HB 1764: Public lands; unauthorized camp; county and municipal lands; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to move from the House version to the Senate floor version, incorporating changes to the penalty for unauthorized camping and the committee reporting information. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a requirement that first-time offenders must be offered assistance (such as transportation to a shelter or food pantry) before a citation can be issued. The committee report attribution was also updated from the Judiciary and Public Safety committee to the Local and County Government committee.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a requirement that law enforcement must offer assistance (transportation to shelter, food pantry, or other resources for indigent and homeless persons) before issuing a citation for a first violation of the unauthorized camping prohibition.

TECHNICAL

Updated the committee report attribution from the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight to the Committee on Local and County Government, dated April 15, 2025.

Changed the document header from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and updated the committee substitute designation to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL'.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a Committee Substitute version to the House Floor version, incorporating amendments by the Senate and additional coauthors. The substantive policy content regarding unauthorized camps remains unchanged, but the document now reflects the floor version with proper formatting and additional legislative metadata.

Scope change

None - the scope of the bill remains the same; this is a procedural update from committee to floor version.

TECHNICAL

Added House Floor version header and formatting changes to reflect floor processing

Added additional coauthors (Hall of the House, Hamilton of the Senate) to the bill

Updated committee report information to reflect floor version status

Engrossed → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered and reclassified from an Engrossed version to a House Committee Substitute version. The substantive text of the bill regarding unauthorized camps remains largely unchanged, though page numbering and tracking information were updated to reflect committee review.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the changes are primarily administrative and formatting updates.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' indicating the bill has been reviewed and amended by the House Committee.

Page numbering and tracking references were updated to reflect the new version number and committee markup.

Minor formatting adjustments to spacing and line breaks throughout the document.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 17, 2025

MINOR

This bill was amended to clarify that counties and municipalities can opt out of the unauthorized camp prohibition through a majority vote. The language was also updated to specify that the prohibition applies to county- or municipal-owned lands rather than just county-owned lands.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly allows local governments to opt out of the unauthorized camp restrictions by majority vote, whereas previously the prohibition applied uniformly to all state, county, and municipal lands without an opt-out mechanism.

ELIGIBILITY

Added provision allowing county and municipal governing bodies to opt out of the unauthorized camp prohibition by majority vote.

SCOPE

Changed language from 'county-owned' to 'county- or municipal-owned' lands to clarify the prohibition applies to both types of local government lands.

REQUIREMENT

Added authorization for counties and municipalities to opt out of the prohibition, creating an exception to the original mandate.

Public lands; unauthorized camp; county and municipal lands; effective date.

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