disclosure rules (HB 2309), CPA licensure changes (HB 2476), cash acceptance for retail purchases under $100 (HB 2555), drone delivery and unmanned aircraft guardrails (HB 2875), timeshare salesperson licensing (HB 2877), and a prohibition on state-mandated social credit scoring in lending decisions (HB 2903). The tax and retirement-related items included 529 plan conformity and Roth IRA transfer rules (HB 2477), annual tax conformity to the Internal Revenue Code (HB 2785), ASRS technical and disability-related changes (HB 2089, HB 2090, HB 2092), and a bill on employee health insurance definitions (HB 2089). The Arizona Commerce Authority bill (HB 2754) would add legislative members to the board and shift more control over trade offices and Arizona Competes Fund spending to the legislature. The education section focused heavily on school governance and finance. Bills included patriotic youth group presentations in schools (HB 2312), school board term limits (HB 2318), mandatory training for governing board members (HB 2379), independent municipal advisors for bond elections (HB 2320), restrictions on districts buying operating charter/private school sites to game enrollment formulas (HB 2376), conflict-of-interest limits for school facilities board architects and engineers (HB 2378), public meeting and travel transparency rules for districts (HB 2380), limits on long-term school property leases and reporting requirements (HB 2384), tighter bidding rules for school construction job orders using Building Renewal Grant funds (HB 2482), and a voluntary computer science proficiency seal (HB 2764). Sponsors repeatedly framed these as transparency, accountability, and anti-abuse measures, while some opposition centered on local flexibility, housing use, and existing training providers. In federalism and government, the committee heard bills to give counties more time to mail sample ballots (HB 2006), require courts to identify veterans at first appearance for possible veterans court referral (HB 2226), study veterans’ awareness of benefits (HB 2406), broaden military leave protections (HB 2663), require SAVE verification for voter registration and certain state services (HB 2806), require U.S.-sourced voting machine components by 2029 (HB 2901), affirm the Electoral College (HB 2902), and establish due process protections for justice of the peace courts against outside administrative action (HB 2976). Government committee items included a later deadline for library trustees’ annual reports (HB 2129), a two-year limit on certain adult protective services reports to the Attorney General (HB 2228), and an exemption for public and semi-public cold plunges from ADEQ spa rules (HB 2439). Several bills were reported as consent-calendar items, and a number of sponsors noted committee votes, fiscal neutrality, or favorable testimony in support of the measures.

Transcript Highlights:

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• States Constitution and their ability<01:04:44.160><c> to</c><01:04:44.440><c> exercise</c><01:04:45.000
• Colorado, Oklahoma, Minnesota—at that time in Minnesota we had multiple freeways that were obstructed
• <01:13:46.199><c> too</c><01:13:47.040><c> so</c><01:13:47.320><c> Colorado</c><01:13:48.159><c> Oklahoma
• </c> rights too so Colorado Oklahoma rights too so Colorado Oklahoma Minnesota<01:13:49.840><c> at</c

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• They maintain to be a majority Oklahoma school.
• those are staying in Oklahoma.
• than Oklahoma moved to Texas.
• There's a strategy at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.
• First of all, our Oklahoma population...

Keywords: 914, all

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• Doctor Chane Andrey grew up in rural northeast Oklahoma, training horses, milking cows, and ranching.
• the Oklahoma State Senate joins the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in extending appreciation
• Both of them arrived here in Oklahoma from Wichita, Kansas.
• House and the Oklahoma Senate in disproportionate numbers.
• And it will transform Oklahoma.

Bills: SR34

Keywords: recognition, Harvey Pratt, forensic art, legacy, public service, 914, all

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• We're proud of the progress made in several projects, including the Oklahoma aviation academy.
• We are proud. of each of the 25 projects and excited about the future of Oklahoma.
• We'd like to make a motion to accept $22,195,000.45 in excess funds from appropriated to the Oklahoma
• The mobile dinner program has been providing much-needed dental care for citizens across Oklahoma.
• We also appreciate the efforts of care providers of Oklahoma.

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding

Keywords: 914, all

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• with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
• Oklahoma in G91 GIS address standard workshop.
• I would like to bring this course to Oklahoma.
• So we hope to bring that to Oklahoma.
• John Love from Oklahoma City had a bunch.

Keywords: 914, all

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• We want to be more and more to the community of Oklahoma City as well as Oklahoma, as many of you can
• It's a small hospital in southwest Oklahoma.
• We're located here in Oklahoma City.
• In 2022, the average nonprofit hospital stay in Oklahoma was around $2,450 a day.
• In 2023, Oklahoma had the sixth highest poverty ranking.

Committee: House Public Health

Summary: The meeting focused on hospital “avoidable days” and the difficulty of discharging medically stable patients who still need post-acute placement or social services. Presenters from Saint Anthony Hospital Midtown, the Oklahoma Hospital Association, City Care, and OU Health described common barriers including lack of skilled nursing, rehab, long-term care, behavioral health, and hospice placements; insurance prior authorization delays; Medicaid and Social Security eligibility delays; guardianship and Adult Protective Services bottlenecks; limited home health and private duty nursing; and the challenge of placing unhoused, uninsured, or medically complex patients. Several speakers emphasized that these delays reduce bed availability, increase emergency department boarding, contribute to staff burnout, and expose patients to hospital-acquired conditions and other harms. The testimony included multiple examples of patients remaining in acute care for days, weeks, or even months after being medically ready for discharge, including patients awaiting guardianship, disability determinations, or placement in facilities willing to accept them. Speakers also highlighted special populations such as patients with behavioral health or substance use disorders, medically fragile children, patients with criminal histories, and unhoused individuals who need respite or hospice care. City Care described its planned 40-bed medical respite facility, set to open in 2027, as a way to provide clinical support and housing navigation for patients too sick to recover on the street or in shelters. Witnesses recommended policy and system changes such as standardizing preauthorization protocols, expanding rural swing-bed and home-based services, increasing public guardianship resources, improving data collection on homelessness, expanding private duty nursing hours, and creating more placement options for complex patients. They also suggested better coordination between hospitals, DHS, APS, the Health Department, and post-acute facilities, including a database of facility services to improve discharge planning and keep patients closer to home. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the transcript, but the chair indicated the issue would require collaboration across multiple agencies and partners.

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• It's local to Oklahoma as to a rate that we want to establish.
• The front executive director of Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services.
• School for the Blind, and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf.
• School for the Blind, and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf.
• It's like this is a town in Oklahoma.

Committee: House A&B Human Services Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

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• cannot override a constitutional amendment.
• cannot override a constitutional amendment.
• He used to work in a state with a constitutional sine die, Oklahoma, and the budget always was done on
• He used to work in a state with a constitutional sine die, Oklahoma, and the budget always was done on
• First of all, people have asked, is constitutional. Of course it is.

Summary: The meeting covered a long series of House bills across health, commerce, education, elections, government, and veterans issues, with many measures described as consent-calendar items. In health and human services, members discussed updates to radiology technology standards, a tribal Medicaid waiver bill, an emergency medicine study committee, fetal death certificate and remains-transfer requirements, a physician assistant licensure compact, dementia care telemonitoring funding, and SNAP error-rate reduction and eligibility oversight. Sponsors generally framed these bills as technical updates, workforce or access improvements, cost savings, or support for families and vulnerable populations, while some bills drew brief questions about implementation or opposition. In commerce and finance, the committee heard bills on mobile food vendor licensing, earned wage access services, CPA certification, cash acceptance by retail businesses, unmanned aircraft regulation, timeshare salesperson licensing, social credit score restrictions for lending, and a ban on state assistance to the International Criminal Court. Sponsors emphasized reduced regulation, consumer protections, transparency, and state sovereignty. The committee also considered tax and retirement-related measures, including conformity with the Internal Revenue Code, ASRS technical changes, and a 529 plan update that also addressed Roth IRA rollovers. Education and school governance bills focused heavily on school district oversight and transparency. Members discussed patriotic youth group presentations in schools, school board term limits and mandatory training, bond-advisor requirements, restrictions on school districts buying operating charter or private schools to affect funding formulas, conflicts of interest on the School Facilities Oversight Board, public meeting and travel disclosure rules, limits on long-term school property leases, job-order contracting caps, and a computer science proficiency seal. Sponsors repeatedly argued these bills would improve accountability, prevent misuse of public funds, and increase public access to school board decisions. The meeting also included elections, veterans, government, and other administrative measures. These included changes to sample-ballot mailing deadlines, a requirement that courts ask about veteran status at first appearance, a veterans awareness study, broader military leave protections, SAVE database verification for voter registration and licensing, U.S.-sourced election equipment requirements, Electoral College affirmation, justice court due-process protections, library trustee reporting deadlines, adult protective services reporting cleanup, and procurement transparency. No final floor votes were taken in the excerpt, and most items were presented for questions or moved through consent with brief sponsor explanations and occasional opposition noted in committee testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I know Representative Levin, I believe, brought up a constitutional concern.
• And I know Representative Levin, I believe, brought up a constitutional, like a concern.
• The Constitution does not require inaction. It requires that we will act.
• The Constitution does not require inaction.
• I just wanted to point out that we are tasked with interpreting our Constitution all the time.

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee approved the minutes from March 4, 6, and 11, 2026, and then heard Senate Bill 1256, a DOGE Task Force code cleanup measure requested by the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired to remove outdated statutory language about a 1990 report. The committee advanced SB 1256 to the floor with a due pass recommendation without opposition. The committee then took up House Bill 776, which would require the Department of Health and Welfare to rapidly verify and prioritize reports involving newborns and infants under one year old when there is a documented high-risk history, such as prior child abuse convictions, prior termination of parental rights, or prenatal substance exposure. Representative Tanner and multiple supporters framed the bill as a response to the death of “Baby Benji,” arguing it would not automatically remove children but would ensure quicker safety checks and better coordination with CPS, hospitals, and law enforcement. Several witnesses, including a hospital social worker, foster and adoptive parents, a psychologist, a police officer, and the child’s adoptive sibling’s mother, described delayed responses and said the bill could prevent future deaths. Opponents, including several committee members during debate, raised constitutional and due process concerns, arguing the bill could expand government authority, rely on prior history in a way they viewed as problematic, or amount to a reaction to a single tragic case. Supporters responded that the bill only speeds up existing child welfare procedures and does not authorize forced entry or automatic removal. After discussion, the committee adopted the motion to send HB 776 to the floor with a do pass recommendation by roll call vote of 12-4-4.

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• I invite all of Oklahoma to pray. Lord, we are dependent on knowledge of Your will.
• Edward Green of Chandler, Oklahoma. At 94 years young, Mr.
• And a state-level program manager with the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
• As an academic partner with the Oklahoma Psychological Association, Dr.
• Jada Moussa here from Mustang, Oklahoma. Next, Ms. Jada Moussa here from Mustang, Oklahoma.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Some of our neighboring states do this: Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas all do these things. ...do this
• Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas all do these things.
• Now it's just a constant revolving door of how we change what constitutes a felony in the state, too.
• It's just a constant revolving door of how we change what constitutes a felony in the state, too.
• this country, and we want it to be dispersed correctly, and we want it to be long lasting and constitutional

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These real pharmacies provide a critical service to those of us in rural Oklahoma.
• We have more than 50 different PBMs in the state of Oklahoma.
• And if this helps our Oklahoma, System to be able to do this.
• And what's happened is rural Oklahoma, which I live in more but was raised in rural Oklahoma, what's
• I have been doing business with a local pharmacist in rural Oklahoma for over 40 years.

Bills: SB1673 , SB1500 , SB1447 , SB1646 , SB2007 , SB1275 , SB2074

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: prosthetics, health insurance, medical necessity, patient rights, insurance liability, pharmacy benefits manager, healthcare providers, claims processing, reimbursement, insurance regulation, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, mental health, substance use disorders, utilization review, benefit coverage, pharmacy

Summary: The Senate Business and Insurance Committee met to consider several bills, with the chair emphasizing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and the impact on local and rural pharmacies. Before taking up the bills, the committee announced that Senate Bills 1620 and 1625 would be laid over. The committee also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 1673 to exempt certain state-funded flexible benefit plans, and then passed the bill, which creates the Prosthetic Access and Accountability Act of 2026 and requires health plans that already cover prosthetic benefits to administer them without disability-based discrimination. The committee then passed several PBM-related measures. Senate Bill 1500 requires PBMs to reimburse rural pharmacies within 30 calendar days. Senate Bill 1447 adds safeguards to the Oklahoma Employee Insurance Plan by restricting PBM contracts, including disfavoring PBMs involved in recent lawsuits or those affiliated with insurers, retail pharmacy chains, specialty pharmacies, mail-order pharmacies, or drug manufacturers. Senate Bill 1646 strengthens utilization review standards for mental health and substance use disorder treatment, and Senate Bill 2007 prohibits PBMs from reducing reimbursement after a successful appeal and adds administrative fees when they fail to make required adjustments. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1275, which requires upfront disclosure of all fees for short-term rental bookings such as Airbnb and VRBO, with only tax added at checkout. Finally, the committee passed Senate Bill 2074 after extensive debate; it would require fairer and more transparent PBM reimbursement using a Medicaid-based methodology and a professional dispensing fee, with supporters arguing it would help independent and community pharmacies and opponents raising concerns about consumer costs and legal issues. All bills considered in the meeting were reported out with favorable votes, and the meeting adjourned after the chair noted one more meeting would be held the following week.

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• the Oklahoma licensure pathways to align with the 2025 Uniform Accountancy Act.
• And I believe the state of Oklahoma should be competing for those opportunities.
• And I believe the state of Oklahoma should be competing for those opportunities.
• If places like Oklahoma will say this is a priority, let's look into it.
• This committee is all about that and how we continue to build a stronger future for Oklahoma.

Summary: The committee considered a long series of bills, mostly technical or policy changes affecting licensing, regulation, and economic development. Early measures included H.B. 4317, which updates Oklahoma CPA licensure pathways to align with the 2025 Uniform Accountancy Act; H.B. 4321, which limits retroactive application of new standards to existing structures absent documented safety findings; and H.B. 4322, which removes the requirement that a funeral director in charge also be licensed as an embalmer. All three advanced, with H.B. 4322 receiving some no votes but still passing out of committee. Members then heard H.B. 3176, a Department of Commerce innovation and economic development bill focused on pursuing federal research and innovation opportunities. The author described it as a long-term strategy to attract R&D, advanced computing, energy, and space-related investment to Oklahoma, with several members questioning its economic impact and scope. The bill passed 14-3. The committee also advanced H.B. 3239 modernizing the Veterinary Practice Act, H.B. 3673 allowing certain expired journeyman and contractor licenses to be renewed without reexamination if continuing education and other conditions are met, and H.B. 3794 and H.B. 3796, both OID-related cleanup or reciprocity bills. Other measures included H.B. 3263 designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom, which members discussed in terms of tourism and rural recreation; H.B. 4265, an omnibus memorial and bridge naming bill; and H.B. 4266, an omnibus special license plate bill. The committee also approved H.B. 2123, which amends authority for an OTA bridge over the Arkansas River near Bixby by removing a self-sufficiency requirement so the project can be financed with broader toll support; the author said it would improve traffic, emergency access, and flood resilience and has local support. Finally, H.B. 2445 was amended to continue Route 66 tourism efforts beyond the 2027 centennial, and it passed 13-3. The chair announced the committee would meet again Tuesday at 10:30 and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now we're going to start with the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
• I lead the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Thank you for having us.
• I'm the CFO consultant for the Oklahoma Broadband Office.
• We are advocating for Oklahoma, especially rural Oklahoma.
• Sometimes, you know, Oklahoma has 10 different terrains.

Committee: House A&B Finance Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all