HB 2516: Military infrastructure funding; creating the Base Infrastructure Needs and Development-Schools Revolving Fund; Military Department; budgeting; utilizations of funds; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to transition from a House version to a Senate floor version, incorporating specific committee amendments. The primary substantive change is the addition of a codification instruction to place the new law in Section 301B of Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The core policy provisions regarding the creation of the 'Base Infrastructure Needs and Development - Schools Revolving Fund' and the 'BIND - Schools Program' remain unchanged, including the fund's purpose to support military infrastructure and the effective date of July 1, 2025.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged; the amendments primarily address procedural formatting and the specific statutory citation for the new law.

TECHNICAL

Added a specific instruction to codify the new law as Section 301B of Title 44 in the Oklahoma Statutes.

Updated the document header and committee report details to reflect the Senate floor version and the date of April 23, 2025.

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

MINOR

The bill underwent a technical amendment to align its title and page headers with the official committee substitute version, removing the 'Proposed' designation. Additionally, the bill's internal reference number was updated from 12342 to 12994, and the adoption date was changed to reflect the final committee action.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to remove the word 'Proposed' and simply state 'Committee Substitute', indicating the text has been finalized by the committee.

The bill's internal reference number was changed from 12342 to 12994 throughout the document.

The adoption date for the committee amendment was updated from February 3, 2025, to February 27, 2025.

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

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an enrolled final version to a proposed committee substitute, adding standard legislative headers, amendment motion language, and page numbering while preserving the original substantive content. No policy changes were made to the bill's scope, funding mechanisms, or effective dates.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was updated to include committee amendment headers, amendment motion text, and page numbering consistent with a proposed substitute version, while the actual legislative text remains identical to the enrolled version.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 5 edits · May 29, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized from its Engrossed version to the Enrolled version, which is the final text signed by the Governor. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of the 'Base Infrastructure Needs and Development - Schools Revolving Fund' and the 'BIND - Schools Program' remains unchanged. The primary differences are technical formatting updates to the sponsor lists and the addition of official signatures and dates indicating the bill has passed both legislative chambers and been approved by the Governor.

TECHNICAL

Updated the list of House sponsors to include additional names (Hill, Dobrinski, West, Kendrix) compared to the previous version.

Updated the list of Senate sponsors to include additional names (Pederson, Woods, Howard) compared to the previous version.

Added official certification blocks for the House and Senate, including dates of passage and signatures of Presiding Officers.

Added the Governor's signature block, certifying receipt and approval of the bill.

Added the Secretary of State's certification block for filing the enrolled bill.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 3 edits · May 22, 2025

MINOR

The amendment adds coauthors to the bill and updates the legislative title page to reflect the Senate's passage. The substantive text includes minor formatting adjustments and a slight rephrasing of the bill's purpose to clarify that the fund aims to decrease the likelihood of military infrastructure closures and increase the likelihood of expansions.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope, applicability, or legal effect; changes are limited to procedural metadata and minor text formatting.

TECHNICAL

Added House coauthors Dobrinski, West, and Kendrix, and Senate coauthors Pederson, Woods, and Howard.

Updated the title page to indicate the bill was passed by the Senate on April 30, 2025.

Adjusted spacing and indentation in the bill text, including a slight rephrasing of the fund's purpose to explicitly state it aims to decrease closures and increase expansions.

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 5 edits · May 22, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was significantly amended to shift its focus from a general militia act to a specific funding mechanism for military infrastructure. The changes introduce a new revolving fund and a program designed to finance school facilities on military bases, aiming to prevent base closures or support expansions.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a broad militia statute to a targeted infrastructure funding bill specifically for schools located on military bases.

SCOPE

The bill's title and purpose were changed from enacting a 'Militia Act' to creating a 'Base Infrastructure Needs and Development - Schools Revolving Fund'.

FISCAL

A new revolving fund was created within the State Treasury to provide ongoing, non-year-limited funding for military infrastructure projects.

ELIGIBILITY

A new program was established to fund new construction or improvements to education facilities located on military bases in Oklahoma.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was changed from November 1, 2025, to July 1, 2025.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added to ensure funds are used for projects that either decrease the likelihood of base closures or increase the likelihood of base expansions.

Military infrastructure funding; creating the Base Infrastructure Needs and Development-Schools Revolving Fund; Military Department; budgeting; utilizations of funds; effective date; emergency.

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