Office of Disability Concerns

Legislative Tracking of Bills Touching the Disability Community

(Second Session of the 53^rd Oklahoma Legislature)

The Second Session of the 53^rd Oklahoma Legislature convened Monday, February 6, 2012. The following is a list of bills in the session that the Office of Disability Concerns tracked. You may click on the bill number to pull up the introduced version of the bill. (Keep in mind that the introduced version may have been modified during the course of the session.) The Second Session of the 53^rd Legislature ended Friday, May 25, 2012 at 5 p.m. The information contained in this report is the final update for the 53^rd Session of the Oklahoma Legislature. Of the 12 bills tracked in the House, three were signed by the Governor. Of the 33 bills tracked in the Senate, six were signed by the Governor. We will begin tracking new bills of the First Session of the 54^th Legislature in February, 2013.

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:

HB2300	02/06/2012	Department of Human Services; creating the Department of Human Services Reform Act of 2012; effective date. Approved by Governor 06/08/12.	Peterson(H)
HB2363	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)
HB2399	02/06/2012	Insurance; creating Oklahoma Rural Access to Care Act; effective date. Second reading referred to Appropriations and Budget 02/07/12.	Rousselot
HB2521	02/06/2012	Torts; defining free clinic under the Volunteer Professional Services Immunity Act; effective date. Approved by Governor 04/17/12.	Kern(H)
HB2562	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
HB2566	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)
HB2617	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)
HB2709	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
HB2830	02/06/2012	Insurance; requiring certain insurance for helmetless motorcycle use; effective date. Second reading referred to Rules 02/07/12.	Roberts(H)
HB2947	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)
HB3062	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)
HB3038	02/06/2012	Revenue and taxation; individual income tax; rates; reductions; deductions and exemptions; tax credits; sales tax revenue apportionment; effective dates. Withdrawn from GCCA, referred to conference 05/23/12.	Osborn(H),

SENATE BILLS:

SB1001	02/06/2012	Municipal officers or employees; allowing spouse to receive certain retirement benefit in the case of a forfeiture of retirement benefits. Emergency. Approved by Governor 05/29/12.	Stanislawski
SB1028	02/06/2012	Federally Qualified Health Centers; modifying certain requirement. Effective date. Second reading referred to Health and Human Services 02/07/12.	Anderson
SB1045	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)
SB1048	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)
SB1161	02/06/2012	Medicaid; authorizing the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to employ program integrity auditors. Effective date. Referred to Appropriations 02/13/12.	Stanislawski
SB1210	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)
SB1222	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)
SB1273	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)
SB1278	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
SB1304	02/06/2012	Durable power of attorney; repealing duplicate section. Emergency. Approved by Governor 04/05/12.	Crain(S)
SB1317	02/06/2012	Guardianship; modifying venue; authorizing certain transfer; requiring personal notice. Effective date. Second reading referred to Judiciary 02/07/12.	Anderson
SB1366	02/06/2012	Advance directives; clarifying applicability of certain directive. Effective date. Approved by Governor 05/08/12.	Ivester(S)
SB1386	02/06/2012	Medicaid; modifying authority of the Attorney General under the Oklahoma Medicaid Program Integrity Act. Effective date. Approved by Governor 05/14/12.	Crain(S)
SB1388	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)

SB1389	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)
SB1390	02/06/2012	Medicaid; requiring plan on Medicaid recipients and emergency room utilization. Effective date. Title restored 04/04/12.		Crain(S)
SB1397	02/06/2012	Premium assistance program; providing for sliding scale for premium assistance program. Effective date. Pending removal of author Senator Crain and replaced by Senator Jolley 05/23/12.		Crain(S)
SB1398	02/06/2012	Department of Human Services; privatizing community-based out-of-home placement services. Effective date. Conference granted naming GCCA 05/07/12.		Burrage(S)
SB1399	02/06/2012	Emergency care; creating membership program for emergency transportation and care. Effective date. Referred to Appropriations 02/16/12.		Wilson(S)
SB1401	02/06/2012	Long-term care; requiring disclosure if nursing or specialized facility does not have emergency power generator. Effective date. Approved by Governor 05/16/12.		Brinkley(S)
SB1404	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)
SB1422	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)
SB1423	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)
SB1452	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
SB1453	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
SB1593	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)
SB1609	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)
SB1611	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)
SB1694	02/06/2012	Medicaid; modifying the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act. Effective date. Title restored in House 03/27/12.		Sykes(S)
SB1695	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)
SB1713	02/06/2012	Medicaid; modifying language. Effective date. Second reading referred to Rules 02/07/12.		Johnson(S)
SB1795	02/06/2012	Mental health and substance abuse; modifying various provisions related to mental health and substance abuse facilities. Effective date. Conference committee report submitted 05/24/12.		David(S)
SB1674	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. THE END		Anderson

Revised June 12, 2012