Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB206: Emergency medical services; declaring emergency medical services to be essential services for certain purpose. Emergency.
Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to emergency medical services; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-2502, which relates to legislative findings and declarations; declaring emergency medical services to be considered essential services for certain purpose; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Emergency medical services.
From the enrolled text, May 14, 2026:
An Act relating to emergency medical services; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-2502, which relates to legislative findings and declarations; declaring emergency medical services to be considered essential services for certain purpose; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Emergency medical services SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-2502, is amended to read as follows: Section 1-2502. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. There is a critical shortage of providers of emergency care for: a. the delivery of fast, efficient emergency medical care for the sick and injured at the scene of a medical emergency and during transport to a health care facility, and b. the delivery of stabilizing and definitive care at a health care facility; and 2. Improved emergency service is required to reduce the mortality rate during the first critical minutes immediately following the onset of a medical emergency; and 3. Solely for purposes of eligibility for federal funding, emergency medical services provided by an ambulance service managed by a municipality, county, ambulance service district, tribal entity, or other public entity shall be considered essential services. a. Any ambulance service licensed in this state for nineone-one emergency response that has a contract with an entity listed in this paragraph, that is in good standing with the listed entities, and has a contract to provide emergency nine-one-one …
Sponsors
- David Hardin (R, HD-086)
- Neil Hays (R, HD-013)
- Tom Woods (R, SD-004) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by Governor 05/20/2026
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed, returned to Senate
- : Enrolled, to House
- : Referred for enrollment
- : Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
- : HAs adopted
- : HAs read
- : Engrossed, signed, to Senate
- : Referred for engrossment
Votes
- Fourth Reading (May 14, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading (May 4, 2026): 91 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 13, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 1, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading (March 4, 2026): 42 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate Health & Human Services Committee (February 23, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB206?
- SB206 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Emergency medical services; declaring emergency medical services to be essential services for certain purpose. Emergency.
- What does SB206 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to emergency medical services; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-2502, which relates to legislative findings and declarations; declaring emergency medical services to be considered essential services for certain purpose; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Emergency medical services.
- What is the status of SB206?
- Signed into law as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: Approved by Governor 05/20/2026 (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB206?
- Tom Woods (R, SD-004), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB206?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB206&Session=2600
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