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HB4046 • 2026

Military; transferring funds to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund; sources; purposes; making appropriations; effective date; emergency.

Military; transferring funds to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund; sources; purposes; making appropriations; effective date; emergency.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Caldwell (Trey)
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
Approved by Governor 04/22/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Military; transferring funds to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund; sources; purposes; making appropriations; effective date; emergency.

Military; transferring funds to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund; sources; purposes; making appropriations; effective date; emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Military; transferring funds to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund; sources; purposes; making appropriations; effective date; emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4046 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (4/13/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4046 (House): Committee Substitute (4/14/2026)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Plain English: HB4046 FULLPCS1 Trey Caldwell-MKS 4/12/2026 4:30:29 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 HB4046 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.

  • HB4046 FULLPCS1 Trey Caldwell-MKS 4/12/2026 4:30:29 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 HB4046 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.
  • 17302 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) PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 4046 By: Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of the House and Hall and Haste of the Senate PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to the military; transferring funds to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund; identifying sources; stating purposes; making appropriations; identifying sources; stating purposes; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 House

    Approved by Governor 04/22/2026

  2. 2026-04-16 Senate

    JCR adopted

  3. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7

  4. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

  5. 2026-04-16 House

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-04-16 House

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  7. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  8. 2026-04-16 House

    Sent to Governor

  9. 2026-04-15 Senate

    Direct to Calendar

  10. 2026-04-14 House

    General Order

  11. 2026-04-14 House

    Coauthored by Senator(s) Pederson

  12. 2026-04-14 House

    JCR adopted

  13. 2026-04-14 House

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0

  14. 2026-04-14 House

    Referred for engrossment

  15. 2026-04-14 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  16. 2026-04-14 Senate

    First Reading

  17. 2026-04-13 House

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

  18. 2026-04-13 House

    Emergency added

  19. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

  20. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  21. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey), Kane

  22. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author)

  23. 2026-02-02 House

    Coauthored by Senator(s) Haste

Official Summary Text

Military; transferring funds to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund; sources; purposes; making appropriations; effective date; emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4046 (House): Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (4/13/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4046 (House): Committee Substitute (4/14/2026)

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4046 By: Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of
the House

and

Hall, Haste, and Pederson
of the Senate

An Act relating to the military; transferring funds
to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and
Aviation Revolving Fund; identifying sources; stating
purposes; making appropriations; providing for
noncodification; providing effective dates; and
declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT: Military

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:

A. Of the funds appropriated to the Military Department of the
State of Oklahoma in Section 158 of Enrolled House Bill No. 2766 of
the 1st Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature, Twenty-one Million
Dollars ($21,000,000.00) or so much as may be necessary shall be
transferred to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and
Aviation Revolving Fund.

B. Of the funds transferred, Six Million Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($6,200,000.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be for the purpose of constructing or improving common
education facilities on a military base located in Southwest
Oklahoma.

C. Of the funds transferred, Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000.00) or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be for
the purpose of constructing or improving common education facilities
on a military base located in Northwest Oklahoma.
ENR. H. B. NO. 4046 Page 2

D. Of the funds transferred, Nine Million Eight Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($9,800,000.00) or so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be for the purpose of constructing or improving
cargo access to a military facility in Southeast Oklahoma, including
access by rail.

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

There is hereby appropriated to the Military Readiness,
Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund from any monies
not otherwise appropriated from the Progressing Rural Economic
Prosperity Fund of the State Treasury created in Section 256 of
Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the sum of Four Million Dollars
($4,000,000.00) for the purpose of constructing or improving cargo
access to a military facility in Southeast Oklahoma, including
access by rail.

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

There is hereby appropriated to the Military Readiness,
Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund from any monies
not otherwise appropriated from the Progressing Rural Economic
Prosperity Fund of the State Treasury created in Section 256 of
Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the sum of Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000.00) for the purpose of constructing a new building
attached to an innovation center that is dedicated to research and
education projects supporting national defense. Such funds shall
not be released until additional funding sources for the project are
obtained and a tenant or tenants are secured.

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

The Oklahoma Military Department is hereby authorized to
transfer the balance of the Base Infrastructure Needs and
Development – Schools Revolving Fund, created in Section 301A of
Title 44 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to the Military Readiness,
Innovation, Education, and Aviation Revolving Fund created in
Enrolled House Bill No. 4045 of the 2nd Session of the 60th Oklahoma
Legislature.

ENR. H. B. NO. 4046 Page 3
SECTION 5. Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall become
effective July 1, 2026.

SECTION 6. 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.

SECTION 7. Section 4 of this act shall become effective October
31, 2026.

ENR. H. B. NO. 4046 Page 4
Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of April, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 16th 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: _________________________________