HB 2782: Health Care Authority; Rate Preservation Fund; adding authorized uses of funds; authorization; requiring conditions for return of funds; emergency. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version for the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The substantive policy content regarding the Rate Preservation Fund, its authorized uses, and emergency declaration remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting and header information, including the addition of 'Floor Version' designation and updated page headers.

TECHNICAL

Header text changed from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' to indicate the bill has moved from committee to the full chamber for final consideration.

Page numbering and footer information were updated to reflect the Floor version format, including changes to page numbers and the addition of 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' notes.

Line breaks and spacing were adjusted throughout the document to conform to floor version formatting standards, but no substantive policy language was altered.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

This amendment adds two new Senate sponsors (Hall and Haste) to the bill and updates the committee substitute title to reflect the full committee version. It also changes the tracking numbers and dates associated with the bill, indicating it has moved from a proposed committee substitute to a full committee substitute with updated metadata.

Scope change

No substantive policy changes to the bill's scope, applicability, or content; changes are administrative and procedural.

TECHNICAL

Added two new Senate sponsors (Hall and Haste) to the bill's authorship list.

Changed the bill title from 'PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to reflect full committee adoption.

Updated tracking numbers from 13338 to 13784 and dates from 05/17/25 to 05/19/25.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was restructured from an enrolled final version to a proposed committee substitute version, primarily changing the document format and header information while retaining the same substantive policy provisions regarding the Rate Preservation Fund.

TECHNICAL

Document header changed from 'Enrolled House Bill' to 'Proposed Committee Substitute' indicating this is a working version before final approval

Added amendment adoption signature lines and committee amendment metadata

Page numbering and formatting changed from enrolled version to committee substitute format

Added bill tracking information including request number 13338 and date stamp 05/17/25

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 22, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized for signature after passing both houses of the Oklahoma legislature. The substantive policy content of the Rate Preservation Fund remains unchanged, but the document was converted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final form ready for the Governor's signature. The Senate passage date was added (May 22, 2025) while the House date remained the same (May 20, 2025).

TECHNICAL

The document title changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL' to 'ENROLLED HOUSE BILL', indicating the bill has completed the legislative process and is in its final form for gubernatorial approval.

A new Senate passage date was added showing the bill passed the Senate on May 22, 2025, while the House passage date of May 20, 2025 was retained.

Blank lines and placeholder text for the Senate passage date were removed, replaced with the actual date of passage.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · May 22, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was amended to change its title and purpose from a general budget and finance act to a specific act creating a Rate Preservation Fund for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. The changes remove references to a Budget and Finance Act and instead focus on maintaining Medicaid reimbursement rates when federal funding decreases.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a general budget and finance act to a specific Medicaid funding preservation mechanism

SCOPE

Changed the bill title from 'Budget and Finance Act of 2025' to focus specifically on the Oklahoma Health Care Authority and Rate Preservation Fund

Removed provisions related to creating a Budget and Finance Act and noncodification requirements

FISCAL

Added provisions creating a Rate Preservation Fund to maintain Medicaid reimbursement rates when federal funding decreases

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for transferring up to one-third of the fund balance for cash flow needs, with mandatory return of funds before fiscal year end

TECHNICAL

Changed bill status from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' with updated sponsor information and passage dates

Health Care Authority; Rate Preservation Fund; adding authorized uses of funds; authorization; requiring conditions for return of funds; emergency.

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