HCR 1014 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Resolution; light pollution; bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off lights during peak migration.

HCR 1014 is a concurrent resolution that supports reducing bird mortality in Oklahoma. It encourages Oklahoma businesses, state agencies, organizations, and residents to turn off exterior lighting during the high bird migration months of April, May, September, and October to help birds navigate safely.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 17, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Floor (House) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered and reformatted from an Engrossed version to a Floor version, with significant reordering of WHEREAS clauses. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, though some wording was slightly adjusted (e.g., 'pollution's impact' to 'pollutions impact', 'areas' instead of 'area'). The resolution maintains its purpose of encouraging light reduction during bird migration months.

TECHNICAL

Bill header changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION'

Page numbering and formatting changed from 'ENGR. H. C. R. NO. 1014' to 'HCR1014 HFLR'

WHEREAS clauses were reordered, moving the birdwatching economic driver clause to appear first instead of last

Minor wording changes including 'pollution's impact' to 'pollutions impact' and 'area' to 'areas'

Added instruction 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' to indicate which text was amended during committee review

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 23, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted, referred for engrossment

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Introduced

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors