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HB2268 • 2026

Oklahoma Health Care Authority; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency.

Oklahoma Health Care Authority; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency.

Budget
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Stark
Last action
2026-05-11
Official status
Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Oklahoma Health Care Authority; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency.

Oklahoma Health Care Authority; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Oklahoma Health Care Authority; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2268 (House): Introduced (3/4/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2268 (House): Senate Amendment to House Bill (5/4/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2268 (Senate): Committee Substitute (4/21/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2268 (Senate): Floor Amendment 1 (4/27/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 3917 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) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2268 By: Stark, Miller, and Fugate of the House and Stanley, Weaver, and Mann of the Senate COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE [ state Medicaid program - reimbursements – codification - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1.
Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 3996 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) FLOOR SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2268 By: Stark, Miller, and Fugate of the House and Stanley, Weaver, and Mann of the Senate FLOOR SUBSTITUTE [ Oklahoma Health Care Authority - appropriation - purpose - effective date - emergency ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1.
Filed

Plain English: Filed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-11 House

    Approved by Governor 05/07/2026

  2. 2026-05-05 House

    SA's read, adopted

  3. 2026-05-05 House

    Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 21

  4. 2026-05-05 House

    Referred for enrollment

  5. 2026-05-05 House

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  6. 2026-05-05 Senate

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  7. 2026-05-05 House

    Sent to Governor

  8. 2026-04-29 Senate

    General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

  9. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Emergency added

  10. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Title restored

  11. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 9

  12. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Emergency passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 7

  13. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  14. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  15. 2026-04-29 House

    SA's received

  16. 2026-04-23 Senate

    Withdrawn from Appropriations committee

  17. 2026-04-23 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  18. 2026-04-20 Senate

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

  19. 2026-04-20 Senate

    Referred to Appropriations

  20. 2026-03-31 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Mann

  21. 2026-03-24 Senate

    Remove as author Senator Weaver; authored by Senator Stanley

  22. 2026-03-24 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Weaver

  23. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee

  24. 2025-03-13 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  25. 2025-03-13 Senate

    First Reading

  26. 2025-03-12 House

    General Order

  27. 2025-03-12 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Fugate

  28. 2025-03-12 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 4

  29. 2025-03-12 House

    Referred for engrossment

  30. 2025-03-06 House

    CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee

  31. 2025-03-06 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Miller

  32. 2025-03-06 House

    Authored by Senator Weaver (principal Senate author)

  33. 2025-03-06 House

    Title stricken

  34. 2025-02-25 House

    Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee

  35. 2025-02-07 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee

  36. 2025-02-07 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee

  37. 2025-02-05 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  38. 2025-02-05 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget

  39. 2025-02-04 House

    Remove Representative Miller as principal House author and substitute with Representative Stark

  40. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  41. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  42. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Miller

Official Summary Text

Oklahoma Health Care Authority; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2268 (House): Introduced (3/4/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2268 (House): Senate Amendment to House Bill (5/4/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2268 (Senate): Committee Substitute (4/21/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2268 (Senate): Floor Amendment 1 (4/27/2026)

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2268 By: Stark, Miller and Fugate of
the House

and

Stanley, Weaver and Mann of
the Senate

An Act relating to the Oklahoma Health Care
Authority; making an appropriation; stating purpose;
providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.

SUBJECT: Oklahoma Health Care Authority

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Oklahoma Health
Care Authority, from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the
General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2027, the sum of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($2,500,000.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary to
provide a twenty-five percent (25%) rate increase for programs of
all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) for the purpose of
ensuring a more robust service delivery system for low-income and
aging Oklahomans.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.

SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

ENR. H. B. NO. 2268 Page 2
Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of May, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 29th 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: _________________________________