Public health; State Department of Health; Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program Act of 2025; Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program; Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.
HB 2754 establishes the Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program to provide financial support to qualifying rural hospitals. It directly affects publicly owned hospitals in towns with fewer than 5,000 residents that meet federal critical access hospital standards. The program creates a revolving fund in the state treasury, administered by the State Department of Health, to award grants prioritizing areas with significant healthcare access barriers due to distance. Grants are limited to the total funds available in the revolving fund, and the program becomes effective July 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 28, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was amended during its passage from the House to the Senate, primarily involving formatting and structural changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The most notable change is the addition of a new Section 4 that declares an emergency, allowing the bill to take effect immediately upon passage and approval rather than waiting for a specific date.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged as a grant program for rural hospitals, but the emergency declaration in the new Section 4 accelerates its effective date.
TIMELINE
New Section 4 declares an emergency, allowing the bill to take effect immediately upon passage and approval instead of the originally scheduled July 1, 2025 date.
TECHNICAL
Header information was updated from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with revised page numbering and formatting.
Committee report information was updated to reflect the Senate Appropriations Committee instead of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee.
Original House-specific page headers and committee amendment notation were replaced with Senate floor version formatting.
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2025
How they voted
72–12
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 100
Mar 12, 2025
D
Democratic19
68% Yea
R
Republican81
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 11
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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