--- type: "Bill" title: "Oklahoma Health Care Authority; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency." description: "Oklahoma Health Care Authority; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency." jurisdiction: "us/states/ok" legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "HB 2268" citation: "Oklahoma HB 2268 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Stanley", "Stark"] version_count: 10 action_count: 42 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2025-02-03" last_action: "2026-05-11" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abc7003e-6752-47b7-a628-42083031a951" source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2268&session=2600" source_hash: "0d33bdc38ca89963c6ab40962afdcd8de5153ea89832116e119679cdaa3f775f" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"] --- # Oklahoma HB 2268 (2026) — Oklahoma Health Care Authority; making an appropriation; effective date; emergency. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB2268 INT.PDF) 2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 AMENDMENTS/Amendment and Engr/HB2268 SAHB AND ENGR.PDF) 3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2268 PCS.PDF) 4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB2268 ENGR.PDF) 5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB2268 ENR.PDF) 6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB2268 HFLR.PDF) 7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB2268 SFLR.PDF) 8. **HB2268 (4-27-26) (STANLEY) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2268 (4-27-26) (STANLEY) FS FA1.PDF) 9. **HB2268 (4-27-26) (STANLEY) RT FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2268 (4-27-26) (STANLEY) RT FA2.PDF) 10. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB2268 SCSH.PDF) ## Votes - Fourth Reading — **68–21** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **34–9** (pass) · upper - Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended, Strike The Title — **30–0** (pass) · lower - Appropriations And Budget Health Subcommittee: Do Pass — **6–0** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **78–4** (pass) · lower - Health & Human Services — **11–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Stanley — primary (person) - Stark — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-02-03** First Reading `introduction, reading-1` - **2025-02-03** Authored by Representative Miller - **2025-02-04** Remove Representative Miller as principal House author and substitute with Representative Stark - **2025-02-04** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2025-02-05** Withdrawn from Rules Committee - **2025-02-05** Referred to Appropriations and Budget `referral-committee` - **2025-02-07** Referred to Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2025-02-07** Referred to Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2025-02-25** Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee `committee-passage` - **2025-03-06** CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee `committee-passage` - **2025-03-06** Coauthored by Representative(s) Miller - **2025-03-06** Authored by Senator Weaver (principal Senate author) - **2025-03-06** Title stricken - **2025-03-12** General Order - **2025-03-12** Coauthored by Representative(s) Fugate - **2025-03-12** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 4 `passage, reading-3` - **2025-03-12** Referred for engrossment - **2025-03-13** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage` - **2025-03-13** First Reading `introduction, reading-1` - **2025-04-01** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2026-03-24** Remove as author Senator Weaver; authored by Senator Stanley - **2026-03-24** Coauthored by Senator Weaver - **2026-03-31** Coauthored by Senator Mann - **2026-04-20** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage` - **2026-04-20** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee` - **2026-04-23** Withdrawn from Appropriations committee - **2026-04-23** Placed on General Order - **2026-04-29** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute - **2026-04-29** Emergency added - **2026-04-29** Title restored - **2026-04-29** Measure passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 9 `passage` - **2026-04-29** Emergency passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 7 - **2026-04-29** Referred for engrossment - **2026-04-29** Engrossed to House `passage` - **2026-04-29** SA's received - **2026-05-05** SA's read, adopted - **2026-05-05** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 21 `passage` - **2026-05-05** Referred for enrollment - **2026-05-05** Enrolled, signed, to Senate - **2026-05-05** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House - **2026-05-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-05-11** Approved by Governor 05/07/2026 `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abc7003e-6752-47b7-a628-42083031a951`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).