Bill > SB1178

This bill appropriates $7,929,596.45 from the Statewide Recovery Fund to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to expand the infrastructure of the Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health, with the goal of increasing mental health service capacity. Additionally, the bill reappropriates and redesignates $66,500,000 from a previous appropriation to purchase and renovate a replacement facility for Griffin Memorial Hospital, which must be located within a 30-mile radius of the State Capitol Building. The bill also includes provisions to hire a third-party construction manager with experience in behavioral health hospitals to assist with the project. Both appropriations are to be used in a manner consistent with recommendations from the Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding on May 12, 2025. The bill declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage and approval, highlighting the urgent need to address mental health service infrastructure and capacity in Oklahoma.

Budget and Finance

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1178&Session=2600