HB 2285 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Roads and bridges; Evacuation Vehicle Access Corridor Act; Evacuation Vehicle Access Corridor Revolving Fund; Evacuation Vehicle Access Corridor Grant Program; effective date; emergency.

HB 2285 creates the Evacuation Vehicle Access Corridor Revolving Fund (EVAC Fund) to support construction of emergency evacuation routes in Oklahoma counties. It establishes a grant program allowing counties with landlocked areas (defined as regions with 2,000+ residents and only one or two road access points) to apply for funds to build new or improve existing access corridors. Eligible counties must demonstrate a material need for corridor construction, and grants cannot exceed the total funds in the EVAC Fund. The bill aims to improve public safety by ensuring reliable evacuation routes for residents in geographically isolated areas.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, changing the header and committee report details. The core legislative content, including the creation of the Evacuation Vehicle Access Corridor Revolving Fund, the new Grant Program, and the definitions for "landlocked" areas, remains substantively unchanged.
Scope change
No change in the bill's scope or applicability; the policy provisions are identical.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version with a new date (April 23, 2025) and a different committee report attribution.

The summary of the act's purpose was condensed into a single bracketed line for the Senate version.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the text layout and line breaks throughout the document.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

260
Passed
Total votes 26
Apr 23, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-0)
senate
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 5
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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