This constitutional amendment (HJR 1020) creates the "Oklahoma Veterans Lottery Trust Fund" funded exclusively by the Oklahoma Veterans Lottery game. It restricts the fund's use to specific veteran services: grants for veteran service organizations' youth programs and operational costs, emergency aid for individual veterans/families, indigent funerals, and veteran outreach programs with over 50% veteran attendance. The bill prohibits using these funds to replace existing state funding for veterans' programs and requires annual review by the State Board of Equalization to ensure funds enhance rather than supplant other veteran support.
HB 1926 appropriates $30 million from Oklahoma's General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce for a program partnering with SBA-certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). This funding directly supports small businesses by enabling CDFIs to provide loans to owners, particularly in underserved communities. The program will operate using unallocated funds for the 2026 fiscal year and takes effect July 1, 2025. The bill creates a specific funding mechanism to expand small business lending access through established community-focused lenders.
SB 1130 appropriates $100,000 from Oklahoma's General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to fulfill its legal duties. The bill directly affects the State Board of Education by providing funding for its operations. It declares an emergency to allow immediate implementation upon approval, though it does not change existing education policies or create new requirements.
HB 1856 creates the "Oklahoma 10-8 Fund Grant Program" to provide one-time bonuses to new peace officers (police, deputies, troopers) who meet specific criteria. Eligible officers receive $10,000 if hired by an agency with 50+ sworn vacancies or $5,000 if hired by an agency with 15-49 vacancies, upon verification of state certification and six months of service. The program, funded by a $20 million state appropriation, prohibits agencies from reducing officer salaries due to these bonuses. It applies to officers hired after the bill’s effective date (November 1, 2025) who are either new to Oklahoma law enforcement or returning since January 2020.
SB 244 establishes the Program of American Civic Thought and Leadership at the University of Oklahoma (OU). It creates a new academic program focused on teaching American political principles, leadership, civic engagement, and foundational texts of U.S. history and government through courses for students. The program will hire faculty, develop new majors/minors, and offer courses including an upcoming requirement for all OU students to complete a civic knowledge course. It requires annual strategic plans and reports to state leadership, with initial courses launching in fall 2027. The program will operate independently on OU's Norman campus, funded by state appropriations and donations.
SB 1148 allocates $100,000 from Oklahoma's General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This funding supports the department's existing duties under current law, such as road maintenance and transportation projects. The bill declares an emergency to allow immediate implementation upon approval. It directly affects the Department of Transportation's budget for state transportation operations. (1 sentence summary as it is a procedural appropriations bill.)
SB 1164 appropriates $100,000 from the state general fund to Oklahoma's Department of Public Safety for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to support its existing legal duties. The bill declares an emergency to allow immediate funding for public safety needs, though it does not specify new programs or services. This is a routine budget allocation for an existing state agency, not a policy change affecting residents directly. The funds will be used as needed by the Department of Public Safety to carry out its current responsibilities. The bill was introduced on March 31, 2025, and referred to the Appropriations Committee.
SB 110 provides $389,040 in state funding to create a new death investigation district and hire three additional death investigators for the Board of Medicolegal Investigations. This funding supports the Board's capacity to investigate deaths within a newly established geographic area. The bill allocates existing state funds without changing laws or creating new obligations.
SB 241 appropriates $20 million from Oklahoma's General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce for rebates on capital investments in hydrogen-related manufacturing. It directly affects companies building facilities that refine, manufacture, or process hydrogen-based products within chemical manufacturing industries (NAICS codes 324 or 325). The key provision offers rebates for qualifying capital expenses, funded by the state's general revenue. The program becomes effective November 1, 2025.
HB 1351 requires state agencies to submit detailed annual budgets by June 1, including quarterly spending breakdowns, organizational charts, and mission statements, and mandates agency leaders to certify compliance with budgeting rules. It also creates a transparency requirement: agency leaders must report within 72 hours any suggestion from a legislator (or their staff) about how state funds should be spent - including the time, nature of the suggestion, and the legislator’s identity - to the State Ethics Commission and post it online. These provisions apply to most state agencies, excluding CompSource Oklahoma under a specific pilot program, and take effect on November 1, 2025. The bill aims to increase accountability in budget decisions by making verbal funding requests publicly visible.
