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SB1179 • 2026

J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities; making an appropriation. Emergency.

J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities; making an appropriation. Emergency.

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

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J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities; making an appropriation. Emergency.

J.D.

What This Bill Does

  • J.D.
  • McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities; making an appropriation.
  • Emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1179 (House): Committee Substitute (5/19/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1179 (Senate): Committee Substitute (5/19/2025)

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 2137 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) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
  • 1179 By: Hall and Haste of the Senate and Caldwell (Trey) and Kane of the House COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to J.D.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Senate

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

  2. 2025-05-22 House

    General Order

  3. 2025-05-22 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck, Menz

  4. 2025-05-22 House

    JCR adopted

  5. 2025-05-22 House

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0

  6. 2025-05-22 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  7. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Referred for enrollment

  8. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Enrolled, to House

  9. 2025-05-22 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  10. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Sent to Governor

  11. 2025-05-21 House

    Second Reading, direct to Joint Calendar

  12. 2025-05-20 Senate

    JCR adopted

  13. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0

  14. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  15. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  16. 2025-05-20 House

    First Reading

  17. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget committee; JCR filed

  18. 2025-04-02 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

  19. 2025-03-31 Senate

    First Reading

  20. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Authored by Senator Hall

  21. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Coauthored by Senator Haste

  22. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Trey) (principal House author)

  23. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Kane

Official Summary Text

J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities; making an appropriation. Emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1179 (House): Committee Substitute (5/19/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 1179 (Senate): Committee Substitute (5/19/2025)

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1179 By: Hall and Haste of the
Senate

and

Caldwell (Trey), Kane,
Deck, and Menz of the House

An Act relating to J.D. McCarty Center for Children
with Developmental Disabilities; making an
appropriation; identifying source of funds; stating
purpose; and declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT: J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental
Disabilities appropriation

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the J.D. McCarty
Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities from any monies
not otherwise appropriated from the Statewide Recovery Fund of the
State Treasury created in Section 255 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, the sum of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) or
so much thereof as may be necessary to provide medical care for
children with developmental disabilities who are disproportionately
impacted by the pandemic. Such funds shall be utilized in a manner
consistent with the recommendations adopted by the Joint Committee
on Pandemic Relief Funding on May 12, 2025.

SECTION 2. 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. S. B. NO. 1179 Page 2
Passed the Senate the 20th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

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

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

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: _________________________________