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2026 Regular Session

HB2059

Health care; directing Oklahoma Health Care Authority to enter into contracts to provide medication to certain inmates; transferring certain fund to the Authority; effective date.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 3, 2025 House committee reassignment February 16, 2026 House committee substitute February 17, 2026 House committee substitute March 5, 2026 House passed March 23, 2026 Sent to Senate March 24, 2026 Introduced in Senate March 24, 2026 Senate committee substitute April 13, 2026

Partner positions

Dislikes

HB2059 centralizes inmate medication purchasing through a single state-directed provider. While intended to streamline jail healthcare access, the policy reduces competitive procurement and removes local purchasing authority from county governments, raising potential long-term cost concerns for taxpayers.

Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 16, 2026 · House

House: Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

6 yea–0 nay

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March 4, 2026 · House

House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

24 yea–0 nay

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March 23, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

83 yea–8 nay · 8 absent

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April 13, 2026 · Senate

Senate: Health & Human Services Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS

Passed

12 yea–0 nay

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Committee referrals

February 16, 2026 · House

Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee

February 4, 2025 · House

Rules

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Referred to Appropriations
  2. Senate Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed View roll call
  3. Senate Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee
  4. Senate First Reading
  5. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  6. House Referred for engrossment
  7. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 8 View roll call
  8. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck, Menz
  9. House General Order
  10. House Authored by Senator Rosino (principal Senate author)
  11. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
  12. House Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee
  13. House Referred to Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee
  14. House Referred to Appropriations and Budget
  15. House Withdrawn from Rules Committee
  16. House Second Reading referred to Rules
  17. House Authored by Representative Stinson
  18. House First Reading
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