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OK HB2118

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Chris Kannady

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases eligibility requirements for Adjutant General from 3 to 8 years of Oklahoma National Guard service and guarantees Major General pay rate regardless of federal recognition status at appointment

  • Expands Adjutant General authority to arm military personnel on installations, accept donations for National Guard programs, and serve as chief of fire protection and police units under the Military Department

  • Creates the Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Program providing tuition assistance for Guard members enrolled in technology center schools, limited to 3 years maximum, with a corresponding revolving fund and benefit transfer provisions for dependents

  • Adopts the federal Manual for Courts-Martial as the Oklahoma State Manual for Courts-Martial and establishes penalties for domestic violence offenses by militia members including spousal abuse and intimate partner violence

  • Names new readiness facilities the "Benjamin T. Walkingstick National Guard Complex" and prohibits marijuana use by state military forces members regardless of state medical marijuana laws

Legislative Description

Militia; Military Department; modifying Adjutant General duties; various updates relating to militia; effective date.

Last Action

HC's named: Conference Committee on Health and Human Services Oversight

5/15/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/10/2025
Veterans and Military Affairs4/1/2025
Veterans and Military Affairs2/4/2025
Health and Human Services Oversight2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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