Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
π Next Meeting: TBD
π§Ύ Bills Pending: 14
Members
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Daniel Pae
(R)
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Emily Gise
(R)
Bills Pending in Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
SB1570: Children; creating the Department of Child Safety and Wellbeing; transferring certain powers, duties, and employees from specified agencies. Effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2026-03-31
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Paul Rosino
Co-sponsors: Mark Lawson Daniel Pae
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HB3965: State government; maternity leave; state employees; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2026-02-06
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Cyndi Munson
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HB4091: Education; Oklahoma Family Literacy Task Force Act; creating the Oklahoma Family Literacy Task Force to study a comprehensive family literacy strategy; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2026-02-06
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Arturo Alonso-Sandoval
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB3964: State government employees; stillborn; bereavement pay; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2026-02-06
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Cyndi Munson
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HB4288: Schools; authorizing the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to create an alternative education pilot program for out-of-school suspended students; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2026-02-06
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Andy Fugate
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB2949: Child care facilities; legislative finding; staff-to-child ratios; Department of Human Services; rules; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Mark Tedford
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB3039: Children; In the Child's Best Interest Act; terms; adoptive, fostering, and legal guardianship; adults; care; void; Department of Human Services; preference; codification; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Gabe Woolley
Co-sponsors: Dusty Deevers
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HB3484: Children; Oklahoma Children's Code; term; hearing; information; immediate protection; imminent danger; evidentiary standard; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Gabe Woolley
Co-sponsors: Dana Prieto
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Amendments related to the Oklahoma Children's Code on pages 32, 33 and 42.
HB3483: Children; Protect Families from Government Overreach Act; purpose; intent; Department of Human Services; physical custody; records; exception; emergency motion; report; Oklahoma Commission for Human Services; noncompliance; audits, civil penalties, and sanctions; civil remedies; reassessment; codification; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Gabe Woolley
Co-sponsors: Dana Prieto
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HB2382: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Department of Human Services; agreements; reviews; report; eligibility; exception; standards; information; codification; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2025-02-17
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Brian Hill
Co-sponsors: Mark Lepak
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1820: Poor persons; Act to Restore Hope, Opportunity, and Prosperity for Everyone; eligibility information; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2025-02-07
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Stacy Jo Adams
Co-sponsors: Kendal Sacchieri Carl Newton
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1368: Human trafficking; directing private businesses and public schools to post certain signage at specific locations; codification; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Jim Grego
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB2914: Caretakers; Oklahoma Respite Care Pilot Program for Seniors Act; purpose; definitions; pilot programs; eligibility; application process; participating providers; funding; reporting and evaluation; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Ajay Pittman
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1174: Human trafficking; creating the Human Trafficking Awareness and Education Program; codification; effective date.
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee π Not Scheduled
Author: Marilyn Stark
π Details π View Bill on Legislature Website
No. We do not need rearranging of the deck chairs, giving it another name and moving employees around does not change anything related to unsatisfactory care or placement of children in the care of DHS. The whole DHS needs to be completely dismantled and start over with all new leadership and personnel thoroughly vetted.