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HB 1577

An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in children and youth, providing for ensuring safe and humane institutional practices.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Heather Boyd and 14 co-sponsors

Creates a state grant program to fund wastewater infrastructure improvements for municipalities, with grants up to 60% of project costs and a focus on smaller communities.

Referred to Aging & Youth
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Bill Summary · HB 1577

I’m ready to prepare a clear, comprehensive summary — but the materials you supplied appear to contain multiple different HB 1577 bills from different states and topics, and they don’t match the Oklahoma Medicaid title you listed. Please confirm which bill you want summarized. Below I list what’s in the packet and give short identifications so you can choose.

Summary of documents you provided (quick identifications)
- Oklahoma (as listed in your Bill Information)
- Title you gave: “State Medicaid program; medically necessary; donor human milk-derived products; reimbursement; promulgation of rules; policy or procedure; Oklahoma Health Care Authority; federal approval; effective date.”
- Note: I couldn’t find the text for this Oklahoma Medicaid donor human milk bill in your documents.

  • North Dakota — HB 1577 (multiple engrossments, conference versions)

    • Subject: Wastewater infrastructure grant program administered by the Department of Environmental Quality.
    • Key points (varied across versions): creates grant program for cities/counties/townships/etc.; grants cover upgrades/replacement/construction for wastewater collection/disposal/treatment systems; grants capped at 60% of project cost; appropriation amounts vary across versions ($50M → $25M), with at least $12.5M reserved for smaller cities; authorizes Bank of North Dakota line of credit up to $9.7M; includes legislative study and emergency clause; biennium July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027.

  • Illinois — HB 1577 (LRB104 02988 RPS 13006 b / Public Act 104-0189)

    • Subject: Amendment to Illinois Insurance Code, Section 356z.73 (insurance coverage for dependent parents).
    • Key point: Requires group/individual accident & health policies that provide dependent coverage to make that coverage available to a parent/stepparent who qualifies as a “qualifying relative” and lives in the policy service area; excludes specialized plans including student health insurance, Medicare supplement, accident-only, hospital-only, and specified disease policies. Effective upon becoming law (listed effective date Aug 15, 2025 in some records).

  • Arkansas — HB 1577 (95th General Assembly, Engrossed)

    • Subject: Appropriation to Department of Commerce – State Insurance Department for grants to perpetual care cemeteries (FY 2024–2025).
    • Key point: Appropriates up to $10,000,000 for grants for cemetery maintenance, roads, drainage, fencing, irrigation, unpaid maintenance, and other repairs; includes emergency clause and compliance clauses.

Action history notes
- The packet includes many procedural actions (readings, amendments, committee reports, conference committee actions, enrollments, approvals) for the different state bills. Some versions show the ND bill passed with emergency clause; the IL bill became Public Act 104-0189 with effective date Aug 15, 2025; other bills show died or were postponed.

How would you like me to proceed?
- Option A: Prepare a full 200–500 word comprehensive summary (purpose, key provisions, affected parties, timeline) for the Oklahoma Medicaid donor human milk bill you named — please paste or attach the bill text or indicate the jurisdiction/version.
- Option B: Prepare a full summary for one of the bills already in the documents (pick one: North Dakota wastewater HB 1577, Illinois insurance HB 1577/Public Act 104-0189, or Arkansas cemetery appropriation HB 1577).
- Option C: Prepare concise full summaries for all three (ND, IL, AR) in one document.

Reply with your choice (A, B — specify which bill, or C) or paste the Oklahoma bill text and I’ll produce the requested comprehensive summary.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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