HB 1954 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Emergency management; creating the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2025; effective date.

HB 1954 creates the Grants for Recovering, Improving, and Thriving (GRIT) program under Oklahoma's emergency management system. It provides financial assistance to small political subdivisions (populations under 6,000) directly impacted by FEMA-declared disasters when they cannot cover required local matching funds for federal recovery programs. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management will administer the program using a new revolving fund in the state treasury, which receives and manages dedicated state appropriations. This fund operates continuously without fiscal year limits to support GRIT grants, effective November 1, 2025.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to replace the original text with a new version that creates a grants program for small communities affected by disasters. The original bill focused on emergency management and noncodification, while the new version establishes a specific grants program for political subdivisions with populations under 6,000 people.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a general emergency management act to a specific grants program for small communities (population under 6,000) impacted by FEMA-declared emergencies.

ELIGIBILITY

Grants are now limited to political subdivisions with populations less than 6,000 people that are directly impacted by FEMA-declared emergencies or disasters.

FISCAL

A new revolving fund called the Grants for Recovering, Improving, and Thriving Economies Revolving Fund was created to administer the grant program.

REQUIREMENT

The program is designed for communities unable to provide the full local match required under relevant FEMA recovery programs.

SCOPE

The bill title and content changed from the 'Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2025' to focus specifically on the GRIT grants program.

TIMELINE

The effective date remains November 1, 2025, but the bill number and tracking information were updated to reflect the committee substitute version.

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Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

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