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HB3078 • 2026

Veterans; executive department; forms; donations; Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

Veterans; executive department; forms; donations; Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
West (Josh)
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Vetoed 05/05/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Veterans; executive department; forms; donations; Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

Veterans; executive department; forms; donations; Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Veterans; executive department; forms; donations; Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3078 (House): Introduced (2/10/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3078 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/11/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3078 (House): Committee Substitute (2/18/2026) Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 3078 (Senate): HB3078 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 16143 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) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 3078 By: West (Josh) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to veterans; imposing requirements on executive governmental entities to provide information related to certain donations; providing for apportionment or deposit of amounts donated; requiring government websites to provide information related to certain donations; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 House

    Vetoed 05/05/2026

  2. 2026-04-29 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  3. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0

  4. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

  5. 2026-04-29 House

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-04-29 House

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  7. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  8. 2026-04-29 House

    Sent to Governor

  9. 2026-04-14 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  10. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Veterans and Military Affairs committee; CR filed

  11. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Veterans and Military Affairs

  12. 2026-02-19 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  13. 2026-02-19 Senate

    First Reading

  14. 2026-02-18 House

    General Order

  15. 2026-02-18 House

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 97 Nays: 0

  16. 2026-02-18 House

    Referred for engrossment

  17. 2026-02-16 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

  18. 2026-02-09 House

    Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Veteran and Military Affairs

  19. 2026-02-09 House

    Authored by Senator Stanley (principal Senate author)

  20. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

  21. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to Veteran and Military Affairs

  22. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  23. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative West (Josh)

Official Summary Text

Veterans; executive department; forms; donations; Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund; effective date; emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3078 (House): Introduced (2/10/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3078 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/11/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3078 (House): Committee Substitute (2/18/2026)
Fiscal Impact Statements For HB 3078 (Senate): HB3078 ENGR FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3078 By: West (Josh) of the House

and

Stanley of the Senate

An Act relating to veterans; imposing requirements on
executive governmental entities to provide
information related to certain donations; providing
list of forms that will include the donation link;
requiring government websites to provide information
related to certain donations; providing for
codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT: Veterans

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 7201 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A. Each state agency, board, commission, department, or other
entity organized within the executive department shall include on
any of its forms as described by subsection B of this section a link
to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs or similar method in
order to allow a person making payment to such governmental entity
to make a donation to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
Revolving Fund.

B. The provisions of this section shall include, but shall not
be limited to:

1. Driver license applications;

2. Motor vehicle registrations and renewals;

3. Fishing and hunting license applications;
ENR. H. B. NO. 3078 Page 2

4. Income tax forms; and

5. Any other transaction during which an executive agency
issues a license or utilizes a form that could contain the
information prescribed by subsection A of this section.

C. If payment for any item or service described in this section
can be made through a website owned or maintained on behalf of the
governmental entity, the website shall have a conspicuous area which
clearly indicates that the payor may utilize the website to make a
donation to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving
Fund.

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. 3078 Page 3
Passed the House of Representatives the 18th day of February,
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: _________________________________