Veterans; requiring the Military Department to create certain program providing headstone or marker; providing certain burial grant; providing eligibility requirements. Effective date.
SB 1355 requires Oklahoma's Department of Veterans Affairs to create a program providing headstones or markers for eligible Oklahoma National Guard veterans who died in-state with an honorable discharge. Veterans meeting specific criteria (6+ years service, in-state residency, honorable separation, and not covered by federal law) can receive either a standard headstone/marker or a $200 reimbursement. The program is funded through a new "National Guard Veteran Burial Revolving Fund" in the state treasury, which can use legislative appropriations and donations to cover costs. This law takes effect November 1, 2026.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Feb 23, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a Committee Substitute version to a Senate Floor version, with minor line number adjustments and the addition of a committee report header. No substantive policy changes were made to eligibility criteria, funding amounts, or program requirements.
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Line numbers and page headers were updated to reflect the Senate Floor version format.
A committee report header was added indicating the bill passed as amended on February 18, 2026.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026
How they voted
23–0
Passed
Total votes 23
Feb 18, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0)
senate
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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