SB 873 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

University Hospitals Authority; removing obsolete property descriptions; creating certain exemption; imposing certain requirements related to public Level 1 Trauma Center. Effective date.

SB 873 updates outdated property descriptions in Oklahoma law related to University Hospitals Authority. It amends statutes to remove lengthy, obsolete legal descriptions of hospital properties (like specific land parcels in Oklahoma City) and clarifies transfer details between the Authority and the Department of Human Services. The bill also creates a specific exemption for certain requirements related to the public Level 1 Trauma Center. This is a procedural update to modernize legal records, not a change to hospital operations or funding.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 15, 2025
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Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
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The bill text was reformatted from House to Senate floor versions, with minor spacing adjustments and updated header information. The substantive policy content regarding University Hospitals Authority, property transfers, and statutory amendments remains unchanged.
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Header information changed from House to Senate floor version with updated date and committee substitute designation

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Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025 · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

420
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 49
Mar 11, 2025
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican40
34 Yea 6
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 4
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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