HB 1834 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and taxation; creating the Inhofe Disaster Savings Account Act; income tax; effective date.

HB 1834 creates the "Inhofe Disaster Savings Account Act" in Oklahoma, allowing homeowners to set up tax-advantaged savings accounts specifically for covering insurance deductibles or self-insured losses related to qualifying disasters (hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, etc.) at their primary residence. Homeowners can deduct contributions from state taxable income (with limits based on their insurance deductible: $2,000 max for deductibles ≤$1,000, up to $15,000 or twice the deductible for higher deductibles, or $350,000 for self-insured), and all interest earned in the account is exempt from state income tax. Withdrawals are tax-free if used for qualified disaster expenses (declared by federal/state authorities), but otherwise become taxable income with a 2.5% penalty, and accounts pass tax-free to surviving spouses upon death. The law takes effect January 1, 2026, targeting Oklahoma homeowners seeking disaster financial preparedness.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026
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House Committee Substitute Floor (House) · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a Committee Substitute version to a Floor version, primarily changing the header information and page numbering. The substantive legislative content regarding the Inhofe Disaster Savings Account Act remains unchanged, with no modifications to definitions, tax provisions, or eligibility criteria.
TECHNICAL

Header text changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'STATE OF OKLAHOMA' and page numbering was reorganized to reflect floor submission format.

Page footers were updated from 'Req. No. 13171' to 'HB1834 HFLR' to indicate the floor version of the bill.

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

5726
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 100
Mar 11, 2025
D Democratic19
14 Yea 5
73% Yea
R Republican81
43 Yea 26 Nay 12
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 58 Nays: 25
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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