HB 1954 Oklahoma House · 2026 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) economies program to assist small communities impacted by FEMA-declared disasters. It directly affects Oklahoma towns and counties with populations under 6,000 that cannot cover required local matching funds for FEMA recovery programs. The bill establishes a revolving fund in the state treasury to provide these grants, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, with no annual budget restrictions. The program becomes effective November 1, 2025, aiming to streamline disaster recovery support for the most vulnerable communities.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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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 entirely. The original bill created the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2025, while the new version creates a Grants for Recovering, Improving, and Thriving economies program (GRIT) with specific eligibility criteria and funding mechanisms.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a general emergency management act to a specific grant program for political subdivisions with populations under 6,000 people affected by FEMA-declared disasters.

SCOPE

Changed from a general emergency management act to a specific grant program called GRIT focused on economic recovery for small communities.

ELIGIBILITY

Added eligibility requirement limiting grants to political subdivisions with populations less than 6,000 people directly impacted by FEMA-declared emergencies.

FISCAL

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

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that political subdivisions must be unable to provide the full local match required under relevant FEMA recovery programs to qualify for grants.

TIMELINE

Maintained the effective date of November 1, 2025, but changed the codification status from noncodified to codified in Oklahoma Statutes as Section 690.11 of Title 63.

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Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

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