Amusements and sports; State Athletic Commission Act; terms; jurisdiction; licensing; events; penalties; exceptions; testing; effective date.
HB 1122 amends Oklahoma's State Athletic Commission Act by updating definitions related to combative sports licensing and events. It clarifies terms like "amateur combative sports practitioner," "closed-circuit telecast," and "professional exhibitions" without changing existing licensing requirements or penalties. The bill directly affects athletes, event organizers, venues, and broadcasters who host or stream combat sports events in Oklahoma. As a procedural amendment focused on terminology, it does not introduce new restrictions or funding mechanisms. The bill was approved by the Governor on May 3, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was converted from a House version to a Senate version with minor formatting updates. The most substantive change is reclassifying the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission as a 'separate and distinct agency' rather than an 'entity', and adding a new definition for 'Event' to clarify what constitutes a combative sports contest or exhibition under the law.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on amending the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act, but the definition of the Commission's legal status was modified to more clearly establish it as an agency.
DEFINITION
Changed 'separate and distinct entity' to 'separate and distinct agency' to clarify the Commission's legal status
Added new definition for 'Event' to include combative sports contests or exhibitions
TECHNICAL
Updated formatting and page headers from House version to Senate version
Changed 'Committee Amendments' note from 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' to '(Bold face denotes Committee Amendments)'
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Mar 18, 2025
How they voted
36–8
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Apr 28, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
7
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 8
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 6
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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