Office of Disability Concerns
Legislative Tracking of Bills Touching the Disability Community
(Second Session of the 53rd Oklahoma Legislature)
The Second Session of the 53rd Oklahoma Legislature convened Monday, February 6, 2012. The following is a list of bills in the current session that the Office of Disability Concerns will track. You may click on the bill number to pull up the introduced version of the bill. (Keep in mind that the introduced version may be modified during the course of the session.) We will update this tracking list in early June after the Governor has had a chance to sign all successful bills. The Second Session of the 53rd Legislature will end Friday, May 25, 2012 at 5 p.m.
NEW! This session we will post a list of bills arranged according to subject matter before the actual tracking list. This will permit users to focus on a specific subject for convenience of those whose interest does not extend to all tracking bills.
Patient care: SB1002 Public Health: SB1028, SB1695, HB2521, HB2566, HB2617 Developmental Disabilities: SB1045, SB1452, HB2363, HB2709 Long-term Care: SB1048, SB1210, SB1401 Medicaid: SB1161, SB1273, SB1386, SB1389, SB1390, SB1397, SB1423, SB1593, SB1609, SB1611, SB1694, SB1713 Mental Health: SB1222, SB1278, SB1388, SB1453, SB1795 Human Services: SB1398, SB1404, HB2300, HB3062 Health & Safety: SB1304, SB1317, SB1366, SB1399 Prescription Drugs: SB1422 Insurance: HB2399, HB2830 Taxation: HB2947, HB3038 Disabled Parking: SB1674, HB2562
HOUSE BILLS:
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02/06/2012 |
Department of Human Services; creating the Department of Human Services Reform Act of 2012; effective date. Conference granted in Senate 05/09/12. |
Peterson(H) |
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02/06/2012 |
Poor persons; building units at Southern Oklahoma Resource Center and Northern Oklahoma Resource Center; effective date. Second reading referred to Appropriations and Budget 02/07/12. |
Billy(H) |
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02/06/2012 |
Insurance; creating Oklahoma Rural Access to Care Act; effective date. Second reading referred to Appropriations and Budget 02/07/12. |
Rousselot |
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02/06/2012 |
Torts; defining free clinic under the Volunteer Professional Services Immunity Act; effective date. Approved by Governor 04/17/12. |
Kern(H) |
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02/06/2012 |
Disabled parking; directing municipal courts to remit certain percentage of fine to the Department of Public Safety; effective date. Motion expired 03/15/12. |
Wesselhoft |
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02/06/2012 |
Public health and safety; freedom of choice for residents of assisted living centers; effective date. Approved by Governor 05/08/12. |
Wright(H) |
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02/06/2012 |
Public health and safety; creating the Nondiscrimination in Treatment Act; effective date. Second reading referred to Public Health 02/07/12. |
Johnson(H) |
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02/06/2012 |
Poor persons; modifying DDSD Waiver request waiting list eligibility; effective date. Second reading referred to Appropriations and Budget 02/07/12. |
Morrissette |
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02/06/2012 |
Insurance; requiring certain insurance for helmetless motorcycle use; effective date. Second reading referred to Rules 02/07/12. |
Roberts(H) |
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02/06/2012 |
Revenue and taxation; reducing income tax rate; eliminating income tax deductions and exemptions; eliminating tax credits; effective date. Second reading referred to Rules 02/07/12. |
Derby(H) |
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02/06/2012 |
Department of Human Services; creating the DHS Restructuring Act of 2012; effective date. Second reading referred to Rules 02/07/12. |
Steele(H) |
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02/06/2012 |
Revenue and taxation; individual income tax; rates; reductions; deductions and exemptions; tax credits; sales tax revenue apportionment; effective dates. Conference granted GCCA 05/02/12. |
Osborn(H), |
SENATE BILLS:
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02/06/2012 |
Municipal officers or employees; allowing spouse to receive certain retirement benefit in the case of a forfeiture of retirement benefits. Emergency. Conference granted in House naming conference committee on Insurance and Economic Development 05/07/12. |
Stanislawski |
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02/06/2012 |
Federally Qualified Health Centers; modifying certain requirement. Effective date. Second reading referred to Health and Human Services 02/07/12. |
Anderson |
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02/06/2012 |
Developmental disabilities; requiring certain in-person training and permitting certain online training. Effective date. Pending authorship Representative Faught 02/13/12. |
Garrison(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Long-term care facilities; requiring certain information to be publicly posted. Effective date. Second reading referred to Health and Human Services 02/07/12. |
Adelson(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; authorizing the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to employ program integrity auditors. Effective date. Referred to Appropriations 02/13/12. |
Stanislawski |
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02/06/2012 |
Long-term care; exempting certain veteran facilities from specified long-term care regulations. Emergency. Approved by Governor 04/05/12. |
Simpson(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Veterans' treatment programs; authorizing courts to create veterans' treatment programs. Effective date. Emergency. Senate Committee named GCCA 05/08/12. |
Simpson(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; specifying eligibility for Medicaid Income Pension Trusts. Effective date. Emergency. Referred to Appropriations, Sub Health and Human Services 02/07/12. |
Ivester(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Mental health; providing for exception from mental illness service program. Effective date. Second reading referred to Health and Human Services 02/07/12. |
David(S |
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02/06/2012 |
Durable power of attorney; repealing duplicate section. Emergency. Approved by Governor 04/05/12. |
Crain(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Guardianship; modifying venue; authorizing certain transfer; requiring personal notice. Effective date. Second reading referred to Judiciary 02/07/12. |
Anderson |
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02/06/2012 |
Advance directives; clarifying applicability of certain directive. Effective date. Approved by Governor 05/08/12. |
Ivester(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; modifying authority of the Attorney General under the Oklahoma Medicaid Program Integrity Act. Effective date. Sent to Governor 05/08/12. |
Crain(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Mental health; providing for an exception to mental health treatment organization certification. Effective date. Second reading referred to Health and Human Services 02/07/12. |
Crain(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; requiring evaluation to determine if persons are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. Effective date. Title restored in House 04/04/12. |
Crain(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; requiring plan on Medicaid recipients and emergency room utilization. Effective date. Title restored 04/04/12. |
Crain(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Premium assistance program; providing for sliding scale for premium assistance program. Effective date. Conference granted in House naming GCCA 05/08/12. |
Crain(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Department of Human Services; privatizing community-based out-of-home placement services. Effective date. Conference granted in House naming GCCA 05/07/12. |
Burrage(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Emergency care; creating membership program for emergency transportation and care. Effective date. Referred to Appropriations 02/16/12. |
Wilson(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Long-term care; requiring disclosure if nursing or specialized facility does not have emergency power generator. Effective date. Sent to Governor 05/10/12. |
Brinkley(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Department of Human Services; privatizing community-based out-of-home placement services. Effective date. Referred to Health and Human Services 02/16/12. |
Brinkley(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Prescription drugs; requiring electronic access for drug prior authorization programs. Effective date. Second reading referred to Health and Human Services then to Appropriations 02/07/12. |
Johnson(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; directing the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to adopt an Average Acquisition Cost model for drug pricing. Effective date. Second reading referred to Health and Human Services then to Appropriations 02/07/12. |
Johnson(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Developmental disabilities; creating the Task Force on Vocational Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities. Effective date. Emergency. Second reading referred to Health and Human Services 02/07/12. |
Brecheen |
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02/06/2012 |
Mental health service providers; creating the Protection Against Sexual Exploitation By a Mental Health Services Provider Act. Effective date. Second reading referred to Judiciary 03/19/12. |
Brecheen |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; requiring the Department of Human Services to provide staffing assistance to advisory committee. Effective date. Reported do pass Health and Human Services Committee, pending committee report 02/27/12. |
Crain(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; creating the Complex Needs Patient Act. Effective date. Second reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations 02/07/12. |
Johnson(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; directing the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to implement technologies to address waste, fraud and abuse. Effective date. Referred to Appropriations then to Sub-committee Health and Human Services 02/09/12. |
Fields(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; modifying the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act. Effective date. Title restored in House 03/27/12. |
Sykes(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Health care; creating the Nondiscrimination in Treatment Act. Effective date. Committee report, do pass Public Health Committee 04/03/12. |
Sykes(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Medicaid; modifying language. Effective date. Second reading referred to Rules 02/07/12. |
Johnson(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Mental health and substance abuse; modifying various provisions related to mental health and substance abuse facilities. Effective date. Senate committee named 05/08/12. |
David(S) |
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02/06/2012 |
Special parking privileges; remitting disability parking fines to DPS. Emergency. Second reading referred to General Government then to Appropriations Committee 02/07/12. |
Anderson |
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Revised May 11, 2012