HB 2012 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Public health and safety; harm-reduction services; deleting sunset date; effective date.

House Bill 2012 permanently authorizes various entities, including government agencies, religious institutions, and non-profits, to provide harm-reduction services in Oklahoma. The bill achieves this by removing the July 1, 2026, sunset date from the existing law governing these services. Authorized activities include offering referrals for substance use disorder treatment, providing infectious disease education and testing, collecting used hypodermic needles, and distributing clean needles and opioid antagonists. Providers must register with the State Department of Health and submit quarterly reports on their services.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand eligibility for harm-reduction services to include for-profit companies and tribal governments, while removing the sunset date that previously limited the program's duration. The Senate version also adds new reporting requirements for registered providers and clarifies the types of activities allowed under the program.

Scope change

Expanded from government entities, religious institutions, and nonprofits to include for-profit companies, tribal governments, and nongovernmental entities partnering with government agencies

ELIGIBILITY

Added for-profit companies as eligible providers of harm-reduction services

Added tribal governments as eligible providers of harm-reduction services

Added nongovernmental entities partnering with governmental agencies as eligible providers

TIMELINE

Removed the sunset date of July 1, 2031, making the program permanent

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for registered providers to report quarterly to the State Department of Health and annually to the Governor, Speaker of the House, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate

Added new allowed activities including rapid substance testing products for identifying potency or toxicity of unknown substances

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 52 Nays: 41

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Administrative Rules Committee

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors