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Committee discussion identified the opioid fund as settlement money from opioid manufacturers other than Purdue Pharma; the transcript notes Purdue Pharma's settlement proceeds are specifically dedicated to the OSU treatment facility in Tulsa and therefore are not part of this appropriation. Committee members said last year the program received nearly $10,000,000 more in applications than available funds; the appropriation is intended to fulfill prior‑year applications and anticipated awards for the coming year.

A motion to approve the grants, as stated in the transcript, was made and seconded; the subcommittee approved the motion by voice vote.

The appropriation authorizes the Attorney General's office to distribute the named funds to eligible applicants under the state's opioid abatement grant procedures; the transcript does not list individual grant recipients or a distribution schedule.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Appr/Sub-Public Safety and Judiciary Mar 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Appropriations Subcommittee approved $21,253,659 in opioid abatement grants administered through the Attorney General's office to address prior‑year applicant backlogs and anticipated grants; transcript notes Purdue Pharma settlement funds are dedicated to OSU Tulsa and excluded from this authorization.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature OK, Oklahoma","taxId",78380,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6298000,"Subcommittee declines to advance Attorney General legacy capital fund request; approves operating appropriation",378,828000,1206000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2505722-3fdac7bb37a816c68706dfd86664a8f7&start=828&end=1206","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2505722-3fdac7bb37a816c68706dfd86664a8f7/thumbnail_828000.jpg","/articles/6298000/Oklahoma/Subcommittee-declines-to-advance-Attorney-General-legacy-capital-fund-request-approves-operating-appropriation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298000-1fc3a1cc59c7b4ab6516b281e86de531/orig.mp4?Expires=1770978729&Signature=Ubmq95HrFsvQQETPZExqJhqT1C-wZJUwk1Bq94lzoHOGRfDrwnI8YRdb7BlhsqFnG7shbePfPvb5dXcw3elV8mJjwXV5W0cbW7QcWUJbpAk97TQmQB9EbTuagf1XdHQQxF2UrlaNF1PlTrK7wJOZ5H0krlKCbSKdQIafBUqZK5isOhtCcT4pK9BTtoJqDxsCmOI~ArvIfKRswHexEUkWddm3yVsCLrgXjcUD4g0qOKKkFs0ock0s947kZHZ8zx0rrBWhhYH4heBvT6E8pBpr6vbm22FTe7qIRjpbkT2UfXPv12Ud83V7GlRRv5RmoKBYkBx2uZKm7vH6nzc3SJBFqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A motion to approve a Legacy Capital Fund (LCF) request to finance a proposed $50 million expansion and renovation of the Attorney General's headquarters failed for lack of a second during the Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary.

Senator Howard, who led the committee discussion on the Attorney General request, described the proposal as a plan to expand and rehabilitate current office facilities and to construct an annex. The LCF motion as stated in the transcript was to provide $2,500,000 annually for 20 years to cover a $50,000,000 total cost. \"This is a big ask,\" Howard said, noting concerns about the state's fiscal outlook and trending revenues and saying the timing might make the project a \"not yet\" rather than an immediate priority.

Carolyn Assapeak, identified in the transcript as representing the Attorney General's office, told the subcommittee the office pays roughly $1,000,000 per year in private‑sector rent and that the LCF proposal assumed payback over 20 years, which informed the agency's budget request. \"Our hope would be that that money could be put toward future payments back to the LCF,\" Assapeak said.

Committee members debated feasibility given declining revenue projections and the Board of Equalization outlook. With no second offered to the LCF motion, the proposal failed for lack of a second. The chair then moved, and the subcommittee approved by voice vote, a recommendation to the full Appropriations Committee of an operating appropriation of $71,283,457 for the Office of the Attorney General.

The transcript records that the LCF proposal was presented as a direct LCF expenditure with the intent that appropriations would be repaid over time; the subcommittee did not approve LCF funding during the session recorded in the transcript.","A motion to fund a $50 million Legacy Capital Fund project for the Attorney General's new headquarters failed for lack of a second. The subcommittee later recommended the Attorney General's operating appropriation of $71,283,457 be sent to the full committee.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6298005,"Subcommittee recommends funding for state public-safety agencies; most measures sent to full committee",1300,521000,1821000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2505722-3fdac7bb37a816c68706dfd86664a8f7&start=521&end=1821","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2505722-3fdac7bb37a816c68706dfd86664a8f7/thumbnail_521000.jpg","/articles/6298005/Oklahoma/Subcommittee-recommends-funding-for-state-public-safety-agencies-most-measures-sent-to-full-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298005-add671349ac715bacc9d19e90defb473/orig.mp4?Expires=1770978729&Signature=Akd5XAcVUKIHOqDtQ37JBppCdkfTitusPZUYVVDqCxwdhs5iBbc3fuerTAizqkk9vtSBh3looM2mOTt7wXKlv51WMcUQikRsdth6d8ZFqBYgbrqberLVvAv0H3ZpAXqCc3e20cSowV9TLci~u3wDlpQgSCy8JxvYoheKHCMZT5wEpPdIFemj~smtm61~0~K2LjA-5Er~wzAzzKms9TawOlapPXucD6s~Rq~Kh7DpU~QfHDjVIEOUvlyqvocTKCNqoXc3DCHPwxrG1rYVQqCwx6pBGUxQb9HrOwqmW0kQB3qop6qS7UfqxW5O5IviAVt7SI-qJH5r09r8deGV8~D8UA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary voted on a slate of recommended appropriations for state public‑safety and justice agencies and forwarded the proposals to the full Appropriations Committee.

The panel recommended the following appropriations by voice vote: $548,717,924 for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; $120,096,454 for the Department of Public Safety; $88,280,725 for the district courts; $87,626,317 for the District Attorney's Council; $28,000,912,2901 for the Oklahoma Supreme Court (amount as stated in the transcript); $24,870,125 for the Oklahoma Indigenous Business System; $40,439,231 for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; $18,069,144 for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; $71,283,457 for the Attorney General's office (after separate discussion); $4,545,330 for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs; $4,686,775 for the Court of Criminal Appeals; $8,339,731 for the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training; $4,905,450 for the Alcohol Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission; $2,604,446 for the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board; and $340,000 for the Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints (the subcommittee also added $40,000 in general funds to that council's recommendation).

Most of the items were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with no separate roll‑call recorded in the transcript. The measures were characterized in committee as recommendations to the full Appropriations Committee rather than final appropriations.

Several items received brief discussion on agency needs or program details before the vote. The subcommittee additionally approved opioid abatement grant authority (see separate article) and handled two legacy capital fund (LCF) proposals that drew longer discussion: a legacy capital fund request for the Attorney General's office was debated and the dedicated LCF motion failed for lack of a second (see separate article on the Attorney General request); the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs' LCF request and related secure‑storage concerns were discussed and related funding items were recommended.

Votes at a glance: all listed appropriation recommendations above were approved by voice vote and forwarded to the full Appropriations Committee as recorded in the subcommittee transcript.

The subcommittee chair closed the meeting after the votes and thanked members for their work.","The Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary recommended funding levels for multiple law‑enforcement and justice agencies and forwarded the measures to the full Appropriations Committee by voice votes.","actionData","errors"]

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Subcommittee authorizes $21.25 million in opioid abatement grants to clear backlog and fund anticipated awards

Subcommittee declines to advance Attorney General legacy capital fund request; approves operating appropriation

Subcommittee recommends funding for state public-safety agencies; most measures sent to full committee