Emergency medical services; declaring emergency medical services to be essential services for certain purpose. Emergency.
SB 206 amends Oklahoma law to classify emergency medical services (EMS) provided by public entities - such as municipal, county, or district ambulance services - as "essential services" **solely for eligibility for federal funding**. This change directly affects public EMS providers seeking federal grants, ensuring they meet the federal definition of "essential services" under current funding criteria. The bill does not alter EMS operations or create new requirements but adjusts the legal classification to align with federal funding rules. It was introduced as an emergency measure to take immediate effect upon approval.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 29, 2026
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, updating the header to reflect the Senate floor and adding a specific date of February 23, 2026. The core legislative content, including the findings on emergency care shortages and the declaration of an emergency, remains substantively identical with no changes to policy, funding, or eligibility criteria.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill applies to the same entities and situations as before.
TECHNICAL
Updated document headers to reflect the Senate floor version and added a specific date of February 23, 2026.
Reordered the list of sponsors to place the Senate sponsor first, followed by the House sponsors.
Changed the committee report date from April 14, 2026 to February 23, 2026 to match the Senate floor date.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House May 4, 2026
How they voted
44–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 4, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican41
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 29, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/20/2026
upper
May 14, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
upper
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
HAs adopted
upper
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0
lower
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 5
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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