Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3025: Schools; general fund expenditures; gift, grant, and donation monies; general fund carryover; effective date.
Status: In committee, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1-117, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 285, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-117), which relates to general fund expenditures; precluding school gift, grant, or donation monies received from being calculated in the general fund carryover for a certain time period; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text, April 15, 2026:
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1-117, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 285, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-117), which relates to general fund expenditures; precluding school gift, grant, or donation monies received from being calculated in the general fund carryover for a certain time period; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1-117, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 285, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-117), is amended to read as follows: Section 1-117. A. The general fund of any school district is hereby defined as a current expense fund and shall consist of all revenue or monies that can legally be expended within a certain specified fiscal year, but shall not be considered as including any money derived from a special building fund levy made in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, nor shall it include any monies derived from the sale SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB3025 SFLR Page (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) of b onds issued under the provisions of Section 26 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution. All monies derived from the proceeds of the school levies made pursuant to the …
Sponsors
- Dick Lowe (R, HD-056) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Placed on General Order
- : Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
- : Second Reading referred to Education
- : First Reading
- : Engrossed, signed, to Senate
- : Referred for engrossment
- : Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 5
- : General Order
- : Emergency removed
- : Authored by Senator Pugh (principal Senate author)
Votes
- Senate Education Committee (April 14, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading (March 11, 2026): 85 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (March 4, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (February 16, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB3025?
- HB3025 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Schools; general fund expenditures; gift, grant, and donation monies; general fund carryover; effective date.
- What does HB3025 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1-117, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 285, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-117), which relates to general fund expenditures; precluding school gift, grant, or donation monies received from being calculated in the general fund carryover for a certain time period; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB3025?
- In committee as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: Placed on General Order (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3025?
- Dick Lowe (R, HD-056).
- Where is the official record for HB3025?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3025&Session=2600
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