Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1572: State Commissioner of Health; requiring Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services conduct a feasibility study to gather certain information. Emergency.
Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to the State Commissioner of Health; directing the Commissioner to conduct certain feasibility study in collaboration with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; describing feasibility study; directing the study to evaluate certain topics; requiring compilation and submission of certain final report; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 6, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 303, O.S.L. 2025 (51 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6), which relates to officers; creating certain exemption; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency…
From the enrolled text, May 14, 2026:
An Act relating to the State Commissioner of Health; directing the Commissioner to conduct certain feasibility study in collaboration with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; describing feasibility study; directing the study to evaluate certain topics; requiring compilation and submission of certain final report; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 6, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 303, O.S.L. 2025 (51 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6), which relates to officers; creating certain exemption; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: State Commissioner of Health SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-103b of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. For the purpose of ensuring continuity of services, the State Commissioner of Health shall, in collaboration with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, conduct a feasibility study to gather and analyze information and considerations related to a potential consolidation of the State Department of Health and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The feasibility study shall examine ways the state can improve efficiency, simplify operations, reduce administrative costs, demonstrate outcomes, and provide quality services for the residents of this state. B. The feasibility study shall compare the State Department of Health and the …