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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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
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
March 4, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
24 yea–0 nay
March 23, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
83 yea–8 nay · 8 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Health & Human Services Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS
Passed
12 yea–0 nay
Committee referrals
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Appropriations
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Health and Human Services
February 16, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee
February 16, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget
February 4, 2025 · House
Rules
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Referred to Appropriations
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Senate Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations Committee
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 8 View roll call
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck, Menz
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House General Order
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House Authored by Senator Rosino (principal Senate author)
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
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House Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee
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House Referred to Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee
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House Referred to Appropriations and Budget
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House Withdrawn from Rules Committee
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House Second Reading referred to Rules
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House Authored by Representative Stinson
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House First Reading