Game and fish; tagging of wildlife; exempting fee for tags of certain animals; effective date.
HB 3145 exempts hunters from paying tag fees for female deer, elk, and similar Cervidae animals, feral swine, and non-native exotic wildlife when hunted at commercial hunting areas in Oklahoma. This change directly affects commercial hunting operations and hunters targeting these specific species, removing a $10 fee for required tags. The bill amends existing law to maintain tag requirements (staying attached until consumption) while eliminating fees for the exempted categories. Violations of tag rules still carry fines ($100-$500) or jail time (up to 60 days), unchanged by this bill. It takes effect November 1, 2026.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Apr 22, 2026
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The bill was amended to reflect its progression from the House to the Senate floor, resulting in minor formatting updates and a change in the committee reporting section. The substantive policy regarding wildlife tagging fees, exemptions, and penalties remains unchanged.
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The header was updated from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's current location in the legislative process.
The committee report attribution was changed from the 'Committee on Energy and Natural Resources' to the 'Committee on Agriculture and Wildlife', indicating the bill has moved to a different committee for review.
Minor formatting adjustments were made to the bill title and authorship lines to align with Senate document standards.
Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2026
How they voted
93–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 100
Mar 25, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican82
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Apr 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Wildlife
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Wildlife
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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