HB 2673: State government; Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund; modifying determined funds provided for expenditures; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended during its passage from the House to the Senate, primarily changing the document title from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Engrossed House Bill' and updating the committee report date and date of Senate floor action. A minor text correction was made to the effective date threshold, changing 'May 25, 2023' to 'May 25, 2021' for counting prior funds toward the expenditure threshold.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Engrossed House Bill' to reflect its progression through the legislative process.

The committee report date was updated from March 6, 2025 to April 23, 2025, and the action status was simplified to 'DO PASS'.

TIMELINE

A date threshold for counting prior funds was corrected from May 25, 2023 to May 25, 2021, which would affect which past funds count toward the $18 million expenditure threshold.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated to reflect the floor version of HB 2673, incorporating additional Senate sponsors and formatting changes. The substantive policy content regarding the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and sponsorship information were updated.

TECHNICAL

Added 'and Hall of the Senate' as a co-sponsor to the bill, indicating Senate involvement in the legislation.

Changed header from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' to indicate the bill has moved to the House floor for final consideration.

Updated page footers and markup indicators to reflect floor version formatting with bold face denoting committee amendments.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten to replace a museum funding measure with a new law creating a Statewide Official Compensation Commission. The original bill established a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture, while the new version establishes a commission to set salaries for state officials and modifies existing salary statutes.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from funding a specific museum project to establishing a statewide compensation commission and setting salaries for multiple state officials.

FISCAL

Removed the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund and its $18 million expenditure threshold requirement.

SCOPE

Added creation of the Statewide Official Compensation Commission with membership identical to the Board on Legislative Compensation.

REQUIREMENT

Added authority for the commission to set salaries for nine state officials including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and others.

Added salary floor requirement prohibiting the commission from setting salaries below January 1, 2025 levels.

TIMELINE

Changed effective dates from fiscal year 2024 provisions to November 1, 2025 for salary provisions and January 31, 2030 for repeal provisions.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified salary statute to allow commission orders to supersede statutory provisions when commission modifies salary amounts.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · May 8, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change its title and purpose from establishing a State Government Act to creating a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture. The scope shifted from a general state government act to specific funding provisions for museum repairs and construction, with a $18 million threshold for expenditures and a revised effective date.

Scope change

Changed from a general State Government Act to a specific revolving fund for the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture

SCOPE

Bill title and purpose changed from establishing the State Government Act of 2025 to creating a supplemental revolving fund for the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture

Removed provisions for noncodification and general state government act language

FISCAL

Established a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Historical Society designated for museum repairs, planning, staging, and construction

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that $18 million in funding from local, federal, or private sources must be secured before state funds can be spent

TIMELINE

Changed effective date from November 1, 2025 to November 15, 2025 for fund determination, and corrected a date reference from May 25, 2023 to May 25, 2021

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 12, 2025

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled final version, adding official signatures and dates from the House, Senate, and Governor. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with no modifications to funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or operational requirements.

TECHNICAL

Added official Enrolled House and Senate passage dates (March 27, 2025 for House; May 8, 2025 for Senate) and signature lines for the Governor and Secretary of State to finalize the legislative process.

Removed Engrossed version formatting markers and placeholder signature lines that were awaiting Governor approval and final enrollment.

Minor formatting adjustments including page numbering changes and removal of 'ENGROSSED' headers in favor of 'ENROLLED' headers to reflect the bill's final status.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 2 → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to replace the original proposed policy committee substitute with a committee substitute version, updating the document title and page reference numbers. The substantive legislative text regarding the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund remains unchanged, maintaining the $18 million funding threshold and November 1, 2025 effective date.

TECHNICAL

Document title changed from 'PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' on lines 3-4 and line 8

Page reference number updated from Req. No. 12559 to Req. No. 13236 throughout the document

New bill reference number 60-1-13236 added to the footer on page 3

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten from a proposal to create a Statewide Official Compensation Commission to set public official salaries into a bill that amends an existing revolving fund for the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture. This represents a fundamental shift in purpose, moving from establishing a new salary-setting body to managing specific funding for museum infrastructure and construction.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from creating a new state agency (Statewide Official Compensation Commission) to amending an existing revolving fund (Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund) for specific capital improvements.

SCOPE

Removed the creation of the Statewide Official Compensation Commission and its authority to set salaries for state officials including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and others.

FISCAL

Added provisions creating a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Historical Society designated as the 'Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund' with $18,000,000.00 for repairs, planning, staging, refurbishments, improvements, and construction.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from January 31, 2030 for the repealed section to November 1, 2025 for the entire act, and added a provision that no funds collected before May 25, 2023 shall be counted toward the fund amount.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed salary provisions for state officials including specific dollar amounts for the Governor ($147,000), Lieutenant Governor ($114,713), Attorney General ($132,825), and other state officers.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements that expenditures from the fund can only be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer after determining that local, county, federal, or donation funds are insufficient, with a specific November 15, 2025 deadline for fund determination.

State government; Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund; modifying determined funds provided for expenditures; effective date.

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