Oklahoma – Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed 20 bills into law while vetoing eight others, marking a significant round of legislative decisions affecting a wide range of state policies.
Among the signed measures, SB 330 authorizes the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority to study elk populations and develop a long-term wildlife management plan. SB 444 updates procedures for the destruction of controlled dangerous substances and expands options for safely disposing of prescription drugs under certain conditions.
Other signed legislation includes SB 933, which establishes the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act allowing eligible patients access to investigational therapies, and SB 985, which creates the Oklahoma Local Food for Schools program to support local agriculture and school nutrition initiatives.
Additional bills touch on environmental permitting processes, state purchasing exemptions, public health reporting requirements, education assessment systems, Medicaid maternal health services, and oil and gas regulations.
Stitt also signed measures designating wheat as Oklahoma’s official state crop and expanding financial protections related to vulnerable adults and suspected financial exploitation.
At the same time, the governor vetoed eight bills, including HB 3078, which would have required state agencies to provide donation links on official websites, and HB 4434, which would have required advance notification when the governor is absent from the state.
Other vetoed legislation included proposals related to criminal sentencing adjustments, bail bondsmen regulations, Alzheimer’s services coordination, pharmacy benefit manager reforms, and staffing restrictions for certain facilities.
The governor’s actions reflect a broad mix of policy areas impacting public health, education, agriculture, criminal justice, and state government operations across Oklahoma.
