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HB2516 • 2026

Military infrastructure funding; creating the Base Infrastructure Needs and Development-Schools Revolving Fund; Military Department; budgeting; utilizations of funds; effective date; emergency.

Military infrastructure funding; creating the Base Infrastructure Needs and Development-Schools Revolving Fund; Military Department; budgeting; utilizations of funds; effective date; emergency.

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Sponsor
Hilbert
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Military infrastructure funding; creating the Base Infrastructure Needs and Development-Schools Revolving Fund; Military Department; budgeting; utilizations of funds; effective date; emergency.

Military infrastructure funding; creating the Base Infrastructure Needs and Development-Schools Revolving Fund; Military Department; budgeting; utilizations of funds; effective date; emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Military infrastructure funding; creating the Base Infrastructure Needs and Development-Schools Revolving Fund; Military Department; budgeting; utilizations of funds; effective date; emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2516 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (2/26/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2516 (House): Committee Substitute (3/6/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2516 (House): House Conference Committee Report (5/19/2025) Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 2516 (Senate): HB2516 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

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Amendments

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Filed

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Filed

Plain English: HB2516 FULLPCS1 Kyle Hilbert-JM 2/5/2025 1:05:19 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Kyle Hilbert Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2516 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.

  • HB2516 FULLPCS1 Kyle Hilbert-JM 2/5/2025 1:05:19 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Kyle Hilbert Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2516 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.
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  • 12342 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 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 2516 By: Hilbert PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to military infrastructure funding; creating the Base Infrastructure Needs and Development - Schools Revolving Fund; establishing the fund at the Oklahoma Military Department; establishing revolving fund characteristics; deeming funds appropriated; providing expenditure and budgeting requirements and limitations; creating Base Infrastructure Needs and Development – Schools Program; establishing program at the Oklahoma Military Department; authorizing certain utilizations of funds; authorizing certain citations; providing for codification; establishing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 House

    Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025

  2. 2025-05-22 House

    CCR adopted

  3. 2025-05-22 House

    Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 3

  4. 2025-05-22 House

    To Senate

  5. 2025-05-22 Senate

    CCR read, GCCA

  6. 2025-05-22 Senate

    CCR adopted, GCCA

  7. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 30 Nays: 12

  8. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Emergency passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 3

  9. 2025-05-22 House

    Referred for enrollment

  10. 2025-05-22 House

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  11. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  12. 2025-05-22 House

    Sent to Governor

  13. 2025-05-21 House

    CCR submitted

  14. 2025-05-21 House

    Title restored

  15. 2025-05-15 House

    HC's named: GCCA

  16. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Conference granted, GCCA

  17. 2025-05-14 House

    SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later

  18. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  19. 2025-05-01 House

    SA's received

  20. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Woods

  21. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Howard

  22. 2025-04-30 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  23. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 1

  24. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  25. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  26. 2025-04-24 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Pederson

  27. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed

  28. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Title stricken

  29. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed

  30. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Referred to Appropriations

  31. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs Committee then to Appropriations Committee

  32. 2025-03-17 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Kendrix

  33. 2025-03-11 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  34. 2025-03-11 Senate

    First Reading

  35. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Dobrinski

  36. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative West (Josh)

  37. 2025-03-10 House

    General Order

  38. 2025-03-10 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Hill

  39. 2025-03-10 House

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 3

  40. 2025-03-10 House

    Referred for engrossment

  41. 2025-03-03 House

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

  42. 2025-03-03 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Caldwell (Chad)

  43. 2025-03-03 House

    Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)

  44. 2025-03-03 House

    Emergency added

  45. 2025-02-06 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  46. 2025-02-06 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget

  47. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  48. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  49. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Hilbert

Official Summary Text

Military infrastructure funding; creating the Base Infrastructure Needs and Development-Schools Revolving Fund; Military Department; budgeting; utilizations of funds; effective date; emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2516 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (2/26/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2516 (House): Committee Substitute (3/6/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2516 (House): House Conference Committee Report (5/19/2025)
Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 2516 (Senate): HB2516 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2516 By: Hilbert, Caldwell (Chad),
Hill, Dobrinski, West
(Josh), and Kendrix of the
House

and

Gollihare, Pederson, Woods
and Howard of the Senate

An Act relating to military infrastructure funding;
creating the Base Infrastructure Needs and
Development - Schools Revolving Fund; establishing
the fund at the Oklahoma Military Department;
establishing revolving fund characteristics; deeming
funds appropriated; providing expenditure and
budgeting requirements and limitations; creating Base
Infrastructure Needs and Development – Schools
Program; establishing program at the Oklahoma
Military Department; authorizing certain utilizations
of funds; authorizing certain citations; providing
for codification; establishing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT: Military infrastructure funding

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 301B of Title 44, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the Oklahoma Military Department to be designated the "Base
Infrastructure Needs and Development - Schools Revolving Fund",
which may also be cited as "BIND – Schools Fund". The fund shall be
a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
consist of all monies directed for deposit to the fund by law. All
monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated
ENR. H. B. NO. 2516 Page 2
and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Military Department
for the purpose established in subsection B of this section.
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.

B. There is hereby established within the Oklahoma Military
Department the "Base Infrastructure Needs and Development – Schools
Program", which may also be cited as the "BIND – Schools Program".
The Department shall utilize funds from the BIND – Schools Fund
created in subsection A of this section, alone or in combination
with other available funding, to make infrastructure investments,
including, but not limited to, new construction, improving common
education facilities located on military bases in this state, that
will either:

1. Decrease the likelihood of military base and other military
infrastructure closures in this state, or

2. Increase the likelihood of military base and other military
infrastructure expansions in this state.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.

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. 2516 Page 3
Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 22nd day of May, 2025.

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: _________________________________