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HB2788 • 2026

Statewide Recovery Fund; transfers of funds; effective date; emergency.

Statewide Recovery Fund; transfers of funds; 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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Statewide Recovery Fund; transfers of funds; effective date; emergency.

Statewide Recovery Fund; transfers of funds; effective date; emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Statewide Recovery Fund; transfers of funds; effective date; emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2788 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (5/18/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2788 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 (5/19/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2788 (House): Committee Substitute (5/20/2025)

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Amendments

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Plain English: HB2788 FULLPCS1 Trey Caldwell-MKS 5/17/2025 1:41:23 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 HB2788 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.

  • HB2788 FULLPCS1 Trey Caldwell-MKS 5/17/2025 1:41:23 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 HB2788 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.
  • 13729 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.
  • 2788 By: Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of the House and Hall and Haste of the Senate PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making transfers from funds appropriated to the Department of Human Services to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer from funds appropriated to the Healthcare Workforce Training Commission to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer from funds appropriated to the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer from funds appropriated to the State Department of Health to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer of funds appropriated to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer of funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to the Statewide recovery fund; determining all transfers are consistent with specific joint committee actions; providing for noncodification; and declaring an emergency.

Plain English: HB2788 FULLPCS2 Trey Caldwell-JM 5/18/2025 5:09:03 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 HB2788 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.

  • HB2788 FULLPCS2 Trey Caldwell-JM 5/18/2025 5:09:03 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 HB2788 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.
  • 13767 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.
  • 2788 By: Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of the House and Hall and Haste of the Senate PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making transfers from funds appropriated to the Department of Human Services to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer from funds appropriated to the Health Care Workforce Development Revolving Fund to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer from funds appropriated to the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer from funds appropriated to the State Department of Health to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer of funds appropriated to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer of funds appropriated to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to the Statewide recovery fund; determining all transfers are consistent with specific joint committee actions; providing for noncodification; 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: 41 Nays: 3

  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: 80 Nays: 5

  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

Statewide Recovery Fund; transfers of funds; effective date; emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2788 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (5/18/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2788 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2 (5/19/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2788 (House): Committee Substitute (5/20/2025)

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2788 By: Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of
the House

and

Hall and Haste of the
Senate

An Act relating to the Statewide Recovery Fund;
making transfers from funds appropriated to the
Department of Human Services to the Statewide
Recovery Fund; making a transfer from funds
appropriated to the Health Care Workforce Development
Revolving Fund to the Statewide Recovery Fund; making
a transfer from funds appropriated to the Oklahoma
State University Medical Authority to the Statewide
Recovery Fund; making a transfer from funds
appropriated to the State Department of Health to the
Statewide Recovery Fund; making a transfer of funds
appropriated to the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services to the Statewide Recovery
Fund; making a transfer of funds appropriated to the
Oklahoma Water Resources Board to the Statewide
Recovery Fund; determining all transfers are
consistent with specific joint committee actions;
providing for noncodification; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT: Statewide Recovery Fund

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:

Of the Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
($2,800,000.00) appropriated from the Statewide Recovery Fund
created in Section 255 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to the
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Department of Human Services by Section 2 of Enrolled House Bill No.
2884 of the 1st Regular Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature, to
provide semi-independent housing, food security, and transitional
tools to victims of domestic violence, the sum of One Million Five
Hundred Sixty Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-five Dollars
($1,560,875.00) shall be transferred to the Statewide Recovery Fund
for reappropriation. Such transfer shall be consistent with the
recommendations adopted by the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief
Funding on May 12, 2025.

SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

Of the Twelve Million Eight Hundred Two Thousand Nine Hundred
Ninety-three Dollars ($12,802,993.00) appropriated from the
Statewide Recovery Fund created in Section 255 of Title 62 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, to the Department of Human Services by Section 1
of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1186 of the 1st Regular Session of the
59th Oklahoma Legislature to establish a grant program that provides
assistance to food programs which support the availability of and
access to affordable and nutritious foods, the sum of One Hundred
Sixty-two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-eight Dollars and eighty-five
cents ($162,668.85) shall be transferred to the Statewide Recovery
Fund for reappropriation. Such transfer shall be consistent with
the recommendations adopted by the Joint Committee on Pandemic
Relief Funding on May 12, 2025.

SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

Of the Four Million Five Hundred Thirty-seven Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($4,537,500.00) appropriated from the Statewide
Recovery Fund created in Section 255 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, to the Health Care Workforce Development Revolving Fund by
Section 7 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1458 of the 2nd Regular
Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature to establish a grant
program with Care Providers Oklahoma for the purpose of recruiting,
educating, and stabilizing Oklahoma's health care workforce, the sum
of One Million Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-five
Dollars and eight cents ($1,490,675.08) shall be transferred to the
Statewide Recovery Fund for reappropriation. Such transfer shall be
consistent with the recommendations adopted by the Joint Committee
on Pandemic Relief Funding on May 12, 2025.

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SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

Of the Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) appropriated from
the Statewide Recovery Fund created in Section 255 of Title 62 of
the Oklahoma Statutes, to the Oklahoma State University Medical
Authority by Section 3 of Enrolled House Bill No. 1012 of the 2nd
Extraordinary Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature to fund
outreach, training, and other allowable expenses associated with the
implementation of a rural advanced care pilot program, the sum of
Two Million One Hundred Sixty-four Thousand Thirty-nine Dollars
($2,164,039.00) shall be transferred to the Statewide Recovery Fund
for reappropriation. Such transfer shall be consistent with the
recommendations adopted by the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief
Funding on May 12, 2025.

SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

Of the Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) appropriated
from the Statewide Recovery Fund created in Section 255 of Title 62
of the Oklahoma Statutes, to the State Department of Health by
Section 3 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 20 of the 2nd Extraordinary
Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature for a program providing
medical facilities for disproportionately impacted populations, the
sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) shall be transferred to
the Statewide Recovery Fund for reappropriation. Such transfer
shall be consistent with the recommendations adopted by the Joint
Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding on May 12, 2025.

SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

Of the Eighty-seven Million Dollars ($87,000,000.00)
appropriated from the Statewide Recovery Fund created in Section 255
of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to the Department of Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services by Section 1 of Enrolled House
Bill No. 1013 of the 2nd Extraordinary Session of the 58th Oklahoma
Legislature for addressing the ongoing increased demand for mental
health services by constructing a replacement facility for Griffin
Memorial Hospital; provided, that such construction be confined
within a thirty-mile radius of the State Capitol Building, the sum
of Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($20,500,000.00)
shall be transferred to the Statewide Recovery Fund for
reappropriation. Such transfer shall be consistent with the
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recommendations adopted by the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief
Funding on May 12, 2025.

SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:

Of the Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000.00) appropriated from
the Statewide Recovery Fund created in Section 255 of Title 62 of
the Oklahoma Statutes, to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board by
Section 9 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 13 of the 2nd Extraordinary
Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature, the sum of Three Million
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,300,000.00) shall be transferred
to the Statewide Recovery Fund for reappropriation. Such transfer
shall be consistent with the recommendations adopted by the Joint
Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding on May 12, 2025.

SECTION 8. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.

SECTION 9. 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. 2788 Page 5
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: _________________________________