HB 1132 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Transportation; creating the Transportation Reform Act of 2025; effective date.

HB 1132 creates Oklahoma's Industrial Access Improvement Grant Program, which provides state funding for roadway, bridge, intersection, and freight corridor projects in municipalities with populations exceeding 750,000 (per the latest U.S. Census). The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will administer the program, requiring applicants to submit project details, economic impact statements, engineering estimates, and evidence of local matching funds. Grants will be allocated based on merit and available funds, with a revolving fund in the state treasury ensuring ongoing financing for these infrastructure improvements. The bill takes effect November 1, 2025, directly affecting large Oklahoma cities seeking to enhance industrial site accessibility.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten from an introduced version to a committee substitute version. The new version maintains the core purpose of creating a grant program for industrial access improvements but adds specific details about the program structure, application requirements, and fund management. The eligibility criteria for municipalities remain the same (population over 750,000), but the new version includes more detailed provisions about how applications will be processed and what documentation is required.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on industrial access improvements for large municipalities, but the committee version adds more specific operational details about the grant program administration and application process.

REQUIREMENT

Added detailed application requirements including project descriptions, economic impact statements, engineering estimates, timelines, and evidence of matching funds

Added authority for the Department to establish matching requirements where municipalities or private partners cover a percentage of project costs

FISCAL

Created a new revolving fund structure with specific provisions for budgeting and expenditure authority

TECHNICAL

Added specific codification details (Title 69, Section 1914) and rule-making authority for the Department

Changed from noncodification to codification status, meaning the law will be permanently added to the Oklahoma Statutes

DEFINITION

Added specific list of eligible improvements including roadway expansions, bridge enhancements, intersection modifications, freight corridor improvements, and traffic signalization upgrades

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Committee

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Appropriations and Budget

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors