Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; requiring lottery system for certain wildlife. Effective date.
Senate Bill 1073 amends Oklahoma law concerning wildlife seasons, primarily affecting the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission and individuals who hunt mountain lions. The bill mandates that any open season declared for hunting mountain lions must be administered through a lottery system. This change dictates how permits for mountain lion hunting will be allocated by the Commission. The act also updates some existing statutory language regarding the Commission's authority over wildlife seasons and is set to take effect on November 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 12, 2025
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The bill was converted from the House version to the Senate version, primarily involving formatting changes, header updates, and committee report information. The substantive legislative content regarding wildlife special permits remains unchanged.
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Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date
Committee report section updated to reflect Senate committee on Agriculture and Wildlife instead of Energy and Natural Resources
Page headers changed from House Floor format to Senate Floor format with different bold face notation
Minor formatting adjustments to bill title and sponsor information layout
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/09/2025
upper
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 69 Nays: 15
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Wildlife
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Wildlife
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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