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HB1250 • 2026

Local law enforcement; creating the Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund; purpose; expenditures; effective date.

Local law enforcement; creating the Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund; purpose; expenditures; effective date.

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Vetoed

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Sponsor
Ford
Last action
2026-05-04
Official status
Vetoed 05/01/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Local law enforcement; creating the Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund; purpose; expenditures; effective date.

Local law enforcement; creating the Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund; purpose; expenditures; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Local law enforcement; creating the Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund; purpose; expenditures; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1250 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 (2/16/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1250 (House): Sub Committee Recommendation (3/2/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1250 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2026) Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1250 (Senate): HB1250 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB1250 SUBPCS1 Ross Ford-MKS 2/11/2026 2:35:03 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Ross Ford Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1250 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1250 SUBPCS1 Ross Ford-MKS 2/11/2026 2:35:03 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Ross Ford Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1250 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 16258 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1250 By: Ford PROPOSED SUBCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to local law enforcement; creating the Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund; establishing revolving fund characteristics; deeming funds appropriated; providing purpose for expenditures; providing codification; and providing an effective date.
Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 16582 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1250 By: Ford SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to local law enforcement; creating the Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund; establishing revolving fund characteristics; deeming funds appropriated; providing purpose for expenditures; providing codification; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-04 House

    Vetoed 05/01/2026

  2. 2026-04-28 House

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  3. 2026-04-28 Senate

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  4. 2026-04-28 House

    Sent to Governor

  5. 2026-04-27 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  6. 2026-04-27 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 32 Nays: 15

  7. 2026-04-27 Senate

    Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

  8. 2026-04-27 House

    Referred for enrollment

  9. 2026-04-13 Senate

    Withdrawn from Appropriations committee

  10. 2026-04-13 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  11. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed

  12. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Referred to Appropriations

  13. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations Committee

  14. 2026-03-25 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Hall

  15. 2026-03-12 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  16. 2026-03-12 Senate

    First Reading

  17. 2026-03-11 House

    General Order

  18. 2026-03-11 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 23

  19. 2026-03-11 House

    Referred for engrossment

  20. 2026-03-05 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee

  21. 2026-03-05 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Miller

  22. 2026-03-05 House

    Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)

  23. 2026-02-23 House

    Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee

  24. 2026-02-13 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee

  25. 2026-02-12 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  26. 2026-02-12 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget

  27. 2026-02-11 House

    Remove Representative Strom as principal House author and substitute with Representative Ford

  28. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  29. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  30. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Strom

Official Summary Text

Local law enforcement; creating the Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund; purpose; expenditures; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1250 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 (2/16/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1250 (House): Sub Committee Recommendation (3/2/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1250 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2026)
Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 1250 (Senate): HB1250 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1250 By: Ford and Miller of the
House

and

Gollihare and Hall of the
Senate

An Act relating to local law enforcement; creating
the Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund;
establishing revolving fund characteristics; deeming
funds appropriated; providing purpose for
expenditures; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date.

SUBJECT: Local law enforcement

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 20m of Title 74, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
for the Office of the Attorney General to be designated the "Public
Safety Technology Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing
fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of
all monies received by the Office of the Attorney General as
designated by law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund
are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
Office for the purpose of funding grants to local law enforcement
divisions to cover some of the costs associated with using
technology to better interface with the public. Expenditures from
said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and
payment.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
ENR. H. B. NO. 1250 Page 2
Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 27th day of April, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________