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HB2779 • 2026

Department of Public Safety; requiring certain funds be utilized for certain purpose; School Secure Program; effective date; emergency.

Department of Public Safety; requiring certain funds be utilized for certain purpose; School Secure Program; effective date; emergency.

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Sponsor
Caldwell (Trey)
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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Department of Public Safety; requiring certain funds be utilized for certain purpose; School Secure Program; effective date; emergency.

Department of Public Safety; requiring certain funds be utilized for certain purpose; School Secure Program; effective date; emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Department of Public Safety; requiring certain funds be utilized for certain purpose; School Secure Program; effective date; emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2779 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (5/19/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2779 (House): Committee Substitute (5/20/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB2779 FULLPCS1 Trey Caldwell-MKS 5/17/2025 1:40:13 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Trey Caldwell Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2779 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.

  • HB2779 FULLPCS1 Trey Caldwell-MKS 5/17/2025 1:40:13 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Trey Caldwell Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB2779 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.
  • 13724 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.
  • 2779 By: Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of the House and Hall and Haste of the Senate PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to the Department of Public Safety; requiring that certain funds be utilized for certain purpose; determining the purposed; providing 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 Senate

    JCR adopted

  3. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0

  4. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

  5. 2025-05-22 House

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2025-05-22 House

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  7. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  8. 2025-05-22 House

    Sent to Governor

  9. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Direct to Calendar

  10. 2025-05-20 House

    General Order

  11. 2025-05-20 House

    JCR adopted

  12. 2025-05-20 House

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 0

  13. 2025-05-20 House

    Referred for engrossment

  14. 2025-05-20 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  15. 2025-05-20 Senate

    First Reading

  16. 2025-05-19 House

    JCR; Do pass, amended by committee substitute Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

  17. 2025-05-19 House

    Emergency added

  18. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

  19. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  20. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey), Kane

  21. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author)

  22. 2025-02-03 House

    Coauthored by Senator(s) Haste

Official Summary Text

Department of Public Safety; requiring certain funds be utilized for certain purpose; School Secure Program; effective date; emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2779 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (5/19/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2779 (House): Committee Substitute (5/20/2025)

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2779 By: Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of
the House

and

Hall and Haste of the
Senate

An Act relating to the Department of Public Safety;
requiring that certain funds be utilized for certain
purpose; determining the purpose; providing for
noncodification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT: Department of Public Safety

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

SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

From the funds appropriated to the Department of Public Safety
in Enrolled House Bill No. 2766 of the 1st Session of the 60th
Oklahoma Legislature, the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($750,000.00) shall be used for the School Secure Program
transferred from the State Board of Education to the Department of
Public Safety.

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. 2779 Page 2
Passed the House of Representatives the 20th 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: _________________________________