An act relating to veterans, the official text

1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2   2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

3 HOUSE BILL 3078            By: West (Josh)

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6                            AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to veterans; imposing requirements on

    executive governmental entities to provide

8   information related to certain donations; providing

    for apportionment or deposit of amounts donated;

9   requiring government websites to provide information

    related to certain donations; providing for

10  codification; providing an effective date; and

    declaring an emergency.

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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

15  SECTION 1.      NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7201 of Title 74, unless there

17 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

18  A. Each state agency, board, commission, department or other

19 entity organized within the executive department shall include on

20 any of its forms as described by subsection B of this section a

21 conspicuous check box or similar method in order to allow a person

22 making payment to such governmental entity to make a donation to the

23 Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund.

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1   B. The provisions of this section shall include, but shall not

2 be limited to:

3   1. Driver license applications;

4   2. Motor vehicle registrations and renewals;

5   3. Fishing and hunting licenses applications;

6   4. Income tax forms; and

7   5. Any other transaction during which an executive agency

8 issues a license or utilizes a form that could contain the

9 information prescribed by subsection A of this section.

10  C. If payment for any item or service described in this section

11 can be made through a website owned or maintained on behalf of the

12 governmental entity, the website shall have a conspicuous area which

13 clearly indicates that the payor may utilize the website to make a

14 donation to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving

15 Fund.

16  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.

17  SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

18 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby

19 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and

20 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

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22  60-2-14578      MAH  01/12/26

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