OklahomaOklahoma mental health department may sell certain listed properties
Starting November 1, 2026, the department may sell certain listed properties if it and the trust trustees find a sale serves the department’s best interests; sale money must stay in the trust.
What it does
Starting November 1, 2026, the department may sell certain listed properties if it and the trust trustees find a sale serves the department’s best interests. Sale money must stay in the trust and cannot fund prevention or treatment services.
Argument forKeeping sale money in the trust could help pay for building improvements and projects that directly benefit people served by the department.
Argument againstThe limit on using sale money for prevention or treatment could leave the department with fewer ways to pay for those services.
More detail
The department and its trust trustees may sell certain listed properties, and sale money must stay in the trust. The sale permission covers only department-owned land in the locations and tracts listed in the law. The department and trust trustees must determine that a sale is in the department’s best interests. Sale money may be used only for building improvements, capital projects, or other purposes that directly benefit people served by the department. It cannot fund prevention, mental health, or addiction treatment services. The law takes effect November 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 12Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/12/2026Became Law
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Fourth Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 6Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 6Referred for enrollment
- May 6Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 5Major
- May 6SA's read, adoptedMajor
- Apr 23SA's received
- Apr 23Engrossed to HouseMajor
- Apr 22Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 22Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 10Major
- Apr 22General Order, Considered
- Apr 20Placed on General Order
- Apr 20Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
- Apr 13Referred to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Health & Human Services. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filedMinor
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Committee then to Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Apr 1Coauthored by Representative Menz
- Mar 11First ReadingMinor
- Mar 11Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Mar 10Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 5Passed House
- Mar 10General Order
- Feb 19Emergency removed
- Feb 19Authored by Senator Stanley (principal Senate author)
- Feb 19Coauthored by Representative(s) Archer
- Feb 19CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget CommitteeMinor
- Feb 17
- Vote recorded Appropriations And Budget Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Health SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 9
- Vote recorded Appropriations And Budget Health Subcommittee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Appropriations and Budget Health SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Appropriations and BudgetMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Representative Stinson
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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