Tourism; allowing the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department to enter into certain contracts and agreements; establishing certain conditions for contracts and agreements. Emergency.
SB 1525 clarifies and expands the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department's ability to manage the annual statewide tourism conference. It allows the department to enter contracts with private entities for conference administration, with a $75,000 spending limit per agreement. The bill requires the department to charge registration and exhibit fees to cover costs, depositing all fees into a special account for conference-related expenses only. This affects the department directly, streamlining how it funds and organizes the event while ensuring financial accountability. The bill takes effect November 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 5, 2026
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The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate floor version, resulting in minor formatting updates and the addition of a co-sponsor from the House. The core policy provisions regarding the tourism conference, the $75,000 funding cap, and the effective date remain substantively unchanged.
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Header text was updated to reflect the Senate floor version with a new date and co-sponsor added.
A co-sponsor named Newton of the House was added to the bill authorship list.
The committee report section was updated to reflect the Senate version and removed the House committee report.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Apr 28, 2026
How they voted
38–11
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican41
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
8
May 5, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/05/2026
upper
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 4
upper
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 9
upper
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
HAs adopted
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 58 Nays: 28; Ayes: 68 Nays: 20
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to General Government
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 11
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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