HB 2788: Statewide Recovery Fund; transfers of funds; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was formatted for floor consideration by the House of Representatives, with the header updated to reflect 'Floor Version' and page footers changed to include 'HB2788 HFLR' and 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' for tracking purposes. The substantive legislative content regarding fund transfers remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header updated from 'Committee Substitute' to 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' to indicate the bill has been approved by the committee and is ready for floor debate.

Page footers changed from 'Req. No. 13797' to 'HB2788 HFLR' to identify the bill version and include a note that bold text indicates committee amendments.

Line spacing and indentation were adjusted throughout the document to conform to floor version formatting standards.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add the Senate as a sponsor, update the bill title to reflect the new sponsor, and insert new funding transfer provisions for mental health services. These changes expand the bill's scope by including additional legislative sponsors and adding new funding allocations to the Statewide Recovery Fund.

Scope change

The bill now includes Senate sponsors (Hall and Haste) in addition to House sponsors, and adds new funding transfer provisions for mental health services construction.

SCOPE

Added Senate sponsors Hall and Haste to the bill sponsors list

Changed bill title from 'PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE'

FISCAL

Added new funding transfer provision for $20,500,000 from Statewide Recovery Fund to Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for constructing a replacement facility for Griffin Memorial Hospital

Updated requirement number from 13767 to 13797 across multiple pages

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to update the official name of the Health Care Workforce Training Commission to the Health Care Workforce Development Revolving Fund, adjust the legislative session references to the 59th Oklahoma Legislature, and modify the emergency declaration language to include an effective date provision. These changes primarily reflect technical updates to align with current legislative session numbering and clarify the fund's official designation.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily technical and administrative.

TECHNICAL

Updated the name of the Health Care Workforce Training Commission to Health Care Workforce Development Revolving Fund in transfer provisions.

Changed legislative session references from 1st Regular Session to 59th Oklahoma Legislature.

Updated requirement numbers from 13729 to 13767 across multiple pages.

TIMELINE

Replaced 'declaring an emergency' with 'providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency' to clarify timing.

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

MODERATE

The bill was amended to replace the entire text with a committee substitute version that updates the title and funding sources. The most significant change is replacing 'Health Care Workforce Development Revolving Fund' with 'Healthcare Workforce Training Commission' in the title and Section 3, indicating a change in the specific fund name from which money is being transferred. The emergency declaration section was also removed from the final version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on transferring funds from various state agencies to the Statewide Recovery Fund, but the specific funding source names were updated to reflect current agency designations.

FISCAL

Changed the funding source name from 'Health Care Workforce Development Revolving Fund' to 'Healthcare Workforce Training Commission' in both the bill title and Section 3 text.

TECHNICAL

Removed the emergency declaration section (Section 9) which stated the bill would take effect immediately upon passage.

Removed the effective date section (Section 8) that specified July 1, 2025 as the effective date.

Added committee amendment header and formatting changes to conform to standard legislative committee substitute format.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 5 edits · May 22, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, which is the final version ready for signing into law. The main substantive changes include the addition of two new funding transfer sections (Sections 6 and 7) for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, bringing the total number of transfers from seven to nine. Additionally, Section 6 now includes a new geographic restriction requiring construction to be within a thirty-mile radius of the State Capitol Building. The bill also added an effective date of July 1, 2025, and an emergency declaration clause.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include two additional funding transfers that were not present in the engrossed version, affecting the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

FISCAL

Added Section 6 transferring $20,500,000 from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the Statewide Recovery Fund

Added Section 7 transferring $3,300,000 from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to the Statewide Recovery Fund

REQUIREMENT

Modified Section 6 to add a requirement that construction be confined within a thirty-mile radius of the State Capitol Building

TIMELINE

Added Section 8 establishing an effective date of July 1, 2025

ENFORCEMENT

Added Section 9 declaring an emergency to allow immediate implementation upon passage and approval

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · May 22, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten from an introduction to an engrossed version, shifting focus from creating a Budget and Finance Act to establishing specific fund transfers to the Statewide Recovery Fund. The original version focused on public finance and budget creation, while the new version details multiple transfers from various state funds to the Recovery Fund for reappropriation.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from creating a general Budget and Finance Act to specifically managing transfers between state funds and the Statewide Recovery Fund.

SCOPE

Removed the original intent to create the Budget and Finance Act of 2025

FISCAL

Added seven new sections detailing specific fund transfers totaling over $100 million from various state programs to the Statewide Recovery Fund

Changed the bill title and purpose from budget creation to pandemic relief fund management and reappropriation

REQUIREMENT

Added consistency requirements linking transfers to Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding recommendations from May 12, 2025

Statewide Recovery Fund; transfers of funds; effective date; emergency.

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